December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

Etsy’s latest feature lets couples create wedding registries with items on its marketplace

May 10, 2023

Etsy announced today that it’s launching Etsy Registry, a new feature that allows couples to register for personalized and handmade wedding gifts on the site. Couples can now create and share their wedding registries with their guests starting today. Couples can add personalized items to their lists and specify the exact customization for their guests, […]

Etsy’s latest feature lets couples create wedding registries with items on its marketplace by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

AWS open sources fuzzing tool SnapChange and policy-based access control language Cedar

May 10, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched two new open source projects today, a move designed in part to address concerns around software supply chain security. The Amazon cloud computing subsidiary revealed that it’s open sourcing a new fuzzing tool called SnapChange and a recently-launched authorization policy language and SDK called Cedar. Supply chain With the […]

AWS open sources fuzzing tool SnapChange and policy-based access control language Cedar by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Last call to register for today’s filming of TechCrunch Live with Persona and Index Ventures

May 10, 2023

Identity management used to mean making sure you had your drivers license when you left the house, but these days it’s not so easy: identity fundamentally underpins how we engage with the digital world, and identity services can take on many forms (and abuses). Now things are getting even more interesting: the big advances we’re […]

Last call to register for today’s filming of TechCrunch Live with Persona and Index Ventures by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: a bold fusion claim, and a new augmented reality game

May 10, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup says its first fusion plant is five years away. Experts doubt it. The news: A startup called Helion, backed by Sam Altman, claims it’s on track to flip on the world’s…

This startup says its first fusion plant is five years away. Experts doubt it.

May 10, 2023
A startup backed by Sam Altman says it’s on track to flip on the world’s first fusion power plant in five years, dramatically shortening the timeline to a carbon-free energy source that’s eluded scientists for three-quarters of a century.  Helion Energy’s announcement that it’s on the verge of commercializing the process that powers the sun…