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Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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Southeast Asia insurtech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M

November 29, 2022

Igloo, a Singapore-based insurtech focused on underserved communities in Southeast Asia, announced it has raised a Series B extension of $27 million, bringing the round’s total to $46 million. The first tranche of $19 million was announced in March, and led by Cathay innovation with participation from ACA and returning investors OpenSpace. The newest round […]

Southeast Asia insurtech Igloo increases its Series B to $46M by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

EV SPAC Faraday Future ousts its CEO

November 29, 2022

Faraday Future, the troubled EV startup-turned-publicly-traded company, has shuffled its executive ranks once again. The board fired its CEO Carsten Breitfeld, according to a regulatory filing posted Monday after the markets closed. Brietfeld, who was the former co-founder of failed EV startup Byton, took the leadership role at Faraday Future in September 2019. The board […]

EV SPAC Faraday Future ousts its CEO by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Nufa lets you live up to unrealistic beauty standards at the tap of an app

November 28, 2022

It isn’t like Instagram is a beacon of truth as it is, but things are about to get a lot worse, as Nufa takes any image and sculpts you into the “after” picture dream that every gym owner wants to project into our souls as they continue on their mission to make us all look […]

Nufa lets you live up to unrealistic beauty standards at the tap of an app by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Flickr weighs support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Twitter alternative Mastodon

November 28, 2022

On the heels of Tumblr’s decision to integrate with ActivityPub — the social protocol powering the open-source Twitter alternative Mastodon and others — it appears that photo-sharing site Flickr is now considering doing the same. Flickr CEO Don MacAskill today began to actively poll users about whether or not they’d like to see Flickr support […]

Flickr weighs support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Twitter alternative Mastodon by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z

November 28, 2022

If it seems like Post News launched overnight, that’s because it kind of did. Unlike Mastodon, Hive Social, or other existing social networks being flooded with dissatisfied Twitter users, Post News emerged two weeks ago. The platform was rushed into a live beta, since its team wanted to go public in a time when the […]

Post News, a Twitter alternative, gets funding from a16z by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s next trick? Picking a fight with Apple

November 28, 2022

After decimating Twitter’s workforce, imperiling its infrastructure and emptying its ad coffers all within his first month at the company, it’s on to the next thing for Elon Musk. The erratic billionaire picked a fight with Apple in a series of tweets on Monday, bracing for a battle — or perhaps just another volley of […]

Elon Musk’s next trick? Picking a fight with Apple by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Top 5 Reasons Facial Biometrics Can Help Your Business

November 28, 2022
With today’s advanced technology, facial biometrics is now the gateway for businesses to verify their customers’ identities with a high degree of confidence while also providing an easy and streamlined user experience.