June 20, 2025

The Download: talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction

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. It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content…

India and Singapore link UPI and PayNow in cross-border payments push

February 21, 2023

India and Singapore have linked their digital payments systems, UPI and PayNow, to enable instant and low-cost fund transfers in a major push to disrupt the cross-border transactions between the two nations that amounts to over $1 billion each year. The linkage between the two systems went live Tuesday, the two nations’ central banks said […]

India and Singapore link UPI and PayNow in cross-border payments push by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Strive gets backing from Y Combinator to show kids that coding is fun

February 21, 2023

Strive is an online learning platform that teaches kids to code, but it wants to do more than just that. Developed with an active learning model that lets students take the lead in classes, Strive wants to instill in them a lifelong love of STEM subjects. The Singapore-based startup announced today that it has raised […]

Strive gets backing from Y Combinator to show kids that coding is fun by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

U.K. quantum computing startup Quantum Motion raises $50.5M

February 20, 2023

U.K. quantum computing company Quantum Motion has raised £42 million ($50.5 million) in an equity round of funding led by Bosch Ventures (RBVC), with participation from Porsche, the U.K. government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), and a host of additional investors. Quantum computing, for the uninitiated, builds on principles borrowed from quantum mechanics, with […]

U.K. quantum computing startup Quantum Motion raises $50.5M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

NHTSA requests info after Tesla crashes into fire truck

February 20, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Monday it has asked Tesla to provide more information after one of its vehicles crashed into a fire truck in California, Bloomberg reported. The agency did not confirm to TechCrunch what kind of information it is seeking, but NHTSA likely wants to determine whether one of Tesla’s […]

NHTSA requests info after Tesla crashes into fire truck by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

The 10 Step Process to Leasing a Commercial Space

February 20, 2023
The process of leasing commercial real estate can be complicated and time-consuming. Work with a commercial real estate broker, a general commercial contractor and a commercial real estate attorney to assist you with these ten steps.