March 14, 2025

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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Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data

November 16, 2022

Achieving autonomous driving safely requires near endless hours of training software on every situation that could possibly arise before putting a vehicle on the road. Historically, autonomy companies have collected hordes of real-world data with which to train their algorithms, but it’s impossible to train a system how to handle edge cases based on real-world […]

Parallel Domain says autonomous driving won’t scale without synthetic data by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Goodera makes corporate volunteering events easier, even for remote and hybrid workplaces

November 16, 2022

Corporate volunteering is on the rise, as a way to increase a company’s social impact while boosting employee engagement. Managing volunteer programs, however, can get tricky. Goodera wants to make it easier with an end-to-end platform that includes pre-vetted volunteer opportunities and trained hosts. The Utah-based startup announced today it has raised a $10 million […]

Goodera makes corporate volunteering events easier, even for remote and hybrid workplaces by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

A big settlement for one Chinese-American scientist won’t end wrongful prosecutions

November 16, 2022
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Honestly, it’s hard to keep up with the news these days. If you aren’t already consumed with the slow-moving implosion of Twitter or the quick collapse of crypto exchange FTX, there are also the flashy…

Inside the billion-dollar meeting for the mega-rich who want to live forever

November 16, 2022
“Who wants to live forever?” The immortal words of Freddie Mercury blast from the speakers as blue lights swivel around the room and a smoky mist floats up from the stage in front of me. If the audience is anything to go by, the answer to his question is: the mega rich. I’d come to…

The Idea to IPO Man

November 16, 2022
When the CEO of a traditional business decides to start up, the one thing he ensures is not just to identify the right gap in the market but also to ensure that growth doesn’t come at the cost of losses, unlike other start-ups. Vinay Sanghi who left Mahindra First Choice Wheels to start CarTrade not only took the company public but also ensured profitable growth.

Supernova wants to make it easy to move design elements to code bases

November 16, 2022

As companies increasingly turn to tools like Figma to design their software, moving the design elements like color schemes from the design tool to your code base can be a time-consuming and manual process. Supernova is an early-stage startup that wants to make it easier by acting as a bridge between your design team and […]

Supernova wants to make it easy to move design elements to code bases by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

NASA’s Space Launch System makes inaugural journey in historic launch

November 16, 2022

After years of preparation and two false starts, NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System has finally taken off and entered orbit. It’s a big win for the space agency — even as it assigns tasks once meant for the SLS to SpaceX instead. Some pre-launch jitters threatened to scrub the launch, but a “red crew” went […]

NASA’s Space Launch System makes inaugural journey in historic launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Tiger Global-backed Algorithmiq to collaborate with IBM over drug discovery using Quantum

November 16, 2022

Algorithmiq, a Helsinki-based quantum computing startup, has pulled in a deal with IBM to super-charge its exploration of quantum algorithms applied to the life sciences. The collaboration will attempt to dramatically cut the time and cost of drug discovery and development. The widely accepted maxim is that it takes around a decade and $1 billion […]

Tiger Global-backed Algorithmiq to collaborate with IBM over drug discovery using Quantum by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Valar Ventures leads $20M round in online brokerage platform baraka

November 16, 2022

Stock-trading apps have multiplied over the past couple of years, targeting varying demographics and audiences that they feel need to partake in investment activities to live healthier financial lives.  In the latest development, baraka, a two-year-old commission-free investment platform based in the Middle East, is announcing that it has closed a $20 million Series A […]

Valar Ventures leads $20M round in online brokerage platform baraka by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch