July 4, 2025

The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics

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. Inside India’s scramble for AI independence Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when it comes to homegrown AI. That gap…

TikTok launches a revamped creator fund called the ‘Creativity Program’ in beta

February 20, 2023

TikTok announced today that it’s launching the beta version of a revamped creator fund called the “Creativity Program.” The company says the program is designed to generate higher revenue and unlock more opportunities for creators. The program is available starting today to select creators on an invite-only basis, with availability to all eligible creators coming […]

TikTok launches a revamped creator fund called the ‘Creativity Program’ in beta by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: crime app concerns, and helpful AI

February 20, 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. How Citizen is trying to remake itself by recruiting elderly Asians Members of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community in the US are living through a period of ongoing race-based attacks—most recently in…

These are the biggest French startups in 2023 according to the French government

February 20, 2023

It’s that time of the year. The French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech gathered applications, processed the numbers and ranked the 120 top-performing startups in France right now, with a special category for the top 40 ones. The result is two rankings that are based on objective criteria — the Next40 and […]

These are the biggest French startups in 2023 according to the French government by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla battles with union organizers, Zoox hits the road and Zeekr scores more capital

February 20, 2023

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Tesla battles with union organizers, Zoox hits the road and Zeekr scores more capital by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

How Citizen is trying to remake itself by recruiting elderly Asians

February 20, 2023
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. When it’s dark outside and Josephine Zhao has to walk even a few blocks home in San Francisco, she will sometimes call in an extra set of eyes—literally.  After opening the Citizen app on her phone, Zhao connects with one of the…

How AI can actually be helpful in disaster response

February 20, 2023
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. We often hear big (and unrealistic) promises about the potential of AI to solve the world’s ills, and I was skeptical when I first learned that AI…