January 23, 2026

The Download: chatbots for health, and US fights over AI regulation

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. “Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?   For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look them up online.…

Traefik Labs launches Traefik Hub, a Kubernetes-native API management service

May 17, 2023

Traefik today announced the general availability of Traefik Hub, its cloud-native API management solution for publishing, securing and managing APIs. Founded in 2016 by Emile Vauge, Traefik Labs had an early focus on its open source projects: Traefik Proxy and Mesh — a cloud-native reverse-proxy solution and service mesh. Back in 2015, Vauge was a […]

Traefik Labs launches Traefik Hub, a Kubernetes-native API management service by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Audio journalism app Curio can now create personalized episodes using AI

May 17, 2023

Curio, a startup building a platform that turns expert journalism into professionally narrated content, is embracing AI technology to create customized audio episodes, based on your prompts. The company today already has a large catalog of high-quality journalism licensed from partners like The Wall St. Journal, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, New […]

Audio journalism app Curio can now create personalized episodes using AI by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Landlord-focused insurtech Obie lands $25.5M led by Battery Ventures

May 17, 2023

Obie, a real estate-focused insurance technology company, has raised $25.5 million in a funding round led by Battery Ventures. Since the company’s last raise – a $10.4 million Series A – nearly two years ago, the startup says it has gone from securing insurance for over $3 billion worth of property to $20 billion worth. […]

Landlord-focused insurtech Obie lands $25.5M led by Battery Ventures by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Uber puts family (even teens) at the center of its new products and features

May 17, 2023

Family is at the center of Uber’s latest product offensive. Uber revealed Wednesday at its annual “Go-Get” event  a slew of new products and features aimed at attracting a new set of customers from teens as young as 13 and families who want to link account and even those who might feel more comfortable calling […]

Uber puts family (even teens) at the center of its new products and features by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch