The Download: inside our chaotic brains, and small nuclear reactors

February 8, 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. Neuroscientists listened in on people’s brains for a week. They found order and chaos. The news: Our brains exist in a state somewhere between stability and chaos as they help us make sense…

3 Great Stocks to Buy More of Today

February 8, 2023
While the Fed’s interest rate increases have shown some success in easing inflation, the stronger-than-expected jobs report suggests that the Fed has more work to do. Continued interest rate hikes…

Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M

February 8, 2023

Acceldata, the company behind a data observability platform used by multinational enterprises including Oracle and Verisk, today announced it has raised $50 million in a Series C round of funding. Founded in 2018, San Jose-based Acceldata is one of a growing number of companies setting out to help organizations understand the health of their data, […]

Data observability platform Acceldata raises $50M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Musk’s Twitter is facing tricky questions over data deletion

February 8, 2023

European data protection regulators are “engaging” with Twitter following a series of complaints from users that it’s ignoring requests to delete their direct messages, TechCrunch has learned. Concerns over the privacy and security of Twitter DMs — which are not end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) — has grown since Elon Musk’s takeover of the company last fall, […]

Musk’s Twitter is facing tricky questions over data deletion by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

EV startup Zypp Electric nabs $25M to hit 30 Indian cities by 2025

February 8, 2023

Zypp Electric, an Indian startup that offers an EV-as-a-service platform catering to e-commerce companies and gig workers, has received a $25 million investment led by Taiwan’s battery-swapping giant Gogoro. The cash from Gogoro is an extension of a strategic partnership between the two companies, and a signal of Gogoro’s continued commitment to the Indian market. […]

EV startup Zypp Electric nabs $25M to hit 30 Indian cities by 2025 by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Are Stock Investors “Dazed & Confused”?

February 8, 2023
Investor confidence in stock market (SPY) direction is very low. That is because of the big divergence in market outlooks from leading market prognosticators. Some make a great case for…

3 A-Rated Stocks to Buy for Less Than $30

February 8, 2023
Defying market headwinds, the U.S. job market remains robust. The labor market showing resiliency has led to declining recession odds. Therefore, investors might buy top-quality stocks Albertsons Companies (ACI), American…

How Telegram groups can be used by police to find protesters

February 8, 2023
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. First of all, I’m still processing the whole “Chinese spy balloon” saga, which, from start to finish, took over everyone’s brains for just about 72 hours and has been one of the weirdest recent events…