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…

Tesla’s Cybertruck Delayed Till 2024

January 27, 2023
The cyber truck was reported to go into production towards the end of 2023. This target was set in the second quarter last year. However, Musk has confirmed that the manufacturing would begin “sometime this summer,” but the mass production will not start until next year

How do I know if egg freezing is for me?

January 27, 2023
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. Egg freezing is on my mind. At 36, I’m at an age when many of my friends have had babies, and the few who haven’t are weighing up their options. If they…

Microsoft Facing Antitrust Probe For Teams Platform: Report

January 27, 2023
The report revealed that the communications app called Slack filed a complaint with EU’s antitrust body in 2020 raising allegations that Microsoft unfairly ties Microsoft Teams and other software with its widely-used Office suite

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

January 27, 2023

Chroma, a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. The company announced today that Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone, previously an angel investor in Chroma alongside Pinterest’s founders, will join the company’s board of directors to contribute his […]

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Chrome for Android now lets you lock your incognito session

January 27, 2023

Chrome is rolling out an update for Android users that lets them lock their incognito sessions with a password code or biometric info when they exit the app. The feature has been available for iOS users for some time, but now it’s being made available to folks using Chrome on Android. Users can activate this […]

Chrome for Android now lets you lock your incognito session by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

What Is an API and How Are They Used?

January 27, 2023
Teams that use APIs improve efficiency and customer satisfaction. This article explains what an API is and how APIs work for your business.

Jumia’s investors rethink their stakes — for better and worse

January 26, 2023

Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh-based asset management firm long known to have a penchant for pre-IPO tech companies, has reduced its shares in African e-commerce giant Jumia, per the latest 13G/A filing released by the asset manager. According to the filing, Baillie Gifford disclosed ownership of 18.75 million shares in Jumia, representing 13.69% of the company. In […]

Jumia’s investors rethink their stakes — for better and worse by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Hands on with Walmart’s new (but buggy) ‘Text to Shop’ feature

January 26, 2023

Walmart recently introduced a new way to shop: via text. Last month, the retail giant launched its “Text to Shop” experience which allows mobile consumers across both iOS and Android devices to text Walmart the items they want to purchase from either their local stores or Walmart.com, or easily reorder items for pickup, delivery, or […]

Hands on with Walmart’s new (but buggy) ‘Text to Shop’ feature by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch