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…

Disney+ advertisers will soon get Hulu’s ad targeting capabilities

January 25, 2023

Disney Advertising held its annual Tech and Data Showcase today, revealing plans to roll out some of Hulu’s ad targeting capabilities to Disney+. When Disney+ launched its ad-supported tier last month, advertisers couldn’t target ads to specific audiences. By giving Disney+ advertisers access to Hulu’s ad-targeting tools, they can learn a user’s age, gender, and […]

Disney+ advertisers will soon get Hulu’s ad targeting capabilities by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter partners with DoubleVerify and IAS on brand safety initiative amid advertiser exits

January 25, 2023

Amid declining ad revenue and advertiser exits, Twitter announced today that it has teamed up with ad-tech companies DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science (IAS) to tell advertisers if their ad is placed around inappropriate content. The program, available first for U.S.-based advertising campaigns, allows brands to analyze the content adjacent to— primarily tweets above and […]

Twitter partners with DoubleVerify and IAS on brand safety initiative amid advertiser exits by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Valiant Hearts mobile game sequel is set to launch on Netflix Games on Jan 31

January 25, 2023

The mobile game Valiant Hearts: Coming Home by Ubisoft will launch exclusively on Netflix Games on January 31. Previously announced in September 2022, Netflix and Ubisoft announced the official release date of Valiant Hearts: Coming Home yesterday. As part of a recent partnership, this is the first of three mobile games from Netflix and Ubisoft. […]

Valiant Hearts mobile game sequel is set to launch on Netflix Games on Jan 31 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk’s Twitter hit with holocaust denial hate speech lawsuit in Germany

January 25, 2023

Twitter owner and self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist“, Elon Musk, is facing a legal challenge in Germany over how the platform handles antisemitic hate speech. The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday in the Berlin regional court by HateAid, a group that campaigns against hate speech, and the European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS), argues that Musk-owned […]

Elon Musk’s Twitter hit with holocaust denial hate speech lawsuit in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Crowdbotics raises $40M to help devs build apps from modular code

January 25, 2023

Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, today announced that it raised $40 million in a Series B round led by NEA with participation from Homebrew, JSV, Harrison Metal and Cooley. The new cash will be put toward expanding Crowdbotics’ enterprise presence, CEO Anand Kulkarni told TechCrunch in an email […]

Crowdbotics raises $40M to help devs build apps from modular code by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch