Why We Are Wasting Worker Potential in the Modern Workplace
Modern collaboration tools are full of valuable features, but they also keep workers from ever focusing on one task or achieving a state of deep work.
How AI can help make cities work better for residents
In recent decades, cities have become increasingly adept at amassing all sorts of data. But that data can have limited impact when government officials are unable to communicate, let alone analyze or put to use, all the information they have access to. This dynamic has always bothered Sarah Williams, a professor of urban planning and…
The Download: what’s next for quantum computing, and hacking circadian clocks
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. What’s next for quantum computing For years, quantum’s news cycle was dominated by headlines about record-setting systems. But this year, researchers are getting off the hype train and knuckling down to life in…
3 questions founders should be asking investors in Q1 2023
It is now more important than ever for every party to approach the negotiating table with clear questions and expectations.
3 questions founders should be asking investors in Q1 2023 by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Healthifying NFTs
Despite the dire condition of India’s healthcare sector, India is making huge strides in innovating the future of health in the nation
How drugs that hack our circadian clocks might one day improve our health
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. We’ve got more than one biological clock. Beyond the one that marches onwards as we age, the circadian clock that sits in our brains keeps our bodies in rhythm. This clock helps…
What’s next for quantum computing
In 2023, progress in quantum computing will be defined less by big hardware announcements than by researchers consolidating years of hard work, getting chips to talk to one another, and shifting away from trying to make do with noise as the field gets ever more international in scope. For years, quantum computing’s news cycle was…
Indian fintech KreditBee nears $700 million valuation in new funding
Indian fintech KreditBee has raised an additional $100 million in a funding round, it said, as the lender looks to scale its business in the South Asian market. The new cash infusion is part of the larger Series D funding, which KreditBee said has now closed at $200 million. The new funding, led by Advent […]
Indian fintech KreditBee nears $700 million valuation in new funding by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Samsung’s quarterly profit hits 8-year low amid weak demand for memory chips, smartphones
Samsung Electronics’ operating profit plummeted 69% to $3.4 billion in the quarter that ended in December to an eight-year low, according to its preliminary estimates, as the global demand for memory chips and smartphones wanes due to high inflation and slowing economy. “Amid continued external uncertainties, including a potential global economic downturn, overall earnings decreased […]
Samsung’s quarterly profit hits 8-year low amid weak demand for memory chips, smartphones by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Snap is shutting down its desktop camera app that allows users to apply filters during video calls
Snap is shutting down its camera app for the desktop that allows users to apply filters like cat ears and pirate hats on video calls. The company said on a support page that the product will be discontinued on January 25, but did not say why it was abandoning the app. Users won’t be able […]
Snap is shutting down its desktop camera app that allows users to apply filters during video calls by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
This Startup Is Making Chats With AI More Natural
Weili Dai’s MeetKai has developed a ‘multi-turn’ conversational AI platform which better reflects the way humans naturally communicate