June 9, 2025

The Download: an inspiring toy robot arm, and why AM radio matters

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. How a 1980s toy robot arm inspired modern robotics —Jon Keegan As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While…

Meta sued by Ethiopians and Kenyan rights group for fueling Tigray War

December 14, 2022

A lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company Meta was filed earlier today in Kenya’s High Court over its alleged role in fueling violence and hate in eastern and southern Africa. The case claims that Meta has failed to employ enough safety measures on Facebook, which has in turn fueled conflict that has led to deaths, including […]

Meta sued by Ethiopians and Kenyan rights group for fueling Tigray War by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp Pay India head departs after only four months in the top job

December 14, 2022

WhatsApp Pay India head Vinay Choletti has left the firm, he said, the latest in a series of executive departures for parent firm Meta in the company’s largest user market. Choletti took over the top role for WhatsApp Pay in India in September this year following the departure of Manesh Mahatme, who joined WhatsApp from […]

WhatsApp Pay India head departs after only four months in the top job by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

How to live-tweet the Cultural Revolution, 50 years later

December 14, 2022
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. The big news in China this week is how the country is reacting to a surge of coronavirus infections as it abandons most of its zero-covid measures. There are spiking infections in Beijing, fever relief…

CoinSwitch: An Insight Into Ashish Singhal’s Digital Currency

December 14, 2022
Ashish Singhal, co-founder and CEO of CoinSwitch started the company in 2017. Growing up in a middle-class family in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, Singhal saw the lack of right opportunities around Indians to grow money and wanted to do his bit.

Neuroscientists have created a mood decoder that can measure depression

December 14, 2022
John’s life changed forever when he broke up with his girlfriend. The breakup sent him into a downward spiral, and led to his first depressive episode when he was 27 years old. “At first it’s just extreme sadness … then you start losing sleep,” says John (not his real name), who spoke on condition of…

Bondaval raises $15M Series A for its alternative to traditional bank guarantees

December 14, 2022

Bondaval, the London-based B2B insurtech that gives credit teams assurance that customers will fulfill their financial obligations, has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by Talis Capital. The round included participation from returning investors Octopus Ventures, Insurtech Gateway Ltd, Truesight and Expa, and new investors FJ Labs and Broadhaven Ventures. Talis Capital general […]

Bondaval raises $15M Series A for its alternative to traditional bank guarantees by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Oxyle’s tech uses water movement to remove pollutants

December 14, 2022

UNESCO calls water pollution one of the main challenges facing societies, with 2 million tonnes of sewage entering the world’s water each day. Oxyle wants to help solve the crisis with a new wastewater treatment that removes micropollutants. The Zurich-based startup announced today $3 million in pre-seed funding that it will use to bring its […]

Oxyle’s tech uses water movement to remove pollutants by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

YouTube will send a notification to users if their comment is abusive

December 14, 2022

Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users. The company has previously attempted to curtail this by introducing features such as showing an alert to individuals at the time of posting so that they could be more considerate. Now, the streaming service is introducing a new […]

YouTube will send a notification to users if their comment is abusive by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

B2C sales automators

December 14, 2022
LeadSquared founders say the company has built a global, sales & marketing automation platform that takes productivity of sales executives to the next level by making efficiency the focus of every customer interaction, no matter how complex the customer journey.