June 13, 2025

Powering next-gen services with AI in regulated industries 

Businesses in highly-regulated industries like financial services, insurance, pharmaceuticals, and health care are increasingly turning to AI-powered tools to streamline complex and sensitive tasks. Conversational AI-driven interfaces are helping hospitals to track the location and delivery of a patient’s time-sensitive cancer drugs. Generative AI chatbots are helping insurance customers answer questions and solve problems. And agentic…

China’s EV upstart Nio switches on power swap station in Sweden

November 18, 2022

Electric vehicle startup Nio is accelerating its expansion in Europe. The premium EV maker just launched its first power-swapping station in Varberg, Sweden, the company said in a LinkedIn post. When it comes to charging, Nio differentiates itself from its rivals by offering swappable batteries, which are upgradable and charge a monthly subscription fee, on […]

China’s EV upstart Nio switches on power swap station in Sweden by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

These three charts show who is most to blame for climate change

November 18, 2022
Leaders at the annual UN climate conference are still in the thick of negotiations, working to chart a path forward to cut emissions, as well as to address climate impacts that are already occurring.  Part of this second goal includes discussions about establishing funding for “loss and damage” caused by climate change, which richer countries…

I found out my biological age—and was annoyed by the result

November 18, 2022
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. You’re only as old as you feel, so they say. Now biological clocks attempt to put a number on it.  These tools analyze proteins in your blood, chemical markers on your DNA, or…

Former Twitter employees fear the platform might only last weeks

November 18, 2022
Recently-departed Twitter staff have told MIT Technology Review they worry that the platform has weeks to live based on current staffing levels, mass resignations overnight, and the morale of those few who remain.  With some within Twitter estimating 75% of those remaining at the company plan to quit after Musk sent an email informing them…

Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning

November 18, 2022

A day after a bill that would codify same-sex marriage in the U.S. cleared a key hurdle in the Senate, Daylight, a digital bank that pitches itself as LGBTQIA+-friendly, closed a $15 million Series A round led by Anthemis Group with participation from CMFG Ventures, Kapor Capital, Citi Ventures and Gaingels. Daylight Co-founder and CEO […]

Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before buying a subscription

November 18, 2022

Twitter has published a policy change saying that newly-created Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before being allowed to subscribe to the new Twitter Blue plan and get verified. This is likely to avoid impersonation and spam from verified accounts. “Newly created Twitter accounts will not be able to subscribe to Twitter Blue […]

New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before buying a subscription by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

India proposes permitting cross-border data transfers with certain countries in new privacy bill

November 18, 2022

India has proposed a new comprehensive data privacy law that will mandate how companies handle data of its citizens, including permitting cross-border transfer of information with certain nations, three months after it abruptly withdrew the previous proposal following scrutiny and concerns from privacy advocates and tech giants. The nation’s IT ministry published a draft of […]

India proposes permitting cross-border data transfers with certain countries in new privacy bill by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

India’s first private rocket, built by startup Skyroot, makes successful launch

November 18, 2022

India’s space agency has successfully launched the Vikram-S after much anticipation and years-long work in a boost to the private sector of the nation’s space industry. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) kicked off the suborbital rocket at 11.30 a.m. local time Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India’s east coast. The […]

India’s first private rocket, built by startup Skyroot, makes successful launch by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

GoTo cuts 1,300 jobs as it anticipates ‘uncertainties’ to linger for long

November 18, 2022

GoTo Group is cutting 1,300 jobs, or 12% of its workforce, it informed staff early Friday, as Indonesia’s largest internet company attempts to trim costs and improve finances. “Achieving financial independence more quickly has a profound cost for us, because when we take a hard look at how we fundamentally need to change (business focus […]

GoTo cuts 1,300 jobs as it anticipates ‘uncertainties’ to linger for long by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Ticketmaster faces antitrust scrutiny after Taylor Swift ticket chaos

November 18, 2022

Ticketmaster is facing more scrutiny from politicians after its chaotic presales for tickets to Taylor Swift’s tour. Tennessee attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti said he is looking into whether Ticketmaster violated consumer’s rights and antitrust regulations. Skrmetti is the latest politician who has called attention to Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s hold on the ticketing market. This […]

Ticketmaster faces antitrust scrutiny after Taylor Swift ticket chaos by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch