Petco takes down Vetco website after exposing customers’ personal information
TechCrunch found Petco’s veterinary clinics were spilling customers’ personal information and medical histories of their pets.
What Europe’s heat wave means for the power grid
It’s been hard to look away from headlines about the European heat wave this week. Temperatures are breaking records across the continent, and the weather is threatening lives, shutting down schools, and in one particularly ironic case, forcing the cancellation of a London Climate Action Week event about extreme heat. As the summer ramps up…
The Download: a controversial proposal to solve climate change, and our future grids
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 one controversial startup hopes to cool the planet Stardust Solutions believes that it can solve climate change—for a price. The Israel-based geoengineering startup has said it expects nations will soon pay it…
Google launches sub-$5 AI Plus plan in India to compete with ChatGPT Go
For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for ₹199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you’ll have to pay ₹399 ($4.44).
Instagram’s new ‘Your Algorithm’ tool gives you more control over the Reels you see
You can select which topics you want to see more or less of, and your recommendations will adapt accordingly.
Adobe brings Photoshop, Express and Acrobat features to ChatGPT
ChatGPT’s 800 million plus userbase can now use Adobe’s apps to modify images and PDFs
You’re Using AI Wrong — This Is the Expert Fix to Give It the Perfect Prompt
AI can transform your productivity — but only if you know the right way to communicate with it.
Amazon to invest additional $35B in India by 2030, taking total planned spending to $75B
The e-commerce giant said the new investment will support its efforts to digitize small businesses and strengthen its logistics and operations footprint in India.
Google invests in Fervo’s $462M round to unlock even more geothermal energy
Fervo Energy’s Series E round will help the company build additional phases of its Cape Station power plant while beginning development on new sites.
Meesho’s $606M IPO pops as enthusiasm for India’s e-commerce startups rises
Meesho had a good first day as a public company, with its shares climbing as much as 46% from its issue price as investors jumped to grab a piece of the company built around small merchants and value-conscious consumers.
Fertility startup Inito wants to use AI-designed antibodies to expand at-home health tests
Inito has raised $29 million in new funding to invest in and develop AI-engineered antibodies that will help it offer new types of tests and improve the accuracy of existing ones.