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Here are MIT Technology Review’s best-performing stories of 2024
Another year is coming to a close, so let’s look back at the MIT Technology Review stories that resonated most with you, our readers. We published hundreds of stories in 2024, about AI, climate tech, biotech, robotics, space, and more. There were six new issues of our magazine, on themes including food, play, and hidden…
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Big Tech AI infrastructure tie-ups set for deeper scrutiny, says EU antitrust chief
The impact of AI must be front of mind for enforcers of merger control policy, the European Union’s antitrust chief and digital EVP, Margrethe Vestager, said yesterday, warning that “wide-reaching” digital markets can lead to unexpected economic effects. Speaking during a seminar discussing how to prevent tech giants like Microsoft, Google and Meta from monopolizing […]
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1Password expands its endpoint security offerings with Kolide acquisition
1Password, the AgileBits-owned password management software developer, today announced that it has acquired Kolide, an endpoint security platform, for an undisclosed amount. According to 1Password CEO Jeff Shiner, Kolide founder and CEO Jason Meller and all of Kolide’s 30 employees will join 1Password “as an intact team.” Meller has taken on the role of VP […]
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Geospatial technology startup Nuview acquires Astraea to accelerate plans “years faster” than imagined
Sometimes, to move fast you don’t need to break things — you just need to acquire them. So it is with Nuview, a startup aiming to map the world from space using lidar, who announced today that its acquisition of analytics platform Astraea. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. In a recent interview, […]
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Text-to-speech app Speechify launches Gmail integration and voice cloning
Text-to-speech startup Speechify is launching a new version of its iOS app (v3.0) with features like a redesigned home page, the ability to scan documents, Gmail and learning platform Canvas integration, and an explore page for in-app content. Speechify is revamping its homepage to provide shortcuts to import files with options like iOS Files, Google […]
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Forget rockets – Space Perspective wants to take you to ultra-high-altitudes using balloons
Before Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum were entrepreneurs, they were researchers. Occasionally, they were even the subjects of their research: the pair first made headlines in the early ’90s when they joined the crew of Biosphere 2, an experiment designed to better understand how closed ecological systems might eventually support life in outer space. They […]
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India’s Flipkart has explored acquiring Dunzo
Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart has held talks to explore acquisition of Dunzo in recent weeks, but complications around the Reliance Retail-backed startup’s ownership structure has complicated the deal, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The talks are still ongoing, three sources familiar with the matter said. The talks follow a turbulent year at […]
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Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund
Bluestein Ventures targets consumer-facing technology across the food supply chain like health and wellness, proprietary foodtech, commerce and digital technology.
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OpenBorder’s e-commerce software helps merchants access consumers around the world
OpenBorder provides e-commerce merchants with instant access to the $2 trillion cross-border market through automation of certain logistical needs.
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