3 Biotech Stocks Investors Are Watching for Future Growth

February 2, 2024
A wide range of applications across several sectors, supportive government initiatives, rapid technological advancements, and shifting market dynamics position the biotechnology industry for robust long-term growth. Given the industry’s bright…

As Podcastle raises $13.5M, its founder credits AI-driven growth in Armenia’s ‘Mini-Silicon Valley’

February 2, 2024

Podcastle, a podcasting platform that has boosted its product with various generative AI-driven features, has raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Mosaic Ventures. Also participating were existing Podcastle investors RTP Global, Point Nine Capital, Sierra Ventures, and Andrew Ng’s AI Fund. Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena and Moonbug Media CEO René […]

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Apple says it’ll show its GenAI efforts ‘later this year’

February 2, 2024

Apple has tossed another crumb to investors wondering when the world will get to see some ‘Made in Cupertino’ GenAI: Expect Apple to reveal what it’s been working on in this buzzy slice of artificial intelligence “later this year”, per CEO Tim Cook. During an earnings call yesterday, Apple’s chief exec emphasized its ongoing investment […]

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The next generation of mRNA vaccines is on its way

February 2, 2024
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Welcome back to The Checkup! Today I want to talk about … mRNA vaccines. I can hear the collective groan from here, but wait—hear me out!…

The Best Credit Cards to use at Drugstores

February 2, 2024
Old age is a blessing. It indicates that you possess a lifetime of wisdom and experiences. Notwithstanding, a less exciting factor of old age is the need to take medication…

Byju’s says investors don’t have voting right to remove founder from edtech group

February 2, 2024

After months of private scuffles, Byju’s and some of its largest investors are now taking their fight public. Byju’s, once India’s most valuable startup, said Friday its investors do not have the voting right to seek leadership changes, a day after a group of shareholders called for an extraordinary general meeting to remove founder Byju […]

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YouTube is not building a Vision Pro app, so Apollo for Reddit dev made one

February 2, 2024

Apple’s Vision Pro headset is set to release for consumers today, but YouTube is not currently building a dedicated app for the device. To fill that void, Christian Selig, the developer who made Apollo for Reddit client, has made a Vision Pro app for YouTube called Juno. The app costs $5 for a one-time purchase and […]

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Renowned investors Elad Gil and Sarah Guo on the risks and rewards of funding AI tech: “The biggest threat to us in the short run is other people”

February 2, 2024

Last week, at our first StrictlyVC evening of the year, prominent AI investors Elad Gil and Sarah Guo joined us in San Francisco to talk about how they think about AI investing in a world where deals were getting bid up feverishly two months ago, and where reportedly, some startup teams are now looking to […]

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Apple says EU represents 7% of global App Store revenue

February 2, 2024

Nearly a week after Apple announced big changes to the App Store because of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules, the company said that the market represents 7% of its global App Store revenues. The company’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri said that the monetary impact of these changes will depend on choices […]

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