Episodes

  • Temu’s low cost marketplace faces formal probe in EU over raft of DSA compliance concerns

    Temu’s low cost marketplace faces formal probe in EU over raft of DSA compliance concerns
    Nov 1 2024
    The European Union has expanded its scrutiny of online marketplaces by opening a formal proceeding on Chinese low cost ecommerce platform, Temu, under the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission announced Thursday. Enforcers of the online governance framework will now dial up their oversight of Temu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • ForceField helps detect deepfakes and digital deception by verifying source data

    ForceField helps detect deepfakes and digital deception by verifying source data
    Oct 31 2024
    A new startup setting out to combat the scourge of deepfakes and spoofed evidence in the age of AI is showing off its wares on the Startup Battlefield stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Archon emerges from stealth and Haptic’s touch-based navigation helps blind and sighted alike

    Archon emerges from stealth and Haptic’s touch-based navigation helps blind and sighted alike
    Oct 31 2024
    Meet Luna, a health and well-being app for teen girls that is designed to help them navigate teenhood. The app lets teens ask questions about their health and wellness and get responses from experts. It also lets them track their periods, moods, and skin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Why Crosscut Ventures is ‘following the founders’ into climate, space, and beyond

    Why Crosscut Ventures is ‘following the founders’ into climate, space, and beyond
    Oct 30 2024
    The focus of the new $100 million fund, Crosscut’s sixth, will include energy and power, space and underwater exploration, advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, and security and defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 mins
  • Popular calendar app Fantastical lands on Windows

    Popular calendar app Fantastical lands on Windows
    Oct 30 2024
    Buzzy calendar apps tend to make a big splash and disappear after a while. Sometimes they get acquired, sometimes the company pivots to something else. That’s not the case with Fantastical, a popular calendar app for macOS, iOS, and other Apple platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    5 mins
  • McDonald’s broken ice cream machines could get fixed faster thanks to new federal rule ... and more tech news

    McDonald’s broken ice cream machines could get fixed faster thanks to new federal rule ... and more tech news
    Oct 29 2024
    McDonald’s ice cream machines have developed a lousy reputation for being broken when you visit the restaurant, largely due to strict copyright laws that only permit specially licensed technicians to legally repair them. The manufacturers have to license each technician, and they put locks on the McFlurry machines to prevent others from repairing them; A federal jury ruled Friday that Masimo smartwatches infringed Apple patents, but Apple isn’t getting a big payday. Bloomberg Law reports that the company was only seeking the statutory minimum of $250, and that’s all it was awarded; a few months after acquiring equity management company Easop, Remote, an HR platform for managing geographically distributed teams, is doubling down on its focus on managing equity compensation with a new product, Remote Equity. Remote already makes it easy for companies to work with talent all around the globe; Authorities have gained 'full access' to the servers used by the two notorious infostealers; The popularity of an Instagram video can affect its actual video quality: According to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who leads Instagram and Threads), videos that are more popular get shown in higher quality, while less popular videos get shown in lower quality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • What are AI ‘world models,’ and why do they matter?

    What are AI ‘world models,’ and why do they matter?
    Oct 29 2024
    World models, also known as world simulators, are being touted by some as the next big thing in AI. AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $230 million to build “large world models,” and DeepMind hired one of the creators of OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, to work on “world simulators.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • Scout reveals its EV vision and it includes a model with a gas-powered generator

    Scout reveals its EV vision and it includes a model with a gas-powered generator
    Oct 28 2024
    Scout Motors, the Volkswagen Group spinoff, unveiled Thursday two EVs it hopes will hook American customers with modern-meets-rugged styling that downplays digital and embraces the mechanical. The catch? The company will also offer variants to its all-electric Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra Truck that will come equipped with a built-in gas-powered generator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    6 mins