According to a recent analysis, 2022 was the worst year yet for “climate-sceptic” content on the social media platform. According to fresh analysis, climate change lies on Twitter reached previously unheard-of heights this year. Along with growing worries about inaccurate information and hateful content that have proliferated since Elon Musk’s …
Read More »In 2023, Microsoft will increase the cost of first-party Xbox games from $60 to $70
Next month, Microsoft will offer Xbox Game Studios titles for $69.99, joining Sony, Ubisoft, and other developers. Next month, Microsoft will raise the cost of its first-party Xbox games. New full-priced Xbox Game Studios titles like Redfall, Starfield, and Forza Motorsport will start selling in 2023 for $69.99 instead of …
Read More »The best social media app, Zenly, will sadly be discontinued on February 3rd
The popular social mapping tool Zenly, which Snap purchased five years ago, will be discontinued on February 3rd, 2023. There is nothing quite like Zenly, thus it will be a sad day. The Paris-based team succeeded in developing an app that straddled the line between a social app and a …
Read More »V7 spends $33M to automate computer vision AI model training data
Ironically, creating such AI faces a significant scalability issue. Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to assist, and perhaps even replace, humans in carrying out routine jobs and solving challenges that humans have been unable to address. It has to source and absorb ever-larger data troves because it is only as good …
Read More »VerSe Innovation, funded by Google and Microsoft, decreases staff by 5% and salary
TechCrunch has verified and confirmed that VerSe Innovation, the $5 billion Indian startup that created the news aggregator Dailyhunt, the short-video platform Josh, and the hyperlocal video tool PublicVibe, has laid off 150 employees, or 5% of its 3,000-person workforce. People with knowledge of the situation told TechCrunch that the …
Read More »For their tiny medication delivery robots, Bionaut Labs receives $43.2 million
In March 2021, Bionaut Labs, which was established in 2017, came out of hiding with the intention of commercializing years of medication delivery robot research. The Los Angeles-based business today announced a $43.2 million Series B investment round as a follow-up to its first $20 million funding announcement, bringing its …
Read More »BlockFi declares bankruptcy under Chapter 11
The crypto lending marketplace BlockFi has had a busy year, and today was no exception as the business released an announcement that it had voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The cryptocurrency network tweeted on November 10 that …
Read More »How Does Your Digital Footprint Change After Death?
Your persona may continue to exist after death in the form of data. This is particularly true if you use social media frequently (and let’s face it, most of us do), as your personal information leaves a digital trail that endures long after death. By 2060, it’s possible that the …
Read More »The Megalopolis Era: How Cities Around the World Are Converging
The eight billionth person in the world was symbolically born on November 15, 2022, to a baby girl named Vinice Mabansag at Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, the Philippines. 60 percent of those 8 billion people reside in towns or cities. Cities will house 85% of the estimated …
Read More »After being rejected for Windows smartphones, Snapchat is now available on the Microsoft Store
What you need to know Snapchat has historically avoided the Windows platform like the plague, with no official apps or support. Years after the demise of Windows phones, Snapchat is finally making an appearance in the Microsoft Store. This is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that runs through Microsoft Edge …
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