Monthly Archives: May 2023

Meta and data, chips and dips, crypto and meltdowns

Hello and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in … Continue reading

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India’s Chalo raises $45 million in fresh funding to digitize bus commutes

Indian startup Chalo, which is working to transform bus commutes, has raised $45 million in a new funding round and secured an additional $12 million in debt as it works on deepening its mobility offerings and launches in more international … Continue reading

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Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules

The Facebook owner said it would appeal an order to stop sending data about European Union users to the United States.

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Google’s Photo App Still Can’t Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple’s.

Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software — and despite big advances in computer vision — tech giants still fear repeating the mistake.

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Silicon Valley Chosen for $4 Billion Chip Research Center

Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 billion in the semiconductor project in Sunnyvale, Calif.

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Uber Suspends DEI Chief After Employees Complain of Insensitivity

The executive hosted sessions about race and being a white woman that were titled “Don’t Call Me Karen,” prompting an employee uproar.

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Minnesota Passes Bill Seeking to Ensure Minimum Wage for Gig Workers

Lyft and Uber have opposed the legislation, threatening to reduce operations or leave the state if it is enacted.

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Report: More organizations still plan to increase their tech staff

A new Linux Foundation report finds that the global focus is on cloud/containers, cybersecurity and AI/ML skills, and that upskilling is key. The post Report: More organizations still plan to increase their tech staff appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Need ideas? Add an AI chatbot like Google Bard to the brainstorming process

Leverage prompts in your brainstorming process to benefit from the strengths of exploration engines such as Google Bard. The post Need ideas? Add an AI chatbot like Google Bard to the brainstorming process appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Hear from top Atlanta VCs at TechCrunch Live’s Atlanta event

It’s hard to believe there’s only less than a month before TechCrunch (virtually) touches down in Atlanta for our latest TC Live event on June 7th at 2PM EDT. We have a slate of amazing programming, including the recently announced … Continue reading

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