Threads, a Slack alternative completely unrelated to Instagram, has seen downloads surge
Instagram’s Twitter clone Threads enjoyed a fairly fruitful first week in existence, sailing past 30 million users in the first 24 hours before passing 100...
This week in robotics: Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling
This week brought in good news for the robotics space in the form of new investment for nascent companies, but two established players within the...
Meta claims its new art-generating model is best-in-class
Over the past two years, AI-powered image generators have become commodified, more or less, thanks to the widespread availability of — and decreasing technical barriers...
NYC gig workers need help accessing safe e-bikes amid lithium battery fires
The sight of bike delivery workers hustling through the streets of New York — oven mitts duct-taped to their handlebars, insulated pizza delivery bags strapped...
VC Office Hours: How this venture thesis aims to improve tech for women
Naseem Sayani launched Emmeline Ventures in January 2022 with two missions: to help back more women founders and to hire more women and people of...
Passes acquired Fanhouse, but some creators are apprehensive
The creator monetization platform Fanhouse announced yesterday that it was acquired by Passes, a similar startup that only launched in beta in December. “We only...
Colleen Ballinger’s toxic gossip train won’t stop chugging on
The YouTuber apology video is an art form. A penitent creator must be remorseful, but not theatrical. Concise, but not rehearsed. Honest, but not defensive....
The bittersweet tale of two seed markets
Venture funding has been declining since the first quarter of 2022. But that trend has largely spared the seed stage until now. Or has it?...
First Amendment org challenges restrictions on TikTok at Texas universities
Through a new lawsuit, a free speech group and research coalition that studies technology’s effect on society are pushing back against a ban on TikTok...
Workers that made ChatGPT less harmful ask lawmakers to stem alleged exploitation by Big Tech
Kenyan workers who helped remove harmful content on ChatGPT, OpenAI’s smart search engine that generates content based on user prompts, have filed a petition before...