Women in AI: Tamar Eilam is helping IBM build sustainable computing

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, technewss is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who've contributed to the AI revolution. Tamar Eilam has worked at IBM for the past 24 years. She's curre

OpenAI may be planning a ChatGPT Pro plan for $200 per month

OpenAI’s “12 days of shipmas” event doesn’t kick off for a while, but the first big announcement might’ve been revealed early. A “feature gated” web page on OpenAI’s website refers to a “ChatGPT Pro” plan that includes all the benefits of

TikTok partners with Nielsen to track cross-media ad campaign performance

TikTok has formed a partnership with Nielsen that will allow advertisers and agencies to directly compare ad performance on TikTok across all screens, including digital, CTV, and linear. Nielsen says the partnership will allow advertisers to get a better understanding of TikTok’s contribution

UK tribunal green-lights $2.7B Facebook collective action antitrust lawsuit

As Meta faces off with antitrust regulators in the U.S. and Europe, a £2.1 billion+ Facebook U.K. class action-style competition lawsuit, which takes Meta's market dominance as a given, is moving ahead after the social media giant lost a bid to have the litigation thrown out. The suit is seeki

Waymo outsources fleet operations to African fintech Moove in Phoenix and, soon, Miami

Waymo is partnering with Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to gig workers, to handle fleet management operations for its robotaxi service in Phoenix and, soon, Miami.  The partnership marks several firsts. It will signal Waymo's entry into Miami. And it’s

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber isn’t ruling out advertising

Bluesky has blown up this year thanks to a vibrant community of posters, user customization choices, and a decentralized protocol that doesn’t lock users into the choices of a billionaire CEO. But one question mark hanging over Bluesky is how the platform will eventually make money, and wheth

Twos is a to-do app that uses AI to suggest actions to complete your tasks

The overarching promise of companies working on AI-powered productivity tools is to build solutions that would do a task for you. Some of the early demos that we have seen don’t really fare well in fulfilling those promises. A to-do list app called Twos is approaching this problem differentl

Perplexity expands its publisher program

Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine, is expanding its publisher program, with the LA Times, Adweek, Mexico News Daily, and a dozen other news outlets signing up. Publishers will share in revenue generated by ads on Perplexity, and receive metrics to track their content’s performance —

After selling his last startup to IBM, this founder now wants to bring ‘agentic memory’ to enterprise data

Not everyone agrees on what an “AI agent” actually is, but they are all still the rage. At a broad level, these so-called “agents” promise to go several steps beyond a mere chatbot, making decisions and taking actions on people’s behalf. Some might help you do your onl

Ai Pin maker Humane demos AI software for cars, phones, and smart speakers

When Humane released its Ai Pin, the San Francisco-based gadget maker envisioned a world with dedicated AI devices — something that you would carry with you in addition to the smartphone in your pocket. However, reviews and sales haven't been great — returns reportedly began to outpace un

EU puts TikTok on watch over election security

The European Commission has responded to widespread concerns swirling around the impact of TikTok on elections in Romania by announcing it’s stepping up monitoring of the platform’s compliance with the bloc’s online governance framework, the Digital Services Act (DSA). This follo

Chainalysis permanently parts ways with its founding CEO

Michael Gronager, the co-founder and longtime CEO of Chainalysis, has agreed to leave the company permanently, two months after taking a temporary personal leave of absence. Chainalysis, a buzzy 10-year-old, New York-based blockchain data platform, will now be led by co-founder Jonathan Levin, as

Time4 is a new Daphni-backed fund dedicated to French entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds

France's startup ecosystem has grown significantly over the last decade, thanks to public support and private investment. However, capital isn't evenly distributed. Most venture-backed startups are Paris-based, with founders who come from the same handful of universities and schools. This

Myntra enters India’s quick-commerce race with 30-minute apparel delivery

Myntra, India’s largest fashion e-commerce firm, on Thursday launched “M-Now,” its quick-commerce offering that promises to deliver apparel and other lifestyle accessories within 30 minutes. Retailers in India are rushing to meet changing consumer behavior and expectations, parti