Spotify announces an exclusive podcast deal with filmmaker Ava DuVernay
Spotify continues to enlist big names for its podcasting efforts. The latest: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay and her arts collective Array.
DuVernay has directed theatrically released films including “Selma” and “A Wrinkle in Time,” but she also made “13th” and “Wh
Facebook’s Oversight Board will review the decision to suspend Trump
Facebook announced Thursday that its newly established external policy review group will take on one of the company’s most consequential acts: The decision to suspend former President Trump.
On January 7, Facebook suspended Trump’s account indefinitely. That decision followed the presid
Bodyguard is a mobile app that hides toxic content on social platforms
If you're somewhat famous on various social networks, chances are you are exposed to hate speech in your replies or in your comments. French startup Bodyguard recently launched its app and service in English so that it can hide toxic content from your eyes. It has been available in French for a
These are the 20 companies presenting at Alchemist Accelerator’s 26th Demo Day today
The enterprise-focused Alchemist Accelerator is hosting its 26th Demo Day today, with 20 companies expected to debut.
This is Alchemist’s third Demo Day to be fully virtual due to the ongoing pandemic. Alchemist Accelerator Director Ravi Belani tells me that this virtua
Walking Duck is a digital news startup trying to find middle ground in US politics
Update, April 13: In this story, Walking Duck CEO Paul Wilke stated that Mark Halperin had apologized to the victims of his sexual harassment and misconduct, and that they accepted his apologies. While that may be true for some, we have subsequently heard from multiple people who identified themsel
AI-powered transcription service Otter.ai can now record from Google Meet
Otter.ai, the A.I.-powered voice transcription service that already integrates with Zoom for recording online meetings and webinars, is today bringing its service to Google Meet’s over 100 million users. However, in this case, Otter.ai will provide its live, interactive transcripts and video
8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021
In technewss investor surveys of years past, we’ve seen a big focus on fixing what’s broken or bringing the infrastructure into the modern era. But the world has dramatically changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More of us saw our doctor on video than ever before in 20
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review: Camera refinements are nice, but the price drop’s the thing
The Galaxy S21 is a tank. It's a big, heavy (8.04 ounces versus its predecessor's 7.7), blunt instrument of a phone. It's quintessential Samsung, really — the handset you purchase when too much isn't quite enough. In fact, it even goes so far as adopting S-Pen functionality
Plaid launches FinRise, an incubator for underrepresented fintech founders
Plaid is launching FinRise, a nine-month incubator for early-stage fintech founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Inspired by an internal hackathon amid Black Lives Matter protests last summer, the accelerator is explicitly looking at startups led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BI
YouTube launches hashtag landing pages to all users
YouTube is embracing the hashtag. The company has been quietly working on a new feature that allows users to better discover content using hashtags — either by clicking on a hashtag on YouTube or by typing in a hashtag link directly. Before, these actions would return a mix of content related
South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform
As the global agricultural industry stretches to meet expected population growth and food demand, and food security becomes more of a pressing issue with global warming, a startup out of South Africa is using artificial intelligence to help farmers manage their farms, trees and fruits.
Aerobotics,
PlayVS acquires GameSeta to accelerate expansion into Canada
PlayVS, the esports company bringing organized leagues to high schools and colleges, is today announcing its first acquisition. The startup, which has raised more than $100 million, has acquired GameSeta, a Vancouver-based startup that is also looking to provide infrastructure for high school espor
MIT aims to speed up robot movements to match robot thoughts using custom chips
MIT researchers are looking to address the significant gap between how quickly robots can process information (relatively slowly), and how fast they can move (very quickly thanks to modern hardware advances), and they’re using something called “robomorphic computing” to do it. The
Cloud infrastructure startup CloudNatix gets $4.5 million seed round led by DNX Ventures
"attachment_2098756" aria-describedby="" style="width: 1024px">CloudNatix founder and chief executive officer Rohit Seth. Image Credits: CloudNatix
CloudNatix, a startup that provides infrastructure for businesses with multiple cloud and on-premise operations, announced it has raised $4.5 million in