Era Ventures raises $88M first fund for transforming the ‘built’ environment
The real estate market and many real estate-focused startups were hit hard when mortgage rates skyrocketed in 2022, but that didn't stop industry veteran Clelia Warburg Peters from leaving her role as a venture partner at Bain Capital Ventures to launch her own proptech venture firm.
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Apple Intelligence will support German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, and Vietnamese in 2025
Apple announced Wednesday that its generative AI offering will be available in even more languages in 2025. Additions to Apple Intelligence include English (India), English (Singapore), German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and “others” yet to be announced.
The feature will launch i
iPhone 16 Pro Max review: A $1,200 glimpse at a more intelligent future
All consumer electronics are works in progress. This is the nature of the refresh cycle. Every year or so, a new one arrives with new features, bidding you to upgrade. You've no doubt observed how gadgets show their age after a few years. From the early adopter's perspective, they age like
Here's how Apple is making iPhone 16 more repairable
Despite a deluge in hardware news at Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” iPhone 16 event, Apple didn't take any time to discuss repairability. It was a strange oversight, given the momentum that the right to repair movement has gained in recent years. A deeper dive after the event, however,
Nurture teaches kids important life skills through interactive gameplay and entertainment
Parents understand the challenge of keeping young kids engaged in online learning. Nurture is a new app designed for children aged 4 to 7 that features interactive content and games to capture their interest. The company's mission is to equip children with critical life skills such as socializi
Google nets court win against EU’s $1.7B AdSense antitrust decision
Google has succeeded in overturning a $1.7 billion antitrust penalty handed down by the European Union back in March 2019.
The €1.49 billion fine, which Google appealed, was originally issued after the European Commission found the tech giant’s search ads brokering business had violated c
23andMe sees independent board directors quit en masse
23andMe, the personal genomics company, went public in early 2021 via a merger with a blank check company that valued it at $3.5 billion. Then its fortunes began to sink. Fading interest in DNA kits – 23andMe's main product – was one driver. So was news last year that hackers stole an
Governor Newsom on California AI bill SB 1047: ‘I can’t solve for everything’
California governor Gavin Newsom said there are 38 bills on his desk that would create laws around artificial intelligence on Tuesday, but one looms larger than all of them: SB 1047, California’s bill that tries to prevent AI systems from causing catastrophes. For the first time, California
Amazon taps long-time exec to lead India business as competition intensifies
Amazon has named long-time executive Samir Kumar as the new head of its India consumer business, a month after its domestic business’ head resigned amid intensifying competition in the key market.
Kumar, who has been with the e-commerce giant for 25 years, will become country manager for Ind
Al Gore roasts corporations and politicians, comparing their climate crisis promises to 'New Year's resolutions'
Al Gore has enjoyed a very successful career, including as a U.S. senator, U.S. Vice President, U.S. presidential nominee, and even Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007 for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.” This past May, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Why United chose SpaceX’s Starlink to power its free Wi-Fi
Late last week, United Airlines announced that it signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring its Starlink internet service to its entire fleet and — for the first time — offer free Wi-Fi to all passengers. To dig a bit deeper into why United went with Starlink, what that rollout
Patreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money
Patreon is rolling out new automated features for creators to convert free members to paid ones.
Last year, Patreon introduced e-commerce features and free memberships, which allow fans to subscribe to a creator’s public posts without having to pay for paywalled content. Now that creators ha
Neuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean it has cured blindness
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, on Tuesday received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness, no matter what Musk might say.
The breakthrough devices program at the FDA is a volun
Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats
Discord, one of the largest group chat apps in the world, announced on Tuesday that audio and video calls inside the platform will now be end-to-end encrypted (E2EE), meaning even Discord won't know what users in those conversations talk about.
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