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A little over a year after its initial release, a digital note-taking app called Journal is making the leap from being an experimental project housed with Microsoft’s internal incubator, Microsoft Garage, to becoming a full-fledged Microsoft Windows application. The company this week announce

The technewss Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined relationship between the tech sector and global politics. Geopolitical actors have always used technology to further their goals. Unlike other technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) is far more than a mere tool. We do

What is sales enablement, exactly? To most companies, it’s providing sales organizations with the content, tools and information they need to sell more effectively. Sales enablement is a broad-based goal, but one that can reap substantial benefits. According to Regalix — which, it must

We're beyond thrilled to tell you that the fifth TC Sessions: Robotics returns this year as a live and in-person event! It's been far too long, and we can't wait to see you — and plenty of robots — on July 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Artificial intell

Imagine making your way through a crowd, thousands of people donning anything from casual wear to the most over-the-top dresses. Even though the place is absolutely packed, you don't have to use your elbows to shrug past. Like a ghost, you pass through anyone you encounter, and they go through

The European Union’s planned risk-based framework for regulating artificial intelligence includes powers for oversight bodies to order the withdrawal of a commercial AI system or require that an AI model be retrained if it’s deemed high risk, according to an analysis of the proposal by

Earlier this week, a video surfaced of a robot dog walking down the streets of Shanghai with a bullhorn strapped on its back. There are those who will, no doubt, view it as a kind of apocalyptic vision. I'd be lying if the thought hadn't crossed my mind. It's a strange thing, living thr

As more people moved to remote work over the past few years, there was also an uptick in people choosing freelance or contract work, leaving companies to figure out how to manage that worker segment. If you are one of those having to find work and manage payments, tax filings and invoices, there

Dozens of startups in Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 cohort do something that could be described as artificial intelligence. Though the term has lost much of its meaning, it’s still an important part of the tech landscape, and both using it and enabling it are fertile ground for new compani

Google today announced it will be rolling out improvements to its AI model to make Google Search a safer experience and one that’s better at handling sensitive queries, including those around topics like suicide, sexual assault, substance abuse and domestic violence. It’s also using oth

Stretch thus far hasn't been nearly as high-profile as Spot. Understandably so. For one thing, it wasn't Boston Dynamics' first commercial robot after decades of research and development. For another, it's designed to mostly be behind the scenes, moving boxes around out of public vi

China’s augmented reality startup Nreal is on a roll. The company, which hopes to bring AR to the masses by making bright-color, lightweight smart glasses, has just received $60 million in a Series C extension round, bringing its total funding in the last 12 months to a handsome $200 million

Having reliable transportation is at the top of any gig worker's list, but in Latin America, that's not always easy to secure. Chile-based Migrante is working to change that. Initially starting in Venezuela, now with $30 million in Series A funding and $80 million in a debt facility, it is

Sourceful, an Index Ventures-backed supply chain transparency startup, has fast-fuelled with a $20 mlion Series A around half a year after it announced a $12.2 mlion seed round. The latest raise is once again led by Index, with Coatue and Eka Ventures also participating. The 2020-founded startup wo