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AI is trying to get a better handle on hands
Science & Nature So close, yet so far. DALLe OpenAI / Popular ScienceAccurate images of hands are notoriously difficult for AI to generate, but...
Four publishers are trying to destroy the Internet Archive and its digital loaning practices
TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: Founded by Brewster Kahle in May 1996, the Internet Archive is a digital library designed around the idea of "universal access to all knowledge." The repository provides free, public access to vast collections of books, movies, music, software
Brex CEO is trying to raise over $1 billion in a weekend for SVB-related bridge loans
Brex CEO Henrique Dubugras is currently working to raise over a billion dollars in a weekend to help fund an emergency bridge credit line that he believes will help startup customers impacted by Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse be able to make payroll next week. Dubugras declined to comment on how much capital has been committed
The FTC is trying to get more tech-savvy
Science & Nature The Federal Trade Commission. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty ImagesThe agency is beefing up its tech team and forming an Office...
More restaurants are trying monthly subscriptions
Chains and local spots are increasingly experimenting with the business model...
How Citizen is trying to remake itself by recruiting elderly Asians
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. When it’s dark outside and Josephine Zhao has to walk even a few blocks home in San Francisco, she will sometimes call in an extra set of eyes—literally. After opening the Citizen app on her phone, Zhao connects with one of the
A company is trying to map America’s cell networks using mail trucks
Cell network coverage maps have always been dubiously accurate in the US, and even the ones released by the FCC in 2021 come with a ton of asterisks. A company called Ranlytics is hoping to make a much more accurate picture by attaching equipment to some of the mail trucks that are already driving to
I lost $209,640 of my own money trying to start a business
I lost $209,640 of my own money trying to start a business. Writing about failure sucks. But here's the real story:Context: Me and my wife started a marketplace for last-minute tours and activities. Think of it as Hotel Tonight x OpenTable x ClassPass. The idea was to bring live connectivity to an industry where 80%
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