Blinkit signals an expensive war ahead in India’s fast trading market
Zomato's e-commerce unit, Blinkit, is slowing expansion and expecting continued losses as competition increases in India's fast delivery market. Blinkit now aims to reach 2,000 dark stores - small warehouses in residential areas that specialize in serving online orders - by December 2025, a year ahead of its previous guidance, after surpassing 1,000 stores at the end of the...
Download: what’s next for Neuralink, and Meta AI language translation
This is today's edition of The Download, a weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's happening in the world of technology. What to expect from Neuralink in 2025 In November, a young man named Noland Arbaugh announced that he would be live streaming from his home for three days straight. It broadcasts in a number of distinctive...
X launches vertical video feed exclusively for US users
Social network X is trying to capitalize on removing ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 from US app stores by launching a dedicated vertical video feed. The company added a video tab to the bottom of the app for users in the US to quickly access video content on the platform. "A new immersive home for video is rolling...
How African VC firm Oui Capital raised its first funding by exiting unicorn Moniepoint
At a recent investor meeting, early-stage African investor Oui Capital told its limited partners that it had raised $4 million in its debut fund after selling some shares in business banking platform Moniepoint. Africa's fintech unicorn has so far proven to be a good investment for five-year-old Oui Capital. At that time the first fund was opened, investing $...
Determine the fate of the “leftover” embryo.
No one knows exactly how many embryos are frozen in storage tanks, but the number is thought to be between 1 million and 10 million in the US. Some of these embryos have been stored for years or decades. In some cases, intended parents deliberately choose this, choosing to pay hundreds of dollars in fees each year. But...
AI isn’t very good at history, finding new papers
AI may excel at certain tasks such as coding or producing podcasts. But the struggle to pass the high-level history exam, a new paper has been found. A team of researchers has created a new benchmark to test three large language models (LLM) - OpenAI's GPT-4, Meta's Llama, and Google's Gemini - on historical questions. The benchmark, Hist-LLM, tests...
Bluesky launches dedicated feed for vertical video
This is the product delivery time for all social networks with the TikTok service in the recovery stage, and the application is still not available in the App Store and Play Store. Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a dedicated feed for vertical videos in its app. Users can see the trending video section in the browse...
Failing startup employees are at particular risk of having their personal data stolen through old Google logins
As if losing your job when your startup collapses isn't bad enough, now security researchers are finding that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen. These range from private Slack messages to Social Security numbers and, possibly, bank accounts. The researcher who discovered the problem is Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Andreessen...
Trump said he would delay the ban on TikTok, suggesting a joint venture with US ownership
TikTok went dark for users in the US on Saturday night, but it may not be for long. President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order on Friday that will "extend the time before the ban goes into effect, so we can make a deal to protect our national security." Even...
How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025
Donald Trump will take the oath of office of the president in front of the Capitol building in Washington, DC, again. The event takes place at noon ET and is expected to draw attention from supporters and opponents alike. How to stream Trump's inauguration You can watch the inauguration live on cable or by subscribing to a live TV...
