Report: VC in emerging markets fell by more than 40% last year
January 8 at 9:30 a.m. Dubai VC investment in emerging markets such as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will drop by more than 40% compared to 2023, according to a new report. The data reflects a global trend of declining VC funding over the past two years, particularly for non-AI companies. The amount raised in the market...
Indian government websites still redirect users to scam sites
Some Indian government websites continue to allow scammy link planting on official domains - months after TechCrunch reported the problem last year. TechCrunch found more than 90 "gov.in" website links linked to Indian government departments, including the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and India Post, as well as the state governments and councils of Haryana and Maharashtra and others,...
10 More Cool Things We Saw at CES 2025
The doors were officially opened at CES, the massive consumer technology trade show that takes over Las Vegas in the first week of January. Between miles of glitzy displays and massive storefronts, we've seen many new and useful product releases in mobility, wearables, computing, smart home technology, television, personal audio, and digital health. (You can see our full coverage...
Meta’s Fact-Checking Partner Says He’s ‘Blinded’ by Decision for Ax
Fact-checking partners Meta claimed they were "blindsided" by the company's decision to abandon third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in favor of the Community Notes model, and some said they were now scrambling to understand that they "We heard the news like everyone else, " said Alan Duke, cofounder and editor at the fact-checking site Lead Stories, which...
License Plate Reader Leaks Real-Time Video Feed and Vehicle Data
In just 20 minutes this morning, an automated license plate recognition (ALPR) system in Nashville, Tennessee, captured photos and detailed information from nearly 1,000 vehicles as they drove by. Among them: eight black Jeep Wranglers, six Honda Accords, an ambulance, and a yellow Ford Fiesta with a vanity plate. This trove of real-time vehicle data, collected by one of...
All the Top CPU and GPU News From CES 2025
Here's what's coming, all in Q1 and Q2 of 2025. Full details can be found here and here.AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DI is AMD's fastest and most advanced CPU to date, featuring 16 or 12 cores and designed specifically for creators and (especially) gamers. AMD says the new chip will provide an average performance increase of 8 percent in gaming...
Meta Follows Elon Musk’s Lead, Moves Staff to Billionaire-Friendly Texas
"The executive is doing everything it can to create an environment conducive to the actions it wants to take, there is no review or accountability from actors like the courts or legislators or others," he said. Since taking over X, formerly Twitter, Musk has become one of Trump's most important allies, supporting the campaign financially and lending the weight...
First US Bird Flu Death Is a Warning
Nuzzo said the Louisiana patient's pre-existing health conditions contributed to the severity of the illness, but also pointed to the case of a teenager in Canada who was hospitalized with bird flu in November. The 13-year-old girl was initially seen. in an emergency department in British Columbia for fever and conjunctivitis in both eyes. He was discharged home without...
The Health Monitoring Boom Only Gets Weird From Here
Withings also used CES to launch Cardio Checkup, an in-app service available today and compatible with all ECG-capable Withings devices, such as ScanWatch. In addition to alerting you to possible cases of atrial fibrillation, it will probably check you every month and give you access to a specialist through the app. . Photo: Tristan deBrauwereAnd that's not all—I still...
Meta Now Allowing Users to Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’
Meta announced a series of major updates to its current content moderation policy, including ending fact-checking partnerships and "removing" restrictions on speech on "topics like immigration, gender identity and gender" that the company describes as frequently political subjects. discourse and debate. "It's not true that it can be said on TV or on the floor of Congress, but not...
