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Jan 13, 2023 • 4min
Our obsession with pets means startups aimed at Vets are booming, as Digitail shows
With our mysterious, unsustainable, and psychological attachment to pets, combined with a boom in pet ownership since those lonely pandemic times, means veterinary practices have come under increasing pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2023 • 3min
Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions for Meet video calls
Google is finally rolling out emoji reactions to people using Google Meet for video calls starting today. The company said that this feature will be first available on iOS and the web with Android support coming soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 12, 2023 • 4min
Inflow, a platform for managing ADHD through cognitive behavioral therapy, raises $11M
Inflow, a company developing a platform to manage ADHD using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, has raised $11 million in a Series A round of funding. ADHD, or “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,” is a condition impacting as much as 10% of the global population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023 • 3min
Twitter makes algorithmic timeline default on iOS
Twitter is making the algorithmic timeline named “For You” the default feed on iOS. If you are getting a sense of déjà vu, you are not dreaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023 • 6min
How companies at CES are taking on climate change (or pretending to)
I can’t get it out of my head: A honkingly big Caterpillar sign that read, “JOIN US AS WE BUILD A BETTER WORLD.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 10, 2023 • 4min
FCC moves to form Space Bureau as its role in regulating orbit intensifies
The Federal Communications Commission regulate lots of industries and practices relating to telecommunications and the internet, but it is now cementing its role as a space regulator by voting to create a brand new bureau specializing in the topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 10, 2023 • 4min
Urine luck: these CES startups want to take a closer look at your waste
You wait for years for a urine analysis company, then all of them hit their flow all at once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 9, 2023 • 5min
US tech giants say Indian panel’s recommended competition act ‘absolutist and regressive’
An influential industry group that represents Google, Meta and Amazon among other tech firms has expressed concerns about the digital competition law recommended by an Indian parliamentary panel that seeks to regulate their alleged anticompetitive practices, calling the proposal “absolutist and regressive” in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 9, 2023 • 4min
Tesla slashes Model 3, Model Y prices in China for the second time in three months
Tesla quietly announced new pricing for the China market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 6, 2023 • 3min
Snap is shutting down its desktop camera app that allows users to apply filters during video calls
Snap is shutting down its camera app for the desktop that allows users to apply filters like cat ears and pirate hats on video calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
