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Jul 14, 2023 • 6min
India’s Chandrayaan-3 blasts off to the moon
Chandrayaan-3, India’s third mission to the moon, has taken off successfully — almost four years after its predecessor failed to touch down on the lunar surface in 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 14, 2023 • 6min
Cruise, Waymo say humans are bad drivers amid robotaxi permit delays
Autonomous vehicle companies Cruise and Waymo have separately pushed a narrative this week that humans are bad drivers, and that their technologies are crucial to making roads safer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 13, 2023 • 4min
Defacto gets new credit facility to provide instant financing to small companies
French startup Defacto has closed a new securitization fund that will be used to provide short-term loans to small and medium enterprises via an embedded, API-first approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 13, 2023 • 6min
Google’s Bard chatbot finally launches in the EU, now supports more than 40 languages
Google is making its ChatGPT rival Bard available to a wider audience today, launching the generative AI chatbot in more than 40 languages and finally bringing it to the European Union (EU) after an initial delay due to data privacy concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2023 • 3min
Gmail brings in Calendly-style availability sharing from Google Calendar
On Tuesday, Google released new scheduling-related features for Gmail with Google Calendar integration including quick event creation and easy availability sharing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 12, 2023 • 3min
Roku users can now buy products from Shopify merchants with their TV remote
Roku is partnering with Shopify to give users the ability to purchase products from Shopify merchants through their TVs, the hardware company announced Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2023 • 4min
Discord introduces new opt-in parental controls for teens
Discord is introducing a new Family Center opt-in-tool that is designed to make it easy for parents and guardians to learn more about who their teens are friends with and talk to on the platform, the company announced on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 11, 2023 • 3min
Instagram’s Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days
Instagram’s text-based app Threads has achieved the mark of 100 million sign-ups in just five days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2023 • 4min
If you don’t buy Jony Ive’s $60,000 turntable, are you really a music fan?
You enjoyed his iMacs, his iPhones, his iPads. You thrilled at the way he said “aluminium” [sic]. You admired the typeface. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 10, 2023 • 4min
Tesla to provide more info on its driver alert system amid Autopilot probe
U.S. regulators have requested more information from Tesla to assist in their ongoing investigation into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that include Autopilot, the automaker’s advanced driver assistance system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
