Google launches fund for female founders in Asia-Pacific, focusing on AI startups
The fund will provide $100,000 in equity-free cash to six female-founded startups this year.
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Two years after Australia’s landmark Facebook showdown, it’s happening again overseas
Meta said months ago it would block news for Canadian Instagram and Facebook users “in order to comply” with Canada’s Online News Act.
Steve Jobs’ son launches new VC firm with $200 million to fight cancer
Reed Jobs will head the firm that stems from Emerson Collective, which his mother Laurene Powell Jobs created and largely funded with the Apple founder’s fortune.
280,000 Tesla vehicles under investigation for losing steering control
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will investigate an estimated 280,000 Tesla vehicles.
Are AI chatbots the new job interviewers?
Chatbots are increasingly being used by companies to interview and screen job applicants, often for blue collar jobs. But like other algorithmic hiring tools before them, experts and job applicants worry these tools could be biased.
Zuckerberg implies less than half of Threads users have stuck around
Meta’s Twitter competitor has struggled to retain users after a record-breaking launch earlier this month.
Tesla exaggerated cars’ driving range – and cancelled appointments when drivers complained, reports
An investigation released Thursday says Tesla exaggerated the range of its vehicles and worked to suppress driver’s worries about their car’s battery life.
AI at the doctor? Amazon launches new healthcare disruptor
Amazon is continuing its expansion into the health space with the launch of a new generative AI tool called HealthScribe, meant to take over some time-consuming administrative tasks of doctor’s offices and clinics, the company said.
Elon Musk’s Twitter rebrand sets stage for everything app ‘X’ to takeoff – here’s how
Outrage is part of Musk’s brand and experts told Forbes it would be unwise to write off the billionaire for his unconventional approach to rebranding Twitter.
NASA’s James Webb Telescope detects water vapour in distant ‘planet-forming’ area
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapour in a “planet-forming” area of a distant star, the agency announced Monday, in a major discovery that marks the first time astronomers have found extraterrestrial water in an area with planets on the cusp of being formed, shedding light on how life could have begun on Earth.