Making democracy work is not easy, as recent events have shown. Some critics argue that technology is making the problem worse. But one startup believes artificial intelligence could help bridge differences instead of widening them. Tommy Lorsch, co-founder and CEO…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is happening from October 27 to 29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This event brings founders, investors, and innovators together to explore the future of technology. One fireside chat you will not want to miss features Baiju…
The social network Bluesky will begin verifying users’ ages in the state of Ohio to comply with new regulations, starting on Monday, September 29. The company, which offers an open and decentralized competitor to X and Threads, says it will…
After nearly a decade of serving as a digital time capsule for life’s moments, Snapchat is putting a price on its Memories feature. The social media company announced that free access to Memories will now be limited to 5GB of…
OpenAI began testing a new safety routing system in ChatGPT over the weekend. On Monday, the company also introduced parental controls to the chatbot. These new features have drawn mixed reactions from users. The safety updates are a response to…
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The Department of Energy has instituted a list of banned words at the direction of a Trump appointee. The list includes many terms that are widely considered politically neutral. This guidance was sent in an email to the Office of…
Polars, the Amsterdam-based company behind the popular open source project of the same name, has raised 18 million euros, which is about 21 million dollars, in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Accel, with participation from…
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is closing her consumer software startup, Sunshine, and selling its assets to her new AI startup, Dazzle. The news was first reported by Wired, which cited an email sent to Sunshine’s shareholders. According to the…
