Startups in the US have a more difficult road ahead, with venture capitalist spending dropping by half in the second quarter of 2023. According to research by PitchBook, via Bloomberg, VCs are tightening the purse strings in 2023 amid a slowing economy. Read More
The controversy around AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s exit from Google, and what biased language models may mean for the search industry. Last year, Google announced BERT, calling it the largest change to its search system in nearly five years, and now, Read More
Luxury online retailer Farfetch, where product prices start at around a thousand dollars, had a breakout IPO on Thursday, raising $885 million while setting a valuation of $6.2 billion for the company. Then on Friday the stock surged 53 percent above Read More
Employers, landlords and credit providers could keep their ads from showing to people of “unknown gender,” enabling discrimination against nonbinary individuals. A Google Ads setting allowed businesses to potentially exclude nonbinary gender audiences, according to The Markup. The publication found examples Read More
Linux Mint is one of the most heavily recommended Linux distros available, especially for users switching from Windows. Does Linux Mint live up to that reputation? Is it an equally good option for Mac users? How does it stack up Read More
