Twitter introduced a new testing feature on Tuesday that allows users to report any misinformation they encounter on the platform and report it to the company as “misleading”. The test will roll out to most users in the United States, Australia, and South Korea starting today. In the new test, Twitter users can expand the … Read more
Don’t expect an easy escape if one of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robots is ever chasing you. Hyundai’s own company shared a video (below) showing the humanoid bots successfully completing a parkour routine on an obstacle course for the first time. The two Atlas machines jumped gaps, arched bars, and even coordinated a backflip without missing … Read more
(Instagram photo via @deweyscientific) Dewey Scientific, the Pullman, Washington-based agtech startup that leverages genomics, data science, and more to improve the quality and genetic diversity of cannabis plants, has raised $ 3.2 million in new funds. The Series A cash announced on Monday comes from The Hawthorne Collective, a new cannabis industry investment arm from … Read more
Many Southeast Asian digital companies encounter early-stage obstacles when looking for growth finance. They may not want to sell equity in their business, but they often struggle to secure working capital loans from traditional financial institutions. This is where Singapore-based Jenfi comes in, offering revenue-based funding of up to $ 500,000 with flexible repayment plans … Read more
Robots that can swim underwater are nothing new. For example, earlier this year Carnegie Mellon outfitted its famous Snakebot with turbines and engines to give it water capabilities. But few can do so with the grace, speed, and ease of a real fish. And it’s not that scientists have avoided developing a robot that can … Read more
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public are examining the science behind social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and others. (Jeremy Zero Photo via Unsplash) As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines grows, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is stepping up efforts to document, understand, and combat … Read more
Rapido, a bicycle taxi aggregator in India, announced Monday that it has raised $ 52 million in a new round of funding as the six-year-old startup seeks space in an Ola and Uber-dominated category in the South Asian market. The six-year-old startup’s new funding – Series C – was funded by Shell Ventures, Yamaha, Kunal … Read more
The Nintendo Switch has no problem playing against the PlayStation 5 in its home turf in Japan … far from it. Game Data Library, Axios, and IGN report that every game on Famitsu’s August 8th weekly top 30 charts was a Switch title, from Super Mario Maker 2 at number 30 to Minecraft at the … Read more
Rohit Prasad, Vice President and Senior Scientist, Amazon Alexa Team. When Amazon’s first Alexa-enabled smart speaker hit the market in 2014, it was a novelty: a voice-activated interface for processing natural language that could perform a number of simple tasks. Fast forward to today, and the internet connected platform has rapidly expanded and become its … Read more
Dr. Phil Wagner is the founder and CEO of Sparta Science. After studying medicine at USC, he was frustrated with the lack of evidence-based approaches to performance and injury prevention in sports, the military, and occupational medicine, which inspired him to start Sparta Science. During my medical training at LAC + USC Medical Center in … Read more