Apple sued over abandoning CSAM detection for iCloud
Apple is being sued over its decision not to implement a system that would have scanned iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The lawsuit argues that by not…
Lead Edge is increasingly steering its 700+ investors away from VC deals
Mitchell Green worked variously in investment banking, as an analyst with Bessemer Venture Partners, and for a hedge fund backed by Tiger Management before striking out on his own in…
Queer-founded brand discovery platform Famm launches a LinkedIn for the LGBTQ+ community
Famm, the discovery platform for queer-owned brands, was created by BIPOC queer married couple Cat Perez and Marianna Di Regolo to help users find LGBTQ-owned businesses. Now it’s launching a…
These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries, or use existing mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility. The draft…
Thrustmaster H.E.A.R.T. Review: A Hall Effect Controller
A professional gamer. A top-ranked esports athlete. A renowned figure in competitive shooter circles—I’m none of these things. But could that be down to my choice of controller? Could something…
As Australia bans social media for kids under 16, age-assurance tech is in the spotlight
Age assurance, an umbrella term that refers to technologies for verifying, estimating, or inferring an internet user’s age, is being thrust into the global spotlight thanks to a blanket ban…
New York’s top VCs under 30
The next generation of New York City investors are already making their mark in the Big Apple. They come from big-name venture firms like Female Founders Fund and Lerer Hippeau…
Google pushes back against federal supervision of its payment arm
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Friday that it was placing Google’s payment arm under federal supervision. In response, Google filed a lawsuit seeking to block the move. Such supervision…
OpenAI bets you’ll pay $200 a month for ChatGPT
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re diving into OpenAI’s surprise 12 days of reveals, an underwhelming Spotify Wrapped, and an app that tells you when you’ll die….
Google says its new AI model outperforms the top weather forecast system
Google’s DeepMind team unveiled an AI model for weather prediction this week called GenCast. In a paper published in Nature, DeepMind researchers said they found that GenCast outperforms the European…
Elon Musk’s X gains a new image generator, Aurora
X, the Elon Musk-owned social network previously known as Twitter, has added a new image generator to its Grok assistant. So this new @grok image generation called Aurora just shipped…
As YC retreats from Africa, alumni launch accelerators to fill the gap
The influential accelerator Y Combinator made a splash in Africa in 2020 when it shined its light on the market and began to accept startups from the region into its…