Monthly Archives: November 2022

Deepgram lands new cash to grow its enterprise voice-recognition business

Deepgram, a company developing voice-recognition tech for the enterprise, today raised $47 million in new funding led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Citi Ventures and Alkeon. An extension of Deepgram’s Series B that kicked off in February 2021, led by Tiger Global, it brings the startup’s total raised to $86 million, which CEO…

Entertainment seats have a plus-size problem and it’s time we address it

When self-professed “musical nerd” Hannah Jayne scored tickets to see & Juliet, an alternative take on Shakespeare’s tragic love story set to Britney Spears, she was excited, to say the least. That is, until she spent three terribly uncomfortable hours wedged into a seat that was too small for her body.  When the 34-year-old copywriter…

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s biggest bug isn’t what you think

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is no stranger to bugs and glitches. However, the latest issue uncovered by players runs deeper than the occasional texture pop.  Fans of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet‘s competitive multiplayer have uncovered an alarming fault in the game’s PvP Battle Stadium. In short, it looks like every single PvP battle in the…

A town in Italy is going to pay people $31,000 to move there, but there’s a catch. You must buy and fix up old abandoned homes to get the cash.

Presicce, Italy’s government is calling on new buyers to buy and build up its abandoned homes. Miti74/Shutterstock Presicce, Italy is providing roughly $30,000 to people who move to the historic town. Anyone who buys a property built before 1991 and commits to restoring it is eligible for the money. Other villages across Italy have launched…

China still hasn’t officially addressed the anti zero-COVID protests that have swept the country

People hold white sheets of paper in protest of COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing, China, on November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Mass protests kicked off in China over its strict COVID-19 policy after 10 people died in a fire. China’s government has not acknowledged the protests, even as other governments have. But there has been a…