TECH

Tesla wants to bring robotaxis to San Francisco. Here’s what’s standing in the way.
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 26, 2025
Tesla is launching an even-more-limited version of its early robotaxi service in San Francisco this weekend, according to Business Insider, after an initial rollout began

Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 23, 2025
Gupshup, a business messaging startup that began its journey in India over two decades ago and became a unicorn four years ago, has raised a

Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 20, 2025
Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the

TikTok is adding features for songwriters to its app
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 17, 2025
TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta, include a “Songwriter” label and

Meta acquires voice startup Play AI
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 14, 2025
Meta has acquired Play AI, a startup that uses AI to generate human-sounding voices. A Meta spokesperson has confirmed the acquisition, according to Bloomberg, which

Grok 4 seems to consult Elon Musk to answer controversial questions
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 11, 2025
During xAI’s launch of Grok 4 on Wednesday night, Elon Musk said — while livestreaming the event on his social media platform, X — that

UAE proptech Huspy raises $59M to scale in Europe
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 8, 2025
If you walked into a Dubai bank to apply for a mortgage in 2020, chances are you’d spend months buried in paperwork or face a

Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 5, 2025
Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If

Jon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TC All Stage
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . July 2, 2025
Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back?

Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
- By Mainedigitalnews.com
- . June 29, 2025
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit