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GM delays production of new Chevy Bolt EVs until end of January 2 days ago – General Motors will continue to delay production of new Chevrolet Bolt EVs at the company’s Orion assembly plant in Michigan “through the week of Jan. 24, 2022,” the company said in a statement emailed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The automaker said it would instead “continue to focus on battery mo...

Dear Sophie: What are the latest rules for H-1B visas? 2 days ago – I have been applying for positions in the U.S., and one company says that if they hire me and get me an H-1B visa, the filing fees and cost will be taken out of my paycheck. Is that allowed?

Actuator is go! 2 days ago – Today’s the big day! After months of toiling away in roundups, Actuator is finally graduating to your inbox as the latest addition to the TechCrunch newsletter family. I’ve written 40 of these things since our quiet, pre-name test launch back in February (we called ourselves “Robotics Roundup” fo...

Rocket Lab reimagines rocket design with its Neutron launch vehicle

After being pushed out of Google, Timnit Gebru forms her own AI research institute: DAIR

Nowhere to hide: The emissions threat facing corporate America

Glorify, an ambitious app for Christians, just landed $40 million in Series A funding led by a16z

AWS launches re:Post, a new community-driven Q&A service

Meta’s NPE team takes a global focus with seed-stage investments, offices in emerging markets

Beat the price hike and fire up CrunchMatch for TC Sessio

China’s ride-hailing giant is delisting from the New York Stock Exchange 2 days ago – China’s ride-hailing behemoth Didi has begun the procedure of delisting from the New York Stock Exchange and applying to list in Hong Kong instead, the company announced via a Weibo post on Friday morning. The decision came days after Bloomberg reported the Chinese government had asked Didi to de...

Our new hybrid lives: Tactile virtual experiences and hardware that lives with us 2 days ago – It’s time we started thinking about our devices as objects to keep and care for, repairing and refurbishing things like phones and computers to keep up with the latest advancements.

Judging by the future, not the past, Stride takes steps to turn student finance upside down 2 days ago – If you’re trying to get a mortgage or an auto loan, banks will put on their judging glasses and look into your past. Makes sense; it’s a reasonably reliable indicator as to whether you’ll be able to repay your loans or not. Student financing is a little different. Sure, your past plays a role, bu...

Oura Ring 3 review

Daily Crunch: After a transitional year, Apple announces its 2021 App Store Award winners

FTC sues to block NVIDIA’s purchase of ARM

Grab’s SPAC splat caps off a bad week for blank-check combinations

Gillmor Gang: Get Better Back

NASA awards Blue Origin, Nanoracks, Northrop Grumman over $400M in contracts to avoid space station gap

Here’s a first look at the new Polestar SUV and how it fits in

First we SPAC, then we take down AWS a day ago – The plan is simple: First, we create a knockoff of a popular digital service. Second, we cry political persecution. Third, we raise a bunch of money with a SPAC. And then, we take on AWS.

Facebook Messenger is testing a new ‘Split Payments’ feature in the US a day ago – Facebook Messenger announced today that it’s starting to test out a new “Split Payments” feature that introduces a way for users to share the cost of bills and expenses through the app. The company says the new feature is a “free and fast” way to handle finances through Messenger. The new feature...

Square’s Better.com name Block is Butter-y smooth 2 days ago – Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. It’s Friday, which means the whole crew was aboard for this particular episode. We had Grace and Chris behind the scenes, and Mary Ann, Natasha and Alex on the m...

Vinehealth, offering digital support for cancer patients and SaaS for R&D, gets $5.5M to launch in the US

TechCrunch+ roundup: Singapore’s fintech buzz, SaaS slump, amplified marketing strategies

Why Pinduoduo is putting all its profit into agriculture

Umamicart bags $6M to deliver traditional Asian ingredients right to your home

Norrsken Foundation’s hub opens in Rwanda, to house 1,000 entrepreneurs by next year

South African crowd-solving startup Zindi building a community of data scientists and using AI to solve real-world problems

Porsche invests in German startup aiming to be a one-stop

Daily Crunch: Oura Ring offers a smaller wearable for tracking fitness data a day ago – Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Gift Guide: 10 great cameras for when a smartphone lens just isn’t enough a day ago – As we wade into the second pandemic-era holiday season, there's no better time to throw yourself headlong into a new hobby. Or that's what you should tell your loved ones when you gift them one of the cameras on our list of photography gift ideas this year.

New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal begins restructuring as two execs step down a day ago – Earlier this week, Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from his role. He appointed CTO Parag Agrawal as new CEO, effective immediately. Agrawal, who joined Twitter as an engineer in 2011, already announced a major reorganization of the company today, per an internal email obtained...

Essential steps to thriving and surviving while fundraising

AWS re:Invent 2021 was more incremental than innovative

3 ways to recruit engineers who fly under LinkedIn’s radar

Tech stocks are getting hammered (again)

A step forward for CO2 capture

Last chance to save $55 on passes to TC Sessions: Space 2021

MrBeast’s ‘Real Life Squid Game’ and the price of viral stu

Why the founder-friendly era needs a ‘VP of Nothing’ 7 hours ago – Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends.

This Week in Apps: Apple and Google’s best apps of the year, Amazon Appstore fails, Twitter’s new CEO 7 hours ago – Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year...

The Polestar Precept is a cypher for the EV automaker’s future 8 hours ago – Polestar will spend the next three years executing a lofty electric vehicle launch schedule that will culminate with the Precept concept, a “Rosetta Stone” of sorts that provides a physical representation of the company’s future. Polestar, the former Volvo company that spun out to become its own ...

Fear, loathing and corporate gifting

Use radical objectivity to create and retain an inclusive workforce

Is tech hurting American soft power?

Founders need to uncouple their own idea from its creator

Is the UK government’s new IoT cybersecurity bill fit for purpose?

At SoftBank, a reported battle over pay with COO Marcelo Claure adds to other bad news

Don’t let new hybrid workplaces keep the old systemic racis

The Verge

All 53,000 attendees of Anime NYC urged to get tested after one got Omicron 2 days ago – Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images Were you one of the 53,000 attendees of the Anime NYC 2021 convention in New York City, or know someone who did? New York City authorities and Anime NYC organizers are urging every single attendee, exhibitor, artist, and staff member to get test...

Signal launches in-app sustainer program to accept donations from users

This is the Steam Deck’s box

Zoom might pay you $25 as part of a class-action settlement

Here are the best Apple Watch deals right now

My mad dash to catch up in time for Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion

Qualcomm’s new always-on smartphone camera is a potential privacy nightmare

Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood LA exposes info for 400,000 patients

How to arrange for your digital legacy

The FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of

US State Department phones were reportedly hacked by NSO spyware a day ago – Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge At least nine employees of the US State Department working in or with Uganda had their iPhones hacked with spyware made by NSO Group, according to a report from Reuters. The Wall Street Journal has corroborated the story, putting the number of US an...

As warehouses take off, they need to kick natural gas

Facebook Messenger is getting a built-in bill splitting feature

NASA funds three companies to develop commercial space stations

Facebook took down a fake Swiss scientist account that was part of an international misinfo campaign

Walmart’s in-store Gamer Drop might be your best shot at a PS5, Xbox, or Switch OLED

‘Face with tears of joy’ is once again the most-used emoji

Sony’s ‘Spartacus’ could be PlayStation’s answer to Xbox Game Pass

Once you’re done with Arcane, play this League of Legends RPG

Amazon charges sellers fees that are high enough to offs

As warehouses take off, they need to kick natural gas

Facebook Messenger is getting a built-in bill splitting feature

NASA funds three companies to develop commercial space stations

Facebook took down a fake Swiss scientist account that was part of an international misinfo campaign

Walmart’s in-store Gamer Drop might be your best shot at a PS5, Xbox, or Switch OLED

‘Face with tears of joy’ is once again the most-used emoji

Sony’s ‘Spartacus’ could be PlayStation’s answer to Xbox Game Pass

Once you’re done with Arcane, play this League of Legends RPG

Amazon charges sellers fees that are high enough to offs

It’s the last Bandcamp Friday of 2021 a day ago – Photo by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In March 2020, Bandcamp started a promotion where it would forego taking a revenue share from sales artists made on its platform, providing some additional support to performers with suddenly limited opportunities due to th...

Google TV’s nifty new personalized profiles have been delayed

Google Photos’ Locked Folder is now rolling out to more Android phones

Halo Infinite will soon let you stick just to deathmatch

Nest Doorbells will sound a little more melodious this holiday season

Today I learned you can surf YouTube on old Chromecasts with a hidden phone remote

Best gaming laptop in 2021: seven laptops to get your game on

Twitter losing design and engineering leaders in restructure under new CEO

Courtney Love says she has Elon Musk’s private emails

Valve says DayZ and five other games are now anti-cheat r

The first trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) teases a stunning animated sequel an hour ago – The first trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to the animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse just dropped, revealing both the title — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) — and the surprise that the upcoming adventures of Miles Morales will actually be a two-part affair.

Google Pixel mail-in repairs have allegedly twice resulted in leaked pics and a privacy nightmare

The Fortnite island flipped over during Chapter 2’s final event

Activision Blizzard won’t play a part at The Game Awards this year

Spotify removes popular comedians’ content over royalties dispute

Leaked Fortnite trailer reveals Spider-Man and a new island for Chapter 3

Twitter reportedly suspended accounts by mistake after extremists abused new private media policy

Ludwig’s livestream was interrupted by a copyright warning days after joining YouTube

Buy two Nintendo Switch games and get one free at Best Buy

Call of Duty made $3 billion in 2020, so of course Activision