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The best ebikes you can buy in 2022
Repairable batteries are critical to the EV and Ebike circular economy
Oi, developers! ‘Best practices’ can turn you into complacent a-holes
Should bike helmets be compulsory?
( Don't ask me. I think compulsory motorcycle helmets are nanny state overreach, let alone for low speed unpowered vehicles. Don't those asshat bureaucrats have something useful to do ? All this will accomplish is to make biking less popular. Motor vehicles continue to be biking's greatest hazard. )
How to install Android apps on Windows 11, the easy way
AirTags are as dangerous as the society that surrounds them
Russia’s ramping up its censorship — and Big Tech’s barely doing a damn thing *
Tech Crunch
Regulatory scrutiny is good for the future of software
20 hours ago –
Increased regulatory scrutiny is a strong and healthy indicator of the potential of emerging technologies.
LinkedIn acquires Israeli web analytics startup Oribi for $80M-90M to expand its marketing technology
20 hours ago –
LinkedIn — the social network for people looking to connect with
others in their professional fields and find work with upwards of 810
million users — has a long-standing business in marketing and
advertising on its own platform; today it is announcing an acquisition
that could points to its ambi...
iHeartRadio modernizes the radio call-in with launch of ‘Talk Back,’ a tool for sending voice messages to show hosts
20 hours ago –
In a move to make radio and podcasts more interactive,
iHeartRadio today is launching a new feature called Talk Back which
allows listeners to participate with their favorite shows directly from
the iHeartRadio mobile app. With a push of a button, listeners can offer
feedback or respond to hosts’...
Twitter will mark tweets with links to Russian state-backed media and limit their reach
17 hours ago –
Twitter announced on Monday new measures to prevent
disinformation tied to the Russian government from spreading in light of
the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The company will begin
adding labels to tweets containing links from Russian state-linked media
outlets noting their affiliation....
Panasonic will start making Tesla’s higher-capacity EV batteries by March 2024
18 hours ago –
Panasonic aims to start mass production of a higher-capacity
battery for Tesla by March 2024. The company is building a production
facility for the battery at its Wakayama Factory.
Google disables Maps live traffic tools in Ukraine
18 hours ago –
Alphabet today confirmed with TechCrunch that it has disabled
certain Google Maps live traffic tools in Ukraine. The news, reported by
Reuters, comes after the company has consulted with local authorities
as the country faces attacks from Russian forces. The features will
remain on for local turn...
18 hours ago –
Rakuten Symphony, the recently launched telco-focused arm of
Japan’s Rakuten Group, today announced that it has acquired Robin.io, a
startup that offers a Kubernetes platform optimized for storage
solutions and complex network applications. Rakuten Mobile was one of
the company’s early customers ...
Leverage early investors when raising a Series A, says DeepScribe’s Akilesh Bapu
14 hours ago –
"When I walked out of the meeting, I went immediately to one of
my partners, and was like, 'Finally, I found the company that is
following the right approach," said Index Ventures' Nina Achadjian.
Second-time founder of climate tech company Supercritical discusses learning how to balance motherhood and being a CEO
16 hours ago –
In this week’s episode of Found, we’re joined by Michelle You,
co-founder and CEO of Supercritical, who is on a mission to help
companies get to net-zero — but she refuses to sacrifice her personal
life for the startup. Michelle talks with Darrell and Jordan about how
motherhood has eased her imp...
Stämm Biotech raises $17M for its next-generation, 3D printed bioreactor
16 hours ago –
In the past year, there’s been a lot of hype around
biomanufacturing — from growing cell-based meat to microbe-powered
medicine manufacturing. But none of synthetic biology’s darlings can
exist without one key piece of equipment: a bioreactor. While the world
debates how best to bring biology-fue...
16 hours ago –
Kyle Vogt, who co-founded Cruise and ran the startup for years
following GM’s acquisition in 2016, is back in charge. Vogt made the
announcement Monday via a tweet. Some fun news: I have formally accepted
the CEO job at @Cruise once again. — Kyle Vogt (@kvogt) February 28,
2022 The formal announc...
Australia’s CryptoTaxCalculator helps traders demystify the decentralized
42 minutes ago –
Just in time for tax season in the United States, Australian
startup CryptoTaxCalculator (CTC) announced it has raised seed capital
to expand its automated crypto tax reporting tool further into the U.S.
market. Sydney-based CTC is one of many platforms that have gained
popularity this year for h...
M-KOPA raises $75M as it clocks 2 million customers across four African markets
2 hours ago –
A 2019 World Bank report says 85% of Africans live on less than
$5.50 per day. A large percentage of these adults are unbanked and
underbanked; thus, they don’t have access to credit and can’t afford
important purchases outright. M-KOPA’s financing platform has proved
helpful to this set of users...
Starship Technologies raises another $42M to fuel the growth of its fleet of self-driving delivery robots
2 hours ago –
Starship Technologies, one of the bigger players in the world of
autonomous delivery robots — the small, boxy vehicles that self-drive
around cities and closed campuses delivering food and other small items —
has raised yet another round of funding, just 30 days since its last
financial infusion....
5 hours ago –
European spend management startup Payhawk has added $100
million to its Series B round that I already covered back in November.
The startup confirms that it has reached a post-money valuation of $1
billion, as The Information’s Kate Clark previous reported. Lightspeed
Venture Partners is leading ...
The Verge
Facebook removes Russian misinformation network pushing fake news about the war in Ukraine
a day ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Facebook says it’s dismantled a misinformation network comprised of
individuals and sites pushing fake news about the Russian invasion of
Ukraine.
The social network’s parent company Meta said the network was
“relatively small,” consisting of about...
Huh. Given the reliability of corporate media, it sounds as nothing but misinformation will be accessed. Truth is the first casualty of war. Certainly Fact Checkers richly deserve derision.
Samsung officially kills off the Galaxy Note brand, but the stylus stays
20 hours ago –
Samsung’s Note brand will be replaced by the new Ultra line of
devices. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
Samsung is officially killing off the Galaxy Note... brand name. The
news was confirmed by Samsung’s smartphone chief Roh Tae-moon, who told
reporters at Mobile World Congress 2022 ...
21 hours ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Spice DAO’s quest to honor a nonexistent film
Continue reading…
Elden Ring’s world is full of mystery, but I’d rather wait for a guide
15 hours ago –
Image: Bandai Namco
It seems like everyone, even people who don’t usually partake in
FromSoftware games, is playing Elden Ring. It’s currently the seventh
most played game on Steam based on number of concurrent players and has a
score of 97 on Metacritic, putting it on track to be this ye...
19 hours ago –
The Xbox Series S is a deceptively small console. It’s about
the size of two controllers side-by-side. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The
Verge
It seems like every time we mention the Xbox Series S, it gets a
little cheaper. The entry-level Xbox has slowly gone from dropping $10
to $30 off its...
A ransomware group paid the price for backing Russia
13 hours ago –
Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth day, a coalition led
by the US and Europe has mounted a coordinated response focused on
financial sanctions and, increasingly, military aid. While the conflict
grows in scale and intensity, organiza...
13 hours ago –
Image: Mykhailo Fedorov
SpaceX sent a truck full of Starlink user terminals to Ukraine,
according to an image tweeted by the country’s vice prime minister, who
had asked CEO Elon Musk for assistance during Russia’s invasion. Over
the weekend, Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted at Musk, asking him t...
Amazon opens first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology
an hour ago –
Dozens of cameras suspended from the store’s ceiling track
customers and their purchases. | Image: Amazon
Amazon has brought its cashierless Just Walk Out technology to a Whole
Foods store for the first time, allowing customers to shop and leave
the store with their items without having t...
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