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Rivian shares reach new low after reporting disappointing Q4 earnings
2 days ago –
Rivian, the U.S. electric automaker that went public late last
year, reported its fourth-quarter financial results and calendar 2021
outcome, results that along with its production forecast for 2022
disappointed Wall Street and sent shares to a new low. Rivian said
Thursday that it generated $54 ...
Buckle up, autonomous vehicles finally get federal safety standards
2 days ago –
Autonomous vehicles and vehicles with automated driving
functions now have their own set of motor vehicle safety standards, a
U.S. federal agency ruled on Thursday. The ruling begins to provide
clarity on how passenger safety should be defined in vehicles that are
designed without things like dri...
Twitter’s latest update makes it easier to escape its recommendation algorithm
2 days ago –
Twitter today is updating its app to make it easier to switch
between the algorithmically programmed Home timeline and the feed that
displays the “Latest” tweets. Typically, when users want to move between
timelines, they have to tap the “sparkle” icon in the top-right of the
screen, then do so a...
2 days ago –
For Android users, this could be the end of parking tickets as
we know them. At least, that’s the promise Google makes with its latest
update. Google announced Thursday a slew of new features that rolled
out through its latest software update, including the ability for users
to pay for parking us...
Byju’s founder backs startup in $800 million funding at $22 billion valuation
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Byju Raveendran, the co-founder and chief executive of eponymous
Indian edtech giant Byju’s, has invested $400 million into the startup,
the two said on Friday. His backing is part of a larger $800 million
round Byju’s has secured, the Bengaluru-headquartered startup said.
Sumeru Ventures, Vitruv...
Aument wants to power your next marketing message
a day ago –
Aument is carving out a niche in marketing automation for
e-commerce stores, raising $1.5 million in pre-seed funding just four
months after being founded. CEO Emilio Di Marco met his co-founders,
Alan Helouani, Sacha Landesmann and Mario Leon Rojas, in Latin America
while leading marketing effor...
‘Jedi Blue’ ad deal between Google and Facebook sparks new antitrust probes in EU and UK
2 days ago –
The European Commission and the U.K. have announced parallel
formal antitrust investigations into Google and Facebook in relation to
their online display ad businesses. The twin probes, announced today by
the EU’s competition division and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets
Authority (CMA), are fo...
AiFi adds new funding into its cart to expand autonomous retail footprint
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Contactless stores are gaining traction, more so in Europe, but
there are some trickling into the U.S., including Atlanta’s Nourish +
Bloom Market that opened in January. In that article, we pointed out
that the store was entering territory that included Amazon Go, 7-Eleven
and Walmart. Behind so...
Sorenson Ventures keeps focus on enterprise with new $150M fund
a day ago –
Sorenson Ventures may not be a household name, but the Lehi,
Utah-based firm has quietly backed 30 enterprise startups since 2017
when it launched its initial $100 million fund, some exiting via
acquisition and some sporting flashy valuations. Today, the company
announced that it has raised its s...
NetWalker ransomware operator extradited to the US, over $28M in bitcoin seized
a day ago –
A former Canadian government employee accused of carrying out
dozens of ransomware attacks has been extradited to the United States,
with more than $28 million in bitcoin seized in connection with the
case. Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, who worked as an IT consultant for
Public Works and Governmen...
Diamond Age picks up $50M to lay the foundation for the future of houses built by robots
a day ago –
Hot on the heels from its $8 million fundraise just a few months
ago, Diamond Age is back for a top-up, with a $50 million Series A
financing to continue its mission to make homeownership more affordable
by using 3D printing and robotics technologies to make home construction
significantly cheape...
VC and native Ukrainian Alex Iskold is funneling money to Ukranian refugees, $1K at a time
a day ago –
Alex Iskold is “one of the luckiest people you’ve ever met,” he
says from his office in New York. He’s the co-founder and managing
partner of a venture firm, 2048 Ventures. He previously spent five years
with Techstars as the managing director of its New York City program,
where he invested in an...
TechCrunch+ roundup: Tested TAM tips, no-code tech survey, writing crypto white papers
a day ago –
For most products, TAM is presented in nine figures or more, but
when you're planning to disrupt a billion-dollar market, these numbers
can create a lot of cognitive dissonance.
This Week in Apps: War and the app economy, Google’s Messages update, Telegram ‘TV’
5 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 number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and
Google Play stores combine...
Tiger’s stamp of approval is coming for the early stage
5 hours ago –
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this
week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox early,
subscribe here. On Tuesday, AngelList Venture closed its first tranche
of institutional funding since spinning out on its own in 2020. The $100
million round was led by Ti...
Casey Neistat’s David Dobrik documentary explores what happens when creators cross the line
7 hours ago –
“There’s three different things that make up a vlog,” David
Dobrik, then a rising YouTube star, explained to Casey Neistat, a
veteran YouTuber and filmmaker. Neistat’s camera pans to show a swimming
pool, where a member of Dobrik’s ensemble, the Vlog Squad, balances on a
jet ski, attempting to to...
The Verge
How to preorder Apple’s new iPad Air
a day ago –
The new iPad Air comes in five colorways, including a new shade
of blue. | Image: Apple
As expected, preorders have officially opened up for the newest iPad
to hit Apple’s lineup: the 2022 iPad Air. Announced alongside the new
iPhone SE and Mac Studio during the company’s “Peek Performanc...
Amazon’s Smart Air Quality Monitor could be a lot smarter
a day ago –
This inexpensive indoor air quality monitor can only say, not do
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge
Brandon Silverman knows more about how stories spread on Facebook than
almost anyone. As co-founder and CEO of CrowdTangle, he helped to build
systems that instantly understood which stories were going viral:
valuable knowledge for publishers at ...
How to use Xbox PC Game Pass on your Windows PC
a day ago –
Microsoft
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass is a subscription service that offers
on-demand access to dozens of games. It’s a great value if you like to
play and discover new games, and now that it’s on PC instead of solely
being a console experience, your subscription can follow you from your
X...
a day ago –
YouTube says it could take time for the change to roll out. |
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
YouTube says that it will start completely blocking YouTube channels
funded by the Russian government, after it blocked channels like RT and
Sputnik in Europe earlier this month. The comp...
Russia will ban Instagram on March 14th
a day ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
One week after placing a ban on Facebook in Russia, the country’s
communications agency Roskomnadzor announced it will ban Instagram, too.
While the Facebook ban cited “discrimination against Russian media,”
this time, the government claims it’s hap...
a day ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Yuga Labs, the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club, announced today that
it had acquired CryptoPunks and Meebits from Larva Labs. CryptoPunks is
one of the oldest and most valuable brands in the NFT world, and Meebits
quickly joined the list of most val...
Subaru retires the gas-powered WRX STI while it explores electrification
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Photo by David Graff/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
The next-generation Subaru WRX STI could be electric. In a press
release shared by the automaker on Friday, Subaru says it has no plans
to build a gas-powered STI based on this generation’s WRX platform.
“Subaru Corporation is exploring opp...
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