Monday, September 05, 2022

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New water map of Mars reveals potential landing spots on the red planet

Everything you need to know about preventing lithium-ion battery fires

Dear EU policymakers, please stop ignoring freelancers

Oxford scientist says greedy physicists have overhyped quantum computing

How an award-winning AI film was brought to life by text-to-video generation

Physics breakthrough could lead to new, more efficient quantum computers

Tech Crunch

  • Netflix’s cheaper ad tier could arrive earlier than expected 3 days ago  –  Although Netflix announced to the world in July that it is launching its ad-supported version in early 2023, the streamer could be changing its plans. As reported by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Netflix execs told ad buyers the launch date would now be November 1, 2022. If this ends up b...
  • Disdain for NFTs in video games is part of a slow green revolution 3 days ago  –  NFTs aside, the video game industry is often left out when we talk about industries that have a major impact on the environment.
  • Samsung says customer data stolen in July data breach 3 days ago  –  Electronics giant Samsung has confirmed a data breach affecting customers’ personal information. In a brief notice, Samsung said it discovered the security incident in late-July and that an “unauthorized third party acquired information from some of Samsung’s U.S. systems.” The company said it de...
  • Later Cam brings the nostalgia of analog photography to your smartphone
    Later Cam brings the nostalgia of analog photography to your smartphone 3 days ago  –  Photo-sharing app Dispo brought back the nostalgia of an analog camera by letting people see the images they snap a day later. Now, a new company called Later Cam wants to create similar magic by not just offering an analog-like photo-taking experience, but also by delivering prints of those one-...
  • Early-bird pricing returns for a Disrupt Labor Day flash sale
  • India plans to speed up testing and safety approvals for electronic devices
  • Tesla hiring ‘high-volume’ recruiters in Quebec
  • How tech giants are responding to the growing green card backlog
  • We Reali don’t know when real estate will get Better
  • An action plan for founders fundraising i
  • Daily Crunch: Nvidia chips become collateral damage in new US sanctions targeting China 3 days ago  –  Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
  • This startup wants to scale anonymous mental health support – starting with founders 3 days ago  –  Nate Tepper first went to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), an international program dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism with a 12-step program, in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. He didn’t show his face or share his story, but says that being in the presence of vulnerability was imm...
  • AI is getting better at generating porn. We might not be prepared for the consequences. 3 days ago  –  A red-headed woman stands on the moon, her face obscured. Her naked body looks like it belongs on a poster you’d find on a hormonal teenager’s bedroom wall — that is, until you reach her torso, where three arms spit out of her shoulders. AI-powered systems like Stable Diffusion, which translate t...
  • Going back to school? The Switch is your destination for RPG-powered procrastination
  • Tracking cybersecurity investment during the venture downturn
  • This Gen Z founder is pitching hundreds of investors… via Venmo
  • TechCrunch+ roundup: Fighting fundraising fears, XaaS CS strategy, the ‘collapse’ of VC
  • India’s central bank gives lenders November-end ultimatum to comply with new digital loan rules
  • A complete guide to the new EV tax credit
  • The weakest link: Charting supply chain ri
  • Apple readies its next iPhone, Joe Rogan interviews Zuck, and Twitter purportedly pauses plans to compete with OnlyFans 2 days ago  –  Hello again! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly recap the last week’s worth of TechCrunch’s most read posts. Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Sign up here. Ready? Let’s just dive right in. most read What to expect from Apple’s iPhone event: Apple events t...
  • This Week in Apps: Twitter’s edit button, BeReal clones, Trump’s Truth Social gets blocked 2 days 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. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as ...
  • Y Creator, Y Competition 2 days ago  –  Welcome to Startups Weekly, a fresh human-first take on this week’s startup news and trends. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. YC had its biggest news in years this week: Garry Tan will be the new president and CEO of the organization, starting January 2023. Tan co-founded and helped sca...
  • It’s not just you: The freemium bar is shifting
  • Aston Martin is finally upgrading its stale infotainment system
  • Yes, your 5-year financial projections are going to be wrong. You need them anyway
  • Indian agency searches fintech Paytm, Razorpay and Cashfree offices in Chinese loan apps probe
  • Google lets the Parler app back into the Play Store
  • In leaked memo, Aurora CEO weighs spinouts, layoffs and acquisitions against sale to big tech
  • California EV owners asked to curb char
  • Y Combinator, Global Brain back Tailor, a Japanese headless ERP startup 3 hours ago  –  Tailor, a Japan-based back-end enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform, said today it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding from Y Combinator and Global Brain. Founded in 2021 by Yo Shibata and Misato Takahashi, Tailor provides a headless ERP platform, meaning an ERP without a front end, in...
  • Max Q: Disrupt 5 hours ago  –  Happy Labor Day! Due to the scheduling of the newsletter, I'll have finished writing this by the time NASA makes the second launch attempt of the Artemis I mission. By now, you probably already know how it all went down anyway!
  • Solar Foods wants to replace industrial animal farming with a high-tech protein harvest 7 hours ago  –  Fermentation has a long, rich history in food production, from beer and wine to yogurt and cheese, leavened bread and coffee, miso and tempeh, sauerkraut and kimchi, to name just a few of the tasty things we can consume thanks to a chemical process thought to date back to the Neolithic period. Bu...
  • Binance, issuer of stablecoin BUSD, to discontinue support for USDC, USDP and TUSD
  • 3 views: Meetings are bad, yo. Choose emails
  • Mode Designs’ Sonnet 65 feels almost too luxurious to type on
  • Have you marked down your portfolio yet? You are running out of time to hide
  • Metaverse Magna raises $3.2M at a $30M valuation to build Africa’s largest gaming DAO
  • Instagram fined €405M in EU over children’s privacy
  • India approves PayU’s $4.7 billion acquis

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  • Judge agrees Musk’s buddy David Sacks is fighting a subpoena for podcast clout 4 days ago  –  Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s lawyers argued David Sacks’ main reason for trying to fight a subpoena filed in their case against Elon Musk is because he said he would on a podcast, and in a ruling issued Friday, the judge agreed. Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick (pdf): In an ...
  • Professional AI whisperers have launched a marketplace for DALL-E prompts
  • Apple Maps turns 10 — and it’s finally worth using
  • So you just discovered BTS
  • A new ChromeOS gaming overlay puts touch-based Android games on your PC
  • LG’s MoodUp is a fridge that’s as flashy on the outside as I feel on the inside
  • Google expands Play Store billing alternatives to many countries
  • Another Apple Store union election is brewing
  • Apple settles lawsuit over its App Store moderation and power
  • Microsoft confirms new Xbox Game Pass 
  • Google put Parler’s app back in the Play Store 3 days ago  –  As long as it keeps up moderation. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has allowed Parler back onto the Google Play Store, according to a tweet from the social media platform, after it removed the app in January 2021, citing the platform’s lack of moderation on posts inciting...
  • Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for ‘several more years’ beyond existing deal
  • Samsung says a data breach revealed some customers’ names, birthdays, and more
  • Leaked Sonos Sub Mini marketing photos show off its cylindrical shape
  • PSA: Bandcamp Friday is back
  • The Verge’s 2022 back-to-school gift guide
  • Twitter had a new plan to fight extremism — then Elon arrived
  • Honor 70 review: no deal-breakers, no showstoppers
  • China is all in on foldables — and Honor’s CEO thinks the rest of the world is ready, too
  • The best Labor Day deals happening now
  • Apple’s reportedly set to reveal the AirPods Pro 2 this week 2 days ago  –  Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple is getting ready to reveal the second generation of the AirPods Pro at its “Far Out” event on Wednesday, according to a report from Apple tracker Mark Gurman. While we’ve been expecting the AirPods Pro 2 sometime this year, this is the first solid ru...
  • Alleged Google Pixel 7 Pro appears in unboxing video ahead of launch
  • ‘Large’ hydrogen leak foils NASA’s schedule for Artemis I mission
  • Hackers caused a massive traffic jam in Moscow using a ride-hailing app
  • Twitter’s edit button is a big test for the platform’s future
  • The iPhone 14 Pro could bring back the old battery percentage indicator
     3 days ago  –  The battery icon and percentage shown on the iPhone 8. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge The iPhone 14 Pro is rumored to revive the classic battery percentage indicator (yes, the one with the percentage and the battery level icon side-by-side), according to an alleged mockup of the dev...
  • NASA delays Artemis I’s launch for a second time
  • Why it Matters that I just saw a Google Nest Hub control an Apple HomeKit smart plug
  • How to watch NASA’s Artemis I SLS megarocket launch
  • Meta’s chip deal with Qualcomm may reflec

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  • Google Chrome’s latest update has a security fix you should install ASAP 14 hours ago  –  Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Chrome users on Windows, Mac, and Linux need to install the latest update to the browser to protect themselves from a serious security vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting. “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-202...
  • How to watch Apple’s ‘Far Out’ event
  • Xbox energy saver modes could save you up to £5 per month in the UK
  • DALL-E can now help you imagine what’s outside the frame of famous paintings
  • Leaked Apple Watch Pro cases and drawings hint at extra button, thankfully
  • Samsung is bringing new features to its older foldables and smartwatches starting today
  • Instagram removes PornHub’s account as pressure from campaigners grows
  • LG is bringing NFTs to its smart TVs
  • Cloudflare blocks Kiwi Farms due to an ‘immediate threat to human life’
  • Amazon’s putting a three-day pause on r
  • Streaming services need to stop showing me the same ad over and over (and over) 4 hours ago  –  Streaming TV is great! Streaming ads are a mess. | Image: Peacock For the last few months, Parks & Recreation has been my go-to background show. It’s what I watch while I’m doing the laundry, trying to catch up on email, or playing a video game I’d rather not listen to. The show’s sev...
  • Jaws is a box office hit again, 47 years after it first hit theaters
  • Instagram was fined $402 million for mishandling teens’ data in the EU
  • TikTok denies reports that it’s been hacked
  • The GoPro Hero11 Black will reportedly have a new sensor and an old design
  • A utility company locked thousands of customers out of their smart thermostats in Colorado
  • What to expect from Apple’s iPhone 14 event
  • Netflix’s Arcane is the first streaming series to win an Emmy award for animation
  • Amazon’s latest robotics, healthcare buys have the FTC asking more questions
  • Psssstt…you can watch House of the Dr
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