Friday, October 14, 2022

14 October - Technology - T N W / Tech Crunch / The Verge

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Securing the seas when the maritime industry’s drowning

The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. How come they can’t eat it?

This startup is giving renters solar power

This Swedish startup is saving the world by adding solar power to your favorite gadgets

Analysis: Europe’s quantum sector is poised for massive growth

Tech Crunch

  • Volkswagen to plough €2.4B into vehicle automation in China and form JV with Horizon Robotics a day ago  –  Volkswagen is accelerating the pace to automate its electric vehicles for Chinese customers. CARIAD, a wholly owned automotive software company of the German auto behemoth, intends to set up a joint venture with Horizon Robotics, one of China’s most serious auto chip developers, the company said ...
  • The last mile a day ago  –  I don’t love devoting the first several paragraphs of this newsletter to Amazon every week, but no one is making waves — both good and bad — in the robotics space quite like the little mom-and-pop bookseller from Seattle, Washington. This is one of the bad weeks. It’s a story about what happens w...
  • Inside Motional’s strategy to bring robotaxis to market a day ago  –  Motional, the Hyundai-Aptiv joint venture that aims to commercialize autonomous driving technology, announced last week its partnership with Uber to bring robotaxi services to North American cities over the next 10 years. The Uber deal comes off the back of similar partnerships with Via and Lyft ...
  • Sony and Honda envision an EV that entertains while it takes the wheel
  • Pitch Deck Teardown: Supliful’s $1M seed deck
  • Netflix undercuts Disney+ with launch of its $7/month ad-supported plan starting Nov. 3
  • Crypto VC deployment still slow as investors wait for even lower valuations
  • Meet these five emerging startups at TC Sessions: Crypto
  • Apple partners with Goldman Sachs to introduce high-yield savings accounts for Apple Card holders
  • With $67M in new capital, NorthOne is d
  • A user’s guide to TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 7 hours ago  –  TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 kicks off in just four days, startup fans. We can’t wait to greet you. Here’s a handy how-to guide for everything you can expect at TechCrunch Disrupt presented by AT&T on October 18-20 in San Francisco at Moscone West (Oct. 21 online). All times listed here are Pacifi...
  • Meta’s legs update is not on the horizon yet 7 hours ago  –  Meta’s Connect conference held earlier this week had announcements ranging from the new $1,500 Quest Pro headset to the company’s partnership with Microsoft to bring productivity tools to VR. However, probably one of the most discussed updates was that Meta is finally bringing legs to its virtual...
  • Got $5? These startups allow for investments in slices of real estate 7 hours ago  –  As U.S. homeownership declines, startups like Landa and Fintor are helping people invest in real estate without much upfront capital. Got $5? These startups allow for investments in slices of real estate by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch
  • Uganda’s changes on Computer Misuse law spark fears it will be used to silence dissidents
  • What’s the TAM of the 1%?
  • DIY: 5 ways disruptive component startups can win over OEMs
  • Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities
  • Google is updating its ‘Ad’ tag to ‘Sponsored’ for mobile search
  • Instagram expands AI-powered age verification program to India and Brazil
  • Shein owner fined $1.9M for failing to no
  • SurveyMonkey parent Momentive Global lays off 11% of workforce 5 hours ago  –  Momentive Global, the parent of the web-survey portal SurveyMonkey, laid off 11% of its workforce this week. Multiple people across divisions — including those handling the business development, customer support, recruitment and sales at the San Mateo, California-headquartered company — have been...
  • TechCrunch+ roundup: Layoffs and H1-B visas, SaaS growth levers, blockchain startup tips 5 hours ago  –  Boosting expansion revenue, particularly during a downturn, will impress the hell out of your potential investors. TechCrunch+ roundup: Layoffs and H1-B visas, SaaS growth levers, blockchain startup tips by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
  • Today – last day to save on Disrupt passes 5 hours ago  –  It’s time for procrastination to stop here. Well, it is if you’ve put off buying your pass to TechCrunch Disrupt. Today is your final opportunity to avoid paying full freight. Nobody likes full freight, just sayin’. You can still save $700 if…and only if…you buy your pass before the deal expires ...
  • Carving out conviction around the future of AI with Sarah Guo
  • Beyond Meat to cut 19% of its workforce amid sales slump
  • Big Tech and industry lobby groups accused in EU transparency complaints
  • Inside Sono Motors’ family-friendly $25,000 solar EV
  • 3 growth levers every SaaS founder should know about
  • Sugar Lab buys back its tech to take 3D-printed foods mainstream
  • Twitter is developing a way for users to con

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  • Yale Assure Lock 2 review: a promising all-rounder a day ago  –  For $160, this sleek Bluetooth smart lock supports Apple Home and will auto-unlock for you as you walk up to your door. Yale’s Wi-Fi and Z-Wave modules add more smart home support for $80 each, but I’m waiting for the Matter version. Continue reading…
  • Check out these jarring images of urban wildlife
  • TikTok’s Profile Kit is an embeddable collection of your best videos
  • Fossil’s first Wear OS 3 watch is a wellness-focused Gen 6
  • The Verge’s 2022 Fall Gift Guide
  • Netflix’s ad tier will cost $6.99 a month and launch in November
  • Nvidia’s ‘priority access’ program is one way to get your hands on an RTX 4090
  • Huge Elden Ring update will seemingly make players a lot harder to kill
  • Apple looks even more like a bank now that it’s adding a savings account to Apple Card
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales launche
  • The best budget laptop of 2022 a day ago  –  Here are the best cheap Chromebooks and laptops you can buy. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales 
  • Slack says it’s “identified the cause” of its threading issues, rolls out fix
  • Google built a spam backdoor for Republicans — and they aren’t using it
  • Samsung’s One UI 5 is coming soon with some very iOS-like vibes
  • The best Chromebook for 2022
  • Twitter is working on an official don’t @ me feature
  • Take-Two is shutting down the developer of the puzzle game Two Dots
  • Amazon’s set to launch its prototype internet satellites early next year
  • The best smart locks you can buy right now
  • The best anti-Prime Day deals you can s
  • iOS 16 quietly added native Dvorak keyboard support, delighting weirdos like me 10 hours ago  –  Apple’s native iOS keyboard in Dvorak layout. | Screenshot by Jon Porter / The Verge Here’s a fun iOS 16 feature that’s almost completely slipped under our radar: native support for the Dvorak keyboard layout. Ars Technica reported this week that the touch-typing optimized keyboard can no...
  • Valve’s latest Steam Deck update introduces longer custom boot animations
  • SpaceX tells US government that it can no longer pay for Ukraine’s Starlink service
  • Microsoft’s DirectStorage 1.1 will soon boost PC game load times with GPU decompression
  • Did Mark Zuckerberg’s little dance actually show us real metaverse legs?
  • The best deals you can still get from Walmart’s competing Prime Day event
  • The National Science Foundation won’t rebuild the Arecibo Observatory telescope
  • T-Mobile social media support workers are trying to form a union
  • The best anti-Prime Day deals you can still get at Target
  • Google Fiber is launching 5-gig and 8-gig
  • The Pixel Watch doesn’t offically support wireless charging for a reason 6 hours ago  –  It took me 10 attempts to get this shot. You’ll have much better luck if you remove the straps, but even then I wouldn’t call it reliable. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Google’s official line is that the Pixel Watch does not support Qi charging or reverse charging from a phone. How...
  • Google now labels ads as ‘Sponsored’ in mobile search results
  • Apple’s mixed reality headset reportedly lets you make payments with your eyes
  • A Paramount Plus annual subscription is 50 percent off with a free Fire TV Stick Lite
  • Decision to Leave is a gloriously frustrating mystery
  • How to choose your YouTube handle
    How to choose your YouTube handle 8 hours ago  –  Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Handles, usually indicated by an @ sign in front of a name or nickname, are useful for people who want to create an identity, indicate their opinions, or make a joke — and many social networks, such as Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook, have adopted it...
  • How to use Low Power Mode on the Apple Watch
  • Is Microsoft giving up on the Surface Headphones?
  • It’s time to rethink how we fight election misinformation
  • Big Tech employees are TikToking on the
  • Spotify survey hints at $19.99 ‘Platinum’ plan that would include HiFi streaming an hour ago  –  Nick Barclay / The Verge Is Spotify’s long-delayed HiFi streaming tier finally nearing its debut? A survey served to at least one user suggests that the company hasn’t forgotten about it, and HiFi might be packaged into a new more expensive “Platinum” plan that would come with other perks...
  • Samsung SmartThings is now Matter certified
  • She-Hulk tried to save itself from Marvel’s finale formula by jumping the shark
  • The best iOS lock screen widget is made by Google
  • Google is now testing passkey support for Chrome and Android
  • Louisiana kicks off one of the US’s biggest carbon capture projects yet
  • Meta’s Instant Articles for Facebook will be going away
  • How to force quit an app in Windows
    How to force quit an app in Windows 5 hours ago  –  Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge We all want everything to work just fine all the time. But sometimes they just don’t. Your Windows app slows down. You get the dreaded “this program is not responding” pop-up. Your whole computer freezes. In cases like this, the best option is oft...
  • Nvidia says it’s ‘unlaunching’ the 12GB RTX 4080 after backlash
  • How a fleet of robots could help solve the 
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