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Taiwan’s tiny investment into Lithuanian chip production is better than it sounds
Analysis: Europe’s quantum sector is poised for massive growth
Large language models like GPT-3 aren’t good enough for pharma and finance
The EU’s 8K TV ban will be a nightmare for startups
Swiss scientists’ new see-through solar panels are sweet nectar for startups
Another promising European startup is devoured by Meta
Anti-LGBTQ policies cost Europeans billions of dollars every year
Spate of cyber attacks in Europe increases concerns about government defenses
Tech Crunch
Ping wants to simplify global payments while helping Latin Americans embrace crypto
14 hours ago –
Ping users create a free account in U.S. dollars to receive bank
transfers in either their local currency or cryptocurrency.
Ping wants to simplify global payments while helping Latin Americans
embrace crypto by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Filing: Meta slashes expenses on reduced hiring and capex investments
14 hours ago –
Meta’s body-blow layoff announcement will see the parent of
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp making its first-ever major layoffs as a
company, cutting 11,000 employees, 13% of its total; predictably
investors are responding favorably, bumping the stock up by over 5% in
pre-market trading. While t...
Medibank breach: Hackers start leaking health data after ransomware attack
15 hours ago –
Medibank has urged its customers to be on high alert after
cybercriminals began leaking sensitive medical records stolen from the
Australian health insurance giant. A ransomware group with ties to the
notorious Russian-speaking REvil gang began publishing the stolen
records early Wednesday, inclu...
16 hours ago –
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp’s parent company Meta has
confirmed a huge round of layoffs, amounting to 13% of its workforce. “I
want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got
here,” CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a statement. “I know
this is tough for everyone...
Roblox stock drops on widening losses in Q3, but other growth metrics remain strong
12 hours ago –
One of the big players in the “metaverse” space, gaming platform
Roblox, saw its stock tumble by more than 15% in pre-market trading on
Wednesday after reporting a wider-than-anticipated loss in its
third-quarter earnings. The company, which caters to a younger
demographic with its virtual-world ...
Volvo’s flagship all-electric SUV embraces software-defined vehicle trend
12 hours ago –
Volvo unveiled Wednesday its flagship electric vehicle, a
seven-passenger SUV loaded with sensors and software that the company
hopes will push it ahead in an increasingly saturated luxury EV market.
The debut of the Volvo EX90 is a “huge step forward” in the automaker’s
quest to become a fully e...
Twitter begins to roll out, then kills, grey checkmarks for high-profile accounts
12 hours ago –
Update: Well, that was fast. The grey checks have begun to
disappear following a reply from Twitter CEO Elon Musk to YouTuber MKBHD
implying that Musk has put the kibosh on the system — at least for now.
But then, Twitter product manager Esther Crawford clarified that the
grey “Official” labels a...
13 hours ago –
Adapty hopes to help developers earn more from their apps. So
far, it has been doing this mostly by powering A/B testing for paywalls,
but it has a broader road map.
Astra lays off 16% after nearly tripling workforce in the last year
10 hours ago –
Astra, a rocket startup that went public last year, told
investors Tuesday it laid off 16% of its workforce as part of a wider
strategy to increase shrinking financial runway and decrease expenses.
The company also said it would reduce near-term investments in space
services to grow its core busi...
RIP TechCrunch’s official Twitter badge (11/9/22-11/9/22)
10 hours ago –
For a few hours this morning, TechCrunch was recognized by Elon
Musk’s newest plaything, Twitter, as a news organization with enough
merit to warrant a highly coveted “official” designation. We regret to
inform our readership that this elite classification has since been
rescinded… along with the...
Hear Slingshot CEO Melanie Stricklan’s take on simulating orbit at TC Sessions: Space
10 hours ago –
Understanding what’s going on in orbit, now and in the near
future, is increasingly important for both business and military
interests, and Slingshot Aerospace has positioned itself at the center
of this quickly evolving space. Co-founder and CEO Melanie Stricklan
will be joining us at TC Session...
11 hours ago –
Today, YouTube announced that it surpassed 80 million YouTube
Music and Premium subscribers globally, including customers using free
trials. The year-over-year increase of 30 million subscribers is
noteworthy and puts the company on track to becoming one of the top
streaming music providers. In S...
Gaming company Kabam lays off 7% of its workforce to better align with goals
7 hours ago –
Kabam, the gaming company that has developed mobile games in
partnership with entertainment brands including Disney, Marvel and
Universal, has laid off about 7% — around 35 people — of its workforce,
TechCrunch has learned from sources and confirmed with the company over
email. The Vancouver-base...
Power up with our partners at TC Sessions: Crypto
7 hours ago –
We’re packing our bags and getting pumped about flying to Miami
for TC Sessions: Crypto on November 17. What about you? Don’t miss your
chance to rub elbows with the kings and queens of blockchain,
cryptocurrency, DeFi, NFT and web3 — the current rulers and the
up-and-coming contenders for the c...
Elon Musk addresses Twitter advertisers in a meandering Q&A
7 hours ago –
New Twitter owner Elon Musk joined a Twitter Space today to
address concerns from advertisers about changes at the company. The
Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s nascent foray into running a social media
platform has been tumultuous, from launching unfinished products, to
alienating advertisers, to laying o...
8 hours ago –
Elon Musk detailed his vision for Twitter’s plan to enter the
payments market during a livestreamed meeting with Twitter advertisers,
hosted on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday. The new Twitter owner suggested
that, in the future, users would be able to send money to others on the
platform, extract th...
Sequoia Capital marks its FTX investment down to zero dollars
32 minutes ago –
Sequoia Capital just marked down to zero the value of its stake
in the cryptocurrency exchange FTX — a stake that, as of last week,
likely represented among the most sizable unrealized gains in the
venture firm’s 50-year history. This story is developing: here is the
letter it just sent out to i...
I guess you can (officially) use your fancy Canon camera as a webcam studio now
40 minutes ago –
When the pandemic slammed into our shores a couple of years ago,
many of us were shoo-ed inside, doomed to endless Zoom meetings. At the
time, Canon released a beta of its EOS Webcam Utility, and then seemed
to pretty much forget about it. Until today. In a ‘geez, Canon, this
would have been help...
Lyft-backed plan to fund electric cars flops in California
3 hours ago –
California voters shot down a plan to make electric vehicles
more affordable for some residents, dealing a blow to Lyft and the EV
industry alike. Proposition 30 would have taxed residents making more
than $2 million a year to subsidize electric cars and public charging
stations as well as funded...
5 hours ago –
Electric vehicle maker Rivian affirmed Wednesday that the
company is on track to hit its annual production target of 25,000
vehicles despite unpredictable supply chain crunches and component
shortages. The startup-turned-public company remained committed to its
production goal even as industry-wi...
The Verge
Zoom is coming to Tesla for in-car conference calls
14 hours ago –
Image: Zoom
Zoom will soon be added to Tesla vehicles according to an official
announcement from the maker of the popular video conferencing app,
allowing drivers to participate in video and audio calls without using a
mobile device (via Drive Tesla Canada).
The announcement was made by Z...
a day ago –
Google’s new interface isn’t all that bad. | Image: Google
Gmail’s permanent switch that moves everyone over to a new integrated
view starts this month.
In a blog post published on Tuesday, Google announced it’s getting rid
of the option to revert back to the previous Gmail UI, so we’re ...
Razer made a customizable PS5 controller that — you guessed it — is very expensive
11 hours ago –
The V2 Pro is similar to the Xbox-themed V2 Chroma, aside from
some PlayStation-specific inputs, like the touchpad and PS home button. |
Image: Razer
PlayStation 5 owners have yet another pricey, customizable wireless
controller to consider. Razer’s Wolverine V2 Pro is launching today
wit...
12 hours ago –
I took 1,000 photos with the iPhone 14 Pro, the Pixel 7 Pro,
and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. | Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge
After so many years of megapixel stasis, Apple finally upgraded the
iPhone’s camera to a 48-megapixel sensor this year. Previously, the
iPhone’s most advanced camera wa...
Twitter’s double-check verification disappears, Elon Musk says he ‘killed it’
10 hours ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
After briefly rolling out new “Official” verified designations on
Twitter, the gray badges disappeared this morning, just a few hours
after they were first spotted.
“I just killed it,” tweeted Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk,
responding to a t...
10 hours ago –
If you bought a Stadia controller on the Google Store, you
should expect a refund. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Ahead of Google Stadia’s imminent January shutdown, Google is starting
to process its promised refunds for Stadia games, add-ons, and
subscription fees (other t...
Another affordable EV is suddenly not very affordable anymore
7 hours ago –
Image: Kia America
Kia America just announced the 2023 pricing for the EV6, and much like
many EVs before it, it’s going in the wrong direction.
Next year’s EV6 will start at $49,795, including a $1,295 destination
charge — a 16 percent price hike, or $7,100 more than last year’s model.
...
9 hours ago –
Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) and the droid B2EMO. | Image:
Lucasfilm
Production designer Luke Hull and costume designer Michael
Wilkinson talk about creating the most grounded Star Wars show yet.
Mario flipped off Twitter for nearly two hours with the blessing of Musk’s ‘verification’
3 hours ago –
Image: “nIntendoofus” on Twitter
Twitter verification used to mean “Twitter has checked you are who you
say you are.” As of this morning, the only thing it means is that
you’re coughing up eight dollars to join the club because Elon Musk
decided that anyone can buy a “verified” check mark...
7 hours ago –
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion
spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights after sunset on November
6th, 2022. | Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images
NASA’s massive next-generation rocket is facing down yet another
tropical weather system, delaying its next launch ...
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