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What Google’s AI-designed chip tells us about the nature of intelligence
Uber’s disastrous economic cocktail: Manipulating supply and demand
That’s so cool: Physicists chilled a 10-kilogram object to the edge of ‘absolute zero’
What Google’s AI-designed chip tells us about the nature of intelligence
Uber’s disastrous economic cocktail: Manipulating supply and demand
That’s so cool: Physicists chilled a 10-kilogram object to the edge of ‘absolute zero’
That’s so cool: Physicists chilled a 10-kilogram object to the edge of ‘absolute zero’
Tech Crunch
- A security bug in Google’s Android app put users’ data at risk 3 days ago – Until recently, Google’s namesake Android app, which has more than five billion installs to date, had a vulnerability that could have allowed an attacker to quietly steal personal data from a victim’s device. Sergey Toshin, founder of mobile app security startup Oversecured, said in a blog post t...
- Deep reinforcement learning will transform manufacturing as we know it 3 days ago – Reinforcement learning and simulation are essential to solving the constraints and novel challenges that take place in factories and supply chains.
- eqtble, a platform that uses data analytics to create healthier workplaces, raises $2.7M seed 3 days ago – “People are the backbone of any organization. People are more important than the product. Without people, you don’t have a product,” says Joseph Ifiegbu, who is Snap’s former head of human resources technology and also previous lead of WeWork’s People Analytics team. Ifiegbu’s startup, called eqt...
- Gusto makes first acquisition, buying Ardius to expand into R&D tax credits 3 days ago – Free money from the government sounds like winning the lottery, but the reality is that most tech startups and even local retail businesses and restaurants can potentially qualify for tax credits related to research and development in the United States. Those credits, which is what helps tech gia...
- 5 tips for brands that want to succeed in the new era of influencer marketing 3 days ago – In the new creator economy, the selectiveness of creators means stiff competition for a brand's ideal influencers. But that doesn’t mean working with influencers is out of reach for smaller brands.
- China launches 3 astronauts to its new space station core module 3 days ago – Three Chinese astronauts have docked at China’s space station core module, named Tianhe, for the first time. The three astronauts flew to space as part of the Shenzhou 12 mission, China’s first crewed mission since 2012. They will call the core module of the Tiangong space station home until Sept...
- There are only a few spots left in Startup Alley at TC Disrupt 2021 3 days ago – Early-stage founders, a shipload of opportunity is about to set sail and you don’t want to miss the boat. We have only a few spots left to exhibit in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23). Buy a Startup Alley Pass and take advantage of all the exposure, perks and potential to...
- How to launch a successful RPA initiative 3 days ago – Traditional firms might approach an RPA initiative as they have other business initiatives, which is slowly and carefully. But to reap the benefits of automation at scale, companies need more ambition
- Transform launches with $24.5M in funding for a tool to query and build metrics out of data troves 3 days ago – The biggest tech companies have put a lot of time and money into building tools and platforms for their data science teams and those who work with them to glean insights and metrics out of the masses of data that their companies produce: how a company is performing, how a new feature is working, ...
- Ford acquires Electriphi as it prepares to woo EV fleet customers 3 days ago – Ford has two electric vehicles in the pipeline — the E-Transit cargo van and F-150 Lighting Pro —aimed at commercial customers. Now, the automaker is rounding out its future EV commercial business with the acquisition of battery management and fleet monitoring software startup Electriphi. Terms ...
- Delivery service Gopuff acquires rideOS for $115 million 3 days ago – On-demand goods, food and alcohol delivery service Gopuff has acquired fleet management platform rideOS for $115 million, sources familiar with the deal say. This acquisition comes just a few months after the Philadelphia-based startup announced a $1.15 billion funding round at a $8.9 billion val...
- Spotify acquires Podz, a podcast discovery platform 3 days ago – Podcasts are all the rage, but podcast discovery is a challenge. Today, Spotify announced its acquisition of Podz, a startup that’s trying to solve the problem of podcast discovery. “At Spotify, we are investing to build and scale the world’s best (and most personalized) podcast discovery experie...
- Dollars, deals and the importance of nondilutive capital a day ago – Today, on Juneteenth, we recognize the efforts this nation still needs to put toward addressing structural racism and disparities, including in the world of tech. This week, HBCUvc, a nonprofit that aims to diversify the world of venture capital, launched a million-dollar fund. Founder Hadiyah Mu...
- This Week in Apps: Spotify debuts a Clubhouse rival, Facebook tests Audio Rooms in US, Amazon cuts Appstore commissions a day 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 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year...
- Investors say Eindhoven poised to become Netherlands’ No. 2 tech hub a day ago – Our survey respondents said Eindhoven might not immediately spring to mind as a high-tech hub, but the Netherlands city is keen to position itself as a center for deep tech in Europe.
The Verge
- What to expect from the 2021 fire season in the West 3 days ago – A recent forest fire burned out a campground on April 18th, 2021, in the Dragoon Mountains of Eastern Arizona. | Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images The stage is set for a bad season, but there are still a lot of unknowns Continue reading…
- Apple cuts AppleCare Plus prices for M1 MacBook Air and Pro 3 days ago – Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is cutting the prices for its AppleCare Plus extended warranty for both its M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. AppleCare for the new M1 Air now costs $199 (versus the old $249 price), while AppleCare for the M1 Pro is down $20 to $249, as spott...
- Tamagotchi’s new smartwatch lets you strap a needy digital pet to your wrist 2 days ago – Image: Bandai Everyone’s favorite digital pet, the Tamagotchi, is being reinvented for its 25th anniversary. The new Tamagotchi Smart puts the creature into a colorful smartwatch, allowing you to strap your digital pet — and all the chores that come with it — directly to your wrist. Kotak...
- YouTube will bring picture-in-picture to iPhones and iPads 2 days ago – Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The YouTube app on iOS will be getting picture-in-picture support, allowing all users to watch videos while doing other things on their iPhones and iPads. A YouTube spokesperson told The Verge that the feature is currently rolling out to Premium sub...
- Airspeeder says it had the first successful test flight for its electric flying racecar an hour ago – Airspeeder Airspeeder says its electric “flying” race car, the Alauda Mk3, has had its first unpiloted test flights in southern Australia. The craft, an electric vertical takeoff multicopter (abbreviated eVTOL for electric vertical take off and landing) was remotely controlled and the tes...
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