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WhatsApp’s new features will make voice messages suck less
The problem isn’t the number of EV chargers, it’s where they are
Here’s why bitcoin miners won’t go for a more climate-friendly alternative
OMG They won't waste effort on nonsense !
Wow. This isn't the progressive future. It's the age of delusions and self-importance !
For AI assistants to move forward, Siri and Alexa need to die
Virgin Hyperloop abandons dream of being first to shoot people through tubes
How I resurrected my old iPad for cheap — and it was worth it
Google launches Play Store’s new billing system — and devs are footing the bill
This bizarre Japanese flying bike wants to bring air travel to the streets
Tech Crunch
Hiveminded
3 days ago –
Earlier this week, a video surfaced of a robot dog walking down
the streets of Shanghai with a bullhorn strapped on its back. There are
those who will, no doubt, view it as a kind of apocalyptic vision. I’d
be lying if the thought hadn’t crossed my mind. It’s a strange thing,
living through histo...
The how and why of raising OT security capital
3 days ago –
The advent of ransomware and targeted attacks on critical
infrastructure have changed the game and are highlighting operational
technology security. Today, OT security is a national security issue.
Wordle chaos! Here’s why the popular puzzle game had two answers this week and how to fix it
3 days ago –
Did The New York Times just ruin Wordle? Thankfully, no. When
the popular puzzle game was purchased by the news media company in
January for a low seven-figure sum, the deal came with promises that
there would be “no changes” to Wordle’s gameplay after the move. But
that appeared to no longer be ...
3 days ago –
Amazon is introducing a new Alexa feature that will notify you
if an item on your wishlist or in your shopping cart is about to go on
sale, the company announced on Thursday. Alexa will now notify users up
to 24 hours in advance of a deal going live and then order it on your
[…]
Daily Crunch: Intel will reportedly buy cloud-optimization startup Granulate for $650M
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.
As counting wraps for the day, mixed results emerge in Amazon union votes
3 days ago –
As of the close of today’s counting in the Bessemer, Alabama
Amazon Union election, “no” votes are ahead 993 to 875. It’s a positive
outcome thus far for Amazon, which has managed to ward off labor
organizing in its fulfillment centers for the entirety of its 27-year
existence. The margin is, how...
Biden’s answer to high gas prices is to boost US battery production
3 days ago –
President Joe Biden will trigger the Defense Production Act to
secure U.S. sources of critical minerals and materials like lithium,
nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese that are used to make batteries
for electric vehicles and energy storage. The order is in response to
spiking gas prices and s...
VC Lotti Siniscalco shares dos and don’ts in the Pitch Deck Teardown at TC Early Stage
2 days ago –
Perfect pitch, a singer’s ability to produce any given musical
note without a reference tone, is a rare phenomenon — only 1-5 people
out of every 10,000 have it. While your odds of creating a perfect pitch
deck that captures coveted VC interest aren’t quite that dire, they’re
not exactly in your ...
5 crypto tax tools that could save your ass on Tax Day
2 days ago –
A lack of formal guidance from U.S. regulators requires
taxpayers to interpret how existing laws intended to regulate
traditional assets might apply to crypto.
The US just announced that cars will have to be a lot more fuel efficient by 2026
2 days ago –
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a dramatic
change to domestic fuel economy standards, a crucial step toward
putting more electric vehicles on the road while reducing dependence on
other countries. The standards, which go into effect in 2024, aim to
deliver on President Joe B...
We used to make fun of Soviet 5-Year Plans. This is a 4 year 'plan' of hopium. Engineers need not apply. Politicians (liars) are in charge.
2 days ago –
Here are four groups of people I recommend spending more time with, starting today.
Hear from these amazing investors and founders on TechCrunch Live this April
2 days ago –
TechCrunch Live has an exciting slate of episodes scheduled for
April. The speakers come from a variety of disciplines, backgrounds and
locations. Like always, each episode features an entrepreneur presenting
their early pitch deck along with the investor who funded the company.
We want to know h...
Daily Crunch: Amazon says it’s ‘disappointed’ after Staten Island fulfillment center workers unionize
2 days ago –
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most
important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Garrett Camp on his startup studio, its new $200M fund and what he makes of ‘Super Pumped’
2 days ago –
When I first met Garrett Camp in March 2007 on a reporting
assignment, it was at the San Francisco-based offices of StumbleUpon, a
web-discovery tool that had registered more than 2 million users and
drawn attention to Camp, the startup’s twenty-something-year-old
founder. Seed funded with $1.5 m...
FTX in talks to invest in Indian gaming startup MPL, sources say
5 hours ago –
India’s Mobile Premier League, or MPL, is in talks to raise
capital from a number of investors including the crypto exchange FTX as
the mobile gaming startup prepares to make a web3 push, three sources
familiar with the matter told me. An investment will mark a significant
shift in the Bengaluru-...
Better.com teaches us how not to downsize a company
7 hours ago –
While it may be too late for Better.com, here’s hoping others can learn from its mistakes.
Fintech Roundup: Goldman Sachs buys another startup, Fast hits a speed bump and BaaS gets hotter
8 hours ago –
Welcome to my weekly fintech-focused column. I’ll be publishing
this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity
podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all
things startups!
a day ago –
Tesla reported Saturday that it delivered more than 305,000
electric vehicles in the first quarter, a record-breaking figure that
was inline with analyst expectations even as production suffered due to
supply chain constraints and COVID-related factory shutdowns. “This was
an exceptionally diffic...
The Verge
Dell’s Dual Charge Dock puts a Qi phone charger on a laptop dock for $368.99
3 days ago –
Dell’s latest laptop dock adds a little something extra: a Qi
wireless charging stand that lets you see and charge your phone while
also connecting your laptop to monitors and peripherals (via Ars
Technica). The Dual Charge Dock can provide 90W to your computer over
USB-C and 12W of power to your...
3 days ago –
Blizzard Entertainment
Overwatch is bringing back some of its most popular seasonal events to
celebrate the game’s sixth anniversary. In the Overwatch Anniversary
Remix: Volume 1, Overwatch will open its vault, allowing players the
chance to participate in the many special events of seaso...
Facebook moderators ‘err on the side of an adult’ when uncertain of age in possible abuse photos
3 days ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
A major responsibility for tech companies is to monitor content on
their platforms for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and if any is
found, they are legally required to report it to the National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)...
i.e. Innocent until proven guilty has no part in this program. Moderation is a ridiculous exercise for group members. 'Group standards'.....aren't.
Writing Google reviews about patients is actually a HIPAA violation
2 days ago –
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In the past few years, the phrase “HIPAA violation” has been thrown
around a lot, often incorrectly. People have cited the law, which
protects patient health information, as a reason they can’t be asked if
they’re vaccinated or get a doctor’s note f...
( Obviously, they are unsatisfied with current destruction of designs and want better unobtanium )
2 days ago –
Image: Adrienn Szabo / Paramount Plus
The live-action Halo show on Paramount Plus is already onto its second
episode this week, but the first one is now available for free on
YouTube. As long as you’re in the US, you can access the first episode
of Halo on YouTube.
The real magic mouse is made by Logitech, not Apple
2 days ago –
Apple’s Magic Mouse doesn’t deserve the name. | Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge
And it hasn’t changed since 2017
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A Kirby song cover just won a Grammy
22 minutes ago –
Nintendo
Kirby is officially a Grammy award winner — well, at least in spirit.
The pink, spherical creature helped earn Charlie Rosen and Jake
Silverman a Grammy for the best arrangement, instrumental, or acapella
for their take on Meta Knight’s Revenge from the 1996 classic Kirby
Superst...
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