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9 July - Technology - T N W / Tech Crunch / The Verge

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Buying a new Tesla is now LESS expensive than a used one. Here’s why

What the hell is a ‘sand battery?’ And why am I so damn excited?

Autonomous vehicles are a dream for drug smugglers — and the law must prepare

Why crypto fans love Telegram despite it betraying their decentralization ethos

Why ‘facial expression recognition’ AI is a total scam

You’ll no longer need a Facebook account to use the Oculus Quest — and that’s a win-win for Zuck

3 ways next-gen academics can avoid an unnecessary AI winter

Tech Crunch

Former Theranos exec Sunny Balwani is found guilty of fraud 2 days ago – Former Theranos COO and ex-boyfriend of disgraced founder Elizabeth Holmes, Sunny Balwani has been found guilty on all 12 criminal charges after a three-month trial. At her own high-profile trial this winter, Holmes was found guilty of defrauding investors and conspiring to defraud investors on f...

Pitch Deck Teardown: Enduring Planet’s $2.1M seed deck 2 days ago – Enduring Planet's deck is a little bit inside baseball -- this is a deck for a startup that helps other startups raise money from other VCs -- but it's clear that it really knows what it is doing.

Knee deep in the hoopla 2 days ago – Maybe it’s the recent holiday weekend here in the U.S., or perhaps it’s the simple truth that we’re currently staring down the mid-summer doldrums, but holy moly, it’s been a slow week on the robotics news front. I know — you’re supposed to hook readers with a compelling first paragraph, but the ...

Feds must step in or renewable energy will have nowhere to go, says MIT report

Roe reversal weighs heavily on emerging tech cities in red states

Meta’s next VR headset might be called the Quest Pro

A huge data leak of 1 billion records exposes China’s vast surveillance state

Meta is dumping Facebook logins as its metaverse ID system

Flipping the sales script: How to break biases and diversify sales teams

Covariant, MassRobotics and The Engin

Twitter lays off 30% of its talent acquisition team 2 days ago – Twitter laid off 30% of its talent acquisition team today, two months into a companywide hiring freeze. A Twitter spokesperson confirmed these layoffs but declined to share the exact number of employees affected. The company spokesperson added that employees will receive severance packages (but d...
How to use grants and partnerships to fund early stage robotic startups 2 days ago – Attabotics provides warehouses with a novel robotic solution that is reinventing supply chain management. The company has attracted investment from a wide range of investors, including Gordon Food Service, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension fund, and traditional firms like Coatue Management and Foreru...
So are we in a startup recession or what? 2 days ago – There's perhaps more capital in the private markets than investors really want to admit.
Netflix rolls out spatial audio to all devices, available for ‘Stranger Things’ and more

2 days ago – Today, Netflix announced that it is bringing spatial audio to all devices with the aim of enhancing the listening experience throughout its catalog of original titles. Currently, the content that supports spatial audio includes the fourth season of “Stranger Things,” “The Adam Project,” “Red Noti...
Crypto hackers are increasingly phishing for new bait on social media
Tesla reportedly nowhere near goal of installing 1,000 solar roofs a week
Instacart’s new rewards program gives shoppers exclusive early access to orders and more
US safety regulators open special investigation into Cruise AV crash
Amazon bets on influencers to drive sales for Prime Day
Levered up, doubled down

EV charging sucks because it hasn’t found the right business model 21 hours ago – No single business model dominates the EV charging market, which has left plenty of opportunities for founders and investors alike.
This startup hopes to get us to net zero via its platform to construct wooden buildings a day ago – One of the stunning facts that’s emerged over the last few years — especially as VCs and startups have turned their attention toward the climate crisis — is that our cities produce an enormous amount of CO2: In fact, buildings are responsible for around 40% of global CO2 emissions. But of course,...
Cyber insurance startup Coalition plots global expansion as valuation hits $5B a day ago – Coalition, a San Francisco-based startup that combines cyber insurance and proactive cybersecurity tools, is preparing to expand outside of the U.S. for the first time following a mega $250 million Series F investment that takes its valuation to $5 billion. The investment, backed by Allianz X, Va...
Sequoia wants to invest $1 million in your idea, then teach you how to really sell it
Starlink on your yacht, so hot
Ford, VW-backed Argo AI lays off 150 workers, slows hiring
Another fatal Tesla crash is being investigated by US safety regulators
It sounds like Elon Musk is still trying to get out of his own Twitter deal
Daily Crunch: China criticizes India for ‘frequent investigations’ of local Chinese firms
Why OSOM went web3

VCs slow Latin American investments after blowout 2021 16 hours ago – A report from the Latin America-focused Sling Hub platform indicates that June was a record-low result for the value of venture capital fundraising. What does that mean for the region moving forward?

TechCrunch+ roundup: Abortion ban’s hiring impact, 3 e-commerce trends, how to pivot a startup 17 hours ago – The Bay Area long ago lost its monopoly on launching disruptive technology, but startups based in states that ban abortion are at a disadvantage when it comes to attracting talent.

7 ways investors can gain clarity while conducting technical due diligence 17 hours ago – When it comes to assessing investment opportunities, few venture and growth equity investors have the resources to conduct thorough technical diligence. This needs to change.

Massive Facebook survey shows climate investors have more sway on public opinion than you think

Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko discusses the crypto downturn at Disrupt

White House: Tesla to expand its US Supercharger network to other EVs in late 2022

Cauldrons, Bolts and sour markets: Welcome to Halloween in July

Universal Music Group signs licensing deal with African streaming service Mdundo

Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery

DEUNA enters Latin America’s crowded

Daily Crunch: Musk wants out of his $44B Twitter deal 8 hours ago

Tesla shares get baby bump as Elon Musk tries to pull out of Twitter deal 9 hours ago – Tesla shares received an upwards bump in after-hours trading Friday as investors reacted positively to Elon Musk’s move to terminate his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Tesla shares rose 14.51% to close at $752.29 on Friday. The share price continued to edge higher after regular trading hours by...

Twitter is really not having Elon Musk’s attempt to back out of buying it 10 hours ago – Twitter is not on the same page as Elon Musk when it comes to his newly official attempt to back out of his proposed $44 billion acquisition of the company. The company issued a brief formal statement regarding Musk’s merger termination attempt, which relies on the prodigious breeder‘s assertion ...

This cardiac care startup just landed $20M for virtual rehab services

Elon Musk tells Twitter he is killing the deal

Biden order fortifies data privacy ahead of state-by-state legal battle over abortion

Congress probes period tracking apps and data brokers over abortion privacy concerns

TechCrunch podcasts this week: Halloween in July, mafias, rockets and Matt Mullenweg

AngelList Venture wants to make cap table management cheaper

Streaming service NFL+ confirmed, NFL w

The Verge

Starlink’s Dishy McFlatface internet now available for Boaty McBoatfaces — just $5,000 per month a day ago – Starlink Maritime now available. | Image: Starlink Starlink’s internet-from-space service continues expanding to new use cases with the launch of Starlink Maritime. What started in the home before expanding to stationary RVs is now available for boats on the move, at a cost of $5,000 a mo...

PlayStation Store removes purchased movies from libraries after service shutdown

NASA condemns Russian cosmonauts displaying anti-Ukraine propaganda in space

The TikTok ‘blackout challenge’ has now allegedly killed seven kids

Amazon Prime subscribers now get Grubhub Plus free for a year

Netflix deal will ‘help fund’ Johnny Depp’s next movie about France’s King Louis XV

Red Dead Online won’t get ‘major’ updates as Rockstar shifts to the next mainline GTA game

GameStop is laying off staff and has fired its CFO

Web3 projects have lost more than $2 billion to hacks this year

It’s looking more like Elon Musk could ba

Go read this report on the downfall of Wish, the internet’s impossible bargain bin 18 hours ago – A screenshot of some of the offerings on Wish If you need a $2 pair of jeans, a $1 pop-up pool for your backyard, and waterproof sheets for $0.50, Wish is the online store to find all that and more. Or at least it was. A New York Times deep dive tracks the arc of the internet’s most nonse...

Elon Musk’s quest to repopulate the Earth

Samsung SmartThings’ upcoming Philips Hue integration is around music, not TV

Wearables were starting to demystify reproductive health — then Roe fell

What is a verified Twitter account and how to get one

Why social networks won’t stop pushing NFTs

The best deals on MacBooks right now

Quick fixes: restoring pages of tabs on Chrome

You can now preorder the new 2022 MacBook Air

Microsoft rolls back blocking Office VBA

The best early Amazon Prime Day deals you can get right now 16 hours ago – Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Amazon Prime Day is inching ever closer, and there’s already some momentum building with early deals. July 12th is slated as the start of the two-day sales event, but you can bet on some nice discounts popping up ahead of that date. We may see ...

Google reportedly offers to shuffle ads business to avoid Justice Department lawsuit

Dead solar panels are about to become a lot more valuable

Roger Goodell tries to explain why the league is launching NFL Plus

The best video doorbell camera to buy right now

Here are the best Kindle deals right now

Fire Emblem’s hack and slash spinoff just made me want to play Three Houses

NASA teases list of first celestial objects imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope

Verizon is sending free 4G flip phones to customers who haven’t moved on from 3G

Roku’s Streaming Stick 4K is a streaming

The best instant cameras you can buy right now 12 hours ago – Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge We found the best cameras for your budget and needs Continue reading…

The best phone to buy right now

Right to repair: FTC forces Weber to tell grillmasters it’s OK to use third-party parts

California will start making affordable insulin on its own, governor says

This reimagining of the Game Boy looks like a prototype Nintendo could have made

Now the built-in iPhone Music Recognition feature syncs its history with the Shazam app

Google celebrates Army’s anniversary with BTS street view tour

Xbox Cloud Gaming looks worse on Linux — here’s why it’s bad and how to fix it

The best noise-canceling headphone deals

The FCC is trying to stop annoying auto

Massive Rogers outage cut off 25 percent of Canada’s internet traffic for nearly all of Friday 5 hours ago – Canadian telecom Rogers is suffering a major outage affecting landline phones, cellular connections, and internet connectivity throughout Canada that started early this morning. Downdetector listed thousands of reports for the issues that flooded in as people started to get up around 5AM ET and c...

Elon Musk proves he’s the wrong man to save the world

Here are the best Amazon Echo deals right now

Twitter tells employees not to tweet about Elon Musk deal

Elon Musk and the $44 billion Twitter buyout he’s trying to terminate

Twitter says it’s going to sue Elon Musk for trying to back out of the deal

Captain America 4 will be directed by The Cloverfield Paradox’s Julius Onah

The best robot vacuum you can buy right now

Elon Musk officially tries to bail on buying Twitter

President Biden signs order on abortion

9 July - Technology - BetaKit / Global / Google (CA)

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Cadence closes $1.2 million to ease the administrative burden for grieving families 10 days ago – Backed by Conexus, Lex Capital, The51, Cadence aims to expand across North America.
A|I: The AI Times – Pan-Canadian AI strategy, part two
Accenture to acquire semiconductor engineering services firm XtremeEDA
Triptyq Capital launches fund to fill financing gaps in Québec’s creative economy
With political turnover on the horizon, is the party over for Alberta tech?
Google opens applications for latest Black Founders, Women Founders cohorts in Canada
Report tracks 150 real estate tech-related startups in Canada

11 days ago – RenoRun and Ecobee topped the Proptech in Canada Report.
Tablz closes $3.2 million CAD to bring premium seating to the restaurant industry
Maxa raises $2.9 million CAD to help businesses automate resource planning
NACO reports angel investment in Canada hit record $262 million in 2021

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Startups providing abortion access seeking funding 8 days ago – Plus: DOT Mind Unlock wins #CollisionConf 2022 startup pitch competition.

US court partially rejects Urbx motion to dismiss Attabotic patent lawsuit

Canadian tech companies expand support for US employees in wake of Roe v. Wade ruling

Wattpad launches creator monetization program with $2.6 million in writer stipends

Three trends defining the future of cybersecurity

R|T: The Retail Times – Market downturn hits Ritual, Bonsai, Sonder

IBM Canada to launch innovation centre in Calgary, hire 250 staff

US companies Avanade, Nautical Commerce, Twilio, Dealpath plot Canadian expansions

Clutch cuts staff to extend runway, citing market conditions

Isaac Souweine leaves Real Ventures, join

Canadian tech entrepreneurs, investors call on support for workers affected by Roe v. Wade ruling 5 days ago – “American people’s renewed struggle is a stark reminder to our community that we need to increase our efforts here at home.”

International IT firm Globant opens office in Toronto, plans to recruit 200 people

TrackTik acquired by US security workforce management firm Trackforce

Clear Blue Technologies secures up to $4 million from FedDev Ontario

Customer alleges Vena Solutions “falsely asserted” SOC report was independently audited

Willful’s Erin Bury shares how to prepare for parental leave as a founder

F|T: The FinTech Times – Klarna and Stripe’s valuations drop, Three Arrows in free-fall

Canadian startup news of the week (7/3/22)

Three senior-level roles available right now

Inside Anthony Lacavera’s fight for Freed

Electric toothbrush startup Bruush files to go public on Nasdaq with $17.25 million IPO 3 days ago – Bruush agreed to pay Kevin Hart a fresh $1.5 million to be a celebrity endorser.

7 Generation Capital secures $8 million from Siemens, Fonds de solidarité FTQ

It’s never been more important to address diversity in AI

Why founders need to rethink how to scale alongside how to give back

A|I: The AI Times – Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever

BetaKit Live: How to use data to survive a downturn

Deloitte, EY purchasing Canadian tech consulting firms

Andre De Grasse, Michele Romanow, George Sully added as Elevate Festival speakers

Fluence acquires SaaS startup Sturnis365 to expand European presence

S|W: The SaaS Weekly – Byju’s, Tencent,

H|T: The Healthtech Times – Period, fertility apps could be weaponized in post-Roe world a day ago – Plus: Judge rules Apple Watch infringed AliveCor's ECG patent, setting up potential U.S. import ban.

Ada opens machine learning centre in Israel, hires CPO

Moment Energy signs supply agreement with Mercedes-Benz to repurpose used EV batteries

The DMZ, GroundBreak Ventures launch new proptech incubator program

Ecopia AI announces $8 million SDTC partnership to create 3D vector maps of Canadian cities

As crypto crashes, WonderFi closes deal to acquire another regulated crypto trading platform in Coinberry

ACTO secures $23.5 million CAD as pandemic tailwinds increase demand for life sciences education

R|T: The Retail Times – Clutch, StockX, Weee! cut staff, WanderJaunt closes, Enjoy files for bankruptcy

Haleo raises $5.2 million seed extension to expand virtual sleep clinic

BC’s Centre for Innovation and Clean Ene

Global News

Rogers outage sheds light on need for competition in Canada’s telecom sector: expert 11 hours ago – The widespread Rogers Communications Inc. outage had many warning the incident is a sign that monopolistic telecommunications companies need more competition.

Musk moves to terminate $44B Twitter deal, company vows legal action 12 hours ago – Elon Musk said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N, citing material breach of multiple provisions of the agreement.

Rogers outage: Concert-goers urged to print off tickets at home 12 hours ago – Canadian concertgoers are being asked to save or print off their tickets as a widespread network outage at Rogers Communications Inc. stymied mobile internet access for many.

Rogers says wireless services ‘starting to recover’ as mass outage drags on

Traveller used AirTag to track luggage lost for 5 days after flying from Toronto

Canada to make electric vehicle, battery manufacturing pitch Japanese automakers

Family of man accused of luring 13-year-old Edmonton girl releases statement

EU hammering out cryptocurrency regulations that could set global standard

Roe v. Wade overturn: Can data be used to crack down on abortions?

Kyle Rittenhouse announces video game

Google (CA)

We asked, you told us: Most of you have some level of interest in Pixel Pass - Android Authority a day ago – Google Pixel 6 just got a rare price cut for Prime Day 2022 Digital TrendsGoogle Pixel 6 deal: The phenomenal phone is at its lowest price EVER on Amazon Expert ReviewsGet the Google Pixel 6 for just ...

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra may soon come in a remarkably fun color - Android Police a day ago – Galaxy S22 Ultra to get a new Bora Purple color option within a week SamMobile - Samsung newsSamsung Galaxy S22 to come in Lavender Purple colour option soon Times of IndiaSamsung Galaxy S22 to reportedly launch a n...

Photos of iQOO 10 Smartphone Series Unveiled - Pandaily

Asus Zenfone 9 alleged promo surfaced on the web, could feature Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC - Republic World

Vivo Y77 launches in China with Dimensity 930 - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

Audio-Technica’s New ATH-M20xBT Headphones Offer Studio-Quality Sound At An Attractive Price - Forbes

Lava Blaze vs Realme C31 vs Redmi 10A: Price in India, Specifications and Features Compared - MySmartPrice

CHEAPEST phone with OIS? Samsung Galaxy A23 review! - NL Tech

This futuristic lava lamp is "every kind of light you could possibly think of" - Yanko Design

Alchemy Stars Persona 5 Royal Crossove

The Diablo is in the details | This Week in Business - GamesIndustry.biz 18 hours ago – The Diablo is in the details | This Week in Business GamesIndustry.bizE3 2023 will be run by the team behind the PAX gaming events EngadgetE3 Announces Return In 2023 In Partnership With ReedPop Bleeding Cool NewsE3 will return to Los Angeles for in-person event in 2023 Los Angeles TimesE3 Re...

Terminator Survival Project is an open-world survival game based on the sci-fi franchise - VG247 18 hours ago – Open World Terminator Game In Development GameSpotTerminator Open World Survival Game In The Works At Nacon TheGamerOpen-World Terminator Game Announced ComingSoon.netTerminator Survival Project | Re...

AMD and Intel duke it out in the GPD Win Max 2, and there’s a clear winner - Digital Trends

Random: Talented Hackers Are Adding Vibrant Colour To Classic Game Boy Titles - Nintendo Life

TikTok's ByteDance vs. Facebook's Meta is the first major battle in VR - Quartz

Decentralized Identifiers: Everything you need to know about the next-gen web ID tech - The Daily Swig

Chromecast with Google TV has a £20 discount right now - Pocket-lint

Rockstar abandon major Red Dead Online updates to focus on GTA 6 - Rock Paper Shotgun

Redmi K50i surpasses Snapdragon 888 and A15 SoC in AnTuTu benchmark score - gizmochina

PlayStation Plus: Picking The Best Tier

You Can Walk the Oregon Trail With Apple Arcade App Update That Integrates With Health App - MacRumors 16 hours ago – The Oregon Trail update now includes step tracking with Apple Watch and integrates with Health app 9to5Mac

Camera Shipments Plunge to New Low as Sales Hit New High - PetaPixel 16 hours ago – As iPhone Turns 15, Smartphones Continue to Hurt Camera Sales VOA Learning English

Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro 2 renders show off similar design to predecessor - MobileSyrup

How to change app permissions on Android - Tom's Guide

Apple Arcade collection of classic games adds something for everyone - Cult of Mac

Get Fitbit's fanciest smartwatch for $129 off before Prime Day - Android Police

Xiaomi 12S Ultra Has the World's Largest Smartphone Camera Sensor - CNET

How To Delete Or Pause Your Bumble Account - Bustle

Beyond Good And Evil 2 Starts External Playtesting - eXputer

xQc Loses $170,000 in Two Minutes Duri

An Abridged History of Foldable, Flippable Smartphones - Gizmodo 12 hours ago – #TECH: Samsung bullish about foldables' future New Straits Times

Play Store might be getting a new logo, Material You in tablets and Chromebooks - Chrome Unboxed 13 hours ago – Google might be in the midst of updating the Play Store logo MobileSyrupGoogle Play Store will get a new icon Gizchina.comPlay Store for tablets and Chromebooks gets Material You ahead of bigger redes...

Android Circuit: Stunning Xiaomi 12S Ultra Camera, Asus ROG 6 Pro Review, Sony Xperia Legends - Forbes

iCloud Shared Photo Library, iOS 16 beta 3, bigger screen Apple Watch - 9to5Mac

Apple's Music Recognition feature can now sync songs to the Shazam app - The Verge

Are you planning to pre-order the Pixel 6a or Pixel Buds Pro later this month? [Poll] - 9to5Google

OnePlus 10T will launch with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of internal storage - Notebookcheck.net

Researchers Warn of Raspberry Robin's Worm Targeting Windows Users - The Hacker News

Resident Evil Village's Lady Dimitrescu Gets A Very Tall And Expensive Statue - GameSpot

Poco F4 GT review | Blurring the lines -

Apple releases a new security feature as it battles spyware firms |TECH IN TREND | World News - WION an hour ago – WIONLockdown Mode in iOS 16: 4 brutal costs of going incognito Notebookcheck.netApple's new iOS 16 Lockdown Mode fights hacking and targeted spyware USA TODAYHow Apple's latest security update is taki...

Xiaomi 12 Lite arrives with 108MP camera, 120Hz OLED display - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com 2 hours ago

Amazon Fire 7 ALL NEW 2022 Unboxing - Good e-Reader

Amazon Prime Day TV Sales: Worth Buying Now or Wait Till Black Friday? - CNET

Netflix rolls out Sennheiser Ambeo spatial audio tech to all - Pocket-lint

The Matrix Awakens Will Only Be Downloadable For One More Day - ComicBook.com

How to securely erase your old hard drives, once and for all - The Washington Post

God of War Ragnarok FAQ: All Your Questions Answered - Push Square

iPhone 14 case leaks suggest a possible Plus model - MobileSyrup

M2 MacBook Air shipments may already

9 July - START Page - MSM Canada

Quebec nurse fired after being accused of humiliating Atikamekw woman reinstated 12 hours ago – An arbitrator has ruled a nurse in Joliette, Que., fired after being accused of racism against an Atikamekw patient, shouldn't "have to carry the burden of a colonialist legacy" alone and must be allowed to return to the medical clinic where she'd worked.

Elks-Blue Bombers set to be 1st CFL game to be broadcast in an Indigenous language

Tamara Lich's bail revoked, will remain in custody

Canadian Olympian Mary-Sophie Harvey says she wasn't only one drugged at world swimming party

Rogers outage shows need for Plan B when wireless, internet services fail, analysts say

Putin's top diplomat clashes with Western counterparts over Ukraine at G20 meeting

Edmonton law student sues province, law society over mandatory oath to the Queen

World leaders horrified by Abe killing, Japanese leader remembered as a 'giant on the world stage'

The BA.5 subvariant can evade protection, but there are s

Inflation, rising fees are pricing families, kids out of organized sports an hour ago – As the cost of living rises across the country, some families say registering their children for sports teams is either out of reach or requires cutting back on other things.

National Capital Commission suing Corey Hurren for damaging gate in Rideau Hall attack

Cancer patient worried her luck is running out due to surgical delays

Why some Democrats are frustrated with Joe Biden

Canadian women qualify for 2023 World Cup with win over Panama

Hockey phenom becomes WHL’s 1st overall draft pick from Yukon

RCMP in northern B.C. arrest car's occupants after finding a baby deer in the back seat

Tony Sirico, actor who played Paulie Walnuts on The Sopranos, dead at 79

Suncor boss steps down day after latest workplace fatality

Canada caught between allies as Germany presses for return of Russian turbine

( I figure Germany's difficulties far outweigh Ukraine's - let alone which relationship is more important to Canada. Long story short - how to look like a complete ass to Germany. )

Twitter says it will sue Elon Musk after he sends letter seekin