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Elon Musk promises widespread rollout of Tesla FSD beta this year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Thursday night the company plans to roll out this year its ‘full s...
Brilliant Planet is running algae-farms to pull carbon out of the air
Sure you can run machines to decarbonize the air, but where’s the fun in that when you can invite mother nature to do the work for you? Brilliant Planet does just that: By using seawater and ...
Twitter launches improved alt text accessibility features globally
Sometimes, new Twitter features can be divisive — we’ve made our feelings clear about the edit button, which is apparently in the works. But we can (hopefully) all agree that simple acc...
Steer, DFW airport partner to create ecosystem for automated valet parking
While most of the autonomous vehicle companies we hear about are working toward the commercialization of robotaxis and self-driving trucks, Steer Tech, a Maryland-based AV technology company, has b...
Dueling objections voiced following polarized Amazon union votes
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) today filed objections following another Bessemer, Alabama Union vote. Results of the election were not decisive but favored Amazon with a n...
Airbyte acquires data synchronization service Grouparoo
Airbyte, the well-funded open source data integration platform, today announced that it has acquired Grouparoo, an open source startup that focuses on helping businesses sync data between their dat...
Daily Crunch: Tata Group releases ‘super app’ that bundles 11 consumer services
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Tencent to shut down its game streaming service
Tencent, the world’s largest video games company, said it will shutter its game streaming platform Penguin Esports by June due to “changes in business strategies.” Twitch-like Pen...
TC Sessions: Climate 2022
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How to watch Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory Cyber Rodeo
Some 15,000 ticket holders (and likely more) will gain entry Wednesday to the Tesla Cyber Rodeo, an event celebrating the opening of the company’s Giga Texas factory near Austin. If the Tesla...
NetApp acquires Instaclustr to deliver open source databases as a service
Companies producing software are becoming ever more reliant on open source databases to build their programs, but it’s complex working with all these different products. Instaclustr, a Califo...
Another EV automaker is headed for an IPO
Vinfast filed confidentially for an initial public offering, as the EV automaker born out of Vietnam’s Vingroup continues its fast and furious plan to expand into the U.S. and European market...
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Twitter will finally let you ‘unmention’ yourself in tweets
Twitter will finally let you be excluded from this narrative. The company announced Thursday that it was testing a new way for users to remove themselves from conversations they don’t want to...
TC Sessions: Climate 2022
College students and recent grads: Grab a $45 pass to TC Sessions: Climate 2022
The future of humanity itself is at stake, and that’s the driving thesis behind TC Sessions: Climate 2022 (presented by Extreme Tech Challenge), which takes place in person on June 14 at UC Berkele...
‘NFT’ app Sticky kicked out of Apple’s App Store after operating for months
Apple’s approach to NFT apps is still something of a gray area. The company permitted NFT marketplace OpenSea to launch an app, but only for browsing NFTs — not for buying and selling t...
Lilt raises $55M to bolster its business-focused AI translation platform
Lilt, a provider of AI-powered business translation software, today announced that it raised $55 million in a Series C round led by Four Rivers, joined by new investors Sorenson Capital, CLEAR Vent...
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Dough, drones, bananas and berries
I last spoke with Bill Peduto over the summer. It was an exit interview of sorts, closing out eig...
Snapchat’s newest lens aims to teach users American Sign Language
Snapchat announced this week that it’s introducing a new ASL Alphabet lens to encourage users to start learning American Sign Language. The new AR lens will teach users to finger spell their ...
Stop trying to raise a debut venture fund — go for the SPV instead
You have social capital in your industry and access to hot startups. You know top investors. You’re smart, have hustle, know what it takes. It’s almost inevitable, and maybe even your destiny: You ...
TC Sessions: Mobility 2022
Top five reasons students should attend TC Sessions: Mobility
TC Sessions: Mobility is back and raring to go big — returning live and in-person — for its fourth consecutive year. It’s a two-day deep dive featuring the best, brightest and most intriguing found...
Streaming deals ramp up for sports as MLB Opening Day and Masters Tournament begin
In light of all the recent complex streaming sports licensing deals, it becomes more evident each day that streaming platforms are beginning to realize the cash grab of having live sporting events ...