December 2022

Vianova builds the location data platform for shared mobility companies and cities

December 22, 2022

Meet Vianova, a French startup that is building a data platform for shared mobility companies as well as local governments. The company acts as both a data repository and a data visualization dashboard. It has raised a $6.4 million (€6 million) Series A funding round led by Baloise VC with XAnge as well as existing […]

Vianova builds the location data platform for shared mobility companies and cities by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Self-driving truck company TuSimple to lay off 25% of workforce

December 21, 2022

Well, we knew it was coming. Self-driving trucking technology company TuSimple confirmed Wednesday it plans to lay off 25% of its total workforce as part of a broader restructuring plan designed to keep the company running. The layoffs come a couple of weeks after TuSimple and Navistar ended their deal to co-develop purpose-built autonomous semi […]

Self-driving truck company TuSimple to lay off 25% of workforce by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

It was a big year for the space industry. 2023 will be even bigger.

December 21, 2022

Another blockbuster year for the space industry draws to a close. In fact, 2022 may have been the most blockbuster year for space in recent memory – since 1969, at least. The historic cadence of SpaceX, the launch of Space Launch System and the return of the Orion capsule, big technical demonstrations, ispace’s fully private […]

It was a big year for the space industry. 2023 will be even bigger. by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Netflix branches out into fitness content with upcoming launch of Nike Training Club classes

December 21, 2022

Netflix is officially branching out into fitness content, as the company announced today that it’s going to start streaming Nike Training Club classes next week. The streaming service will release a total of 30 hours of exercise sessions in two seperate batches. The programs, which include workouts for all fitness levels, will be available in […]

Netflix branches out into fitness content with upcoming launch of Nike Training Club classes by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Kickstarter shut down the campaign for AI porn group Unstable Diffusion amid changing guidelines

December 21, 2022

The group trying to monetize AI porn generation, Unstable Diffusion, raised more than $56,000 on Kickstarter from 867 backers. Now, as Kickstarter changes its thinking about what kind of AI-based projects it will allow, the crowdfunding platform has shut down Unstable Diffusion’s campaign. Since Kickstarter runs an all-or-nothing model and the campaign had not yet […]

Kickstarter shut down the campaign for AI porn group Unstable Diffusion amid changing guidelines by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch