December 2022

As expats fled China’s zero-COVID, this developer built a sci-fi game for NetEase

December 21, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, foreigners have been leaving China in droves to escape the country’s strict “zero-COVID” restrictions, which had limited people’s domestic and overseas travel for nearly three years until rules began to relax recently. So when NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China, said it had an expats-led studio working […]

As expats fled China’s zero-COVID, this developer built a sci-fi game for NetEase by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

This autonomous ornithopter lands and perches on a single claw

December 21, 2022

Isn’t it wonderful that there are researchers out there whose job is quite simply to make a robotic bird? That’s certainly the goal of this lab, whose flapping-wing drone, or ornithopter, has now been equipped with a grasping claw to let it take a rest on a nearby branch or perhaps even finger — a […]

This autonomous ornithopter lands and perches on a single claw by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Sequoia’s Carl Eschenbach, who led deals for Zoom and Snowflake, to run Workday as co-CEO

December 21, 2022

Carl Eschenbach, a longtime enterprise software executive who joined Sequoia Capital in 2016 and went on to lead a number of lucrative deals for the venture firm, is going back to an operating role. As the new co-CEO of Workday, Eschenbach will co-lead the enterprise cloud applications giant with its co-CEO, cofounder and company chair […]

Sequoia’s Carl Eschenbach, who led deals for Zoom and Snowflake, to run Workday as co-CEO by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla stock plunges as investors fear Twitter dramas, loss of China sales

December 20, 2022

Tesla shares fell 8.12% Tuesday after Wall Street downgraded price targets on the electric vehicle maker’s stock. Analysts fear that CEO Elon Musk is distracted by his hostile takeover and micromanagement of Twitter, and that China sales will be affected by the Chinese government allowing COVID-19 to spread after ending its stance on harsh restrictions. Tesla’s […]

Tesla stock plunges as investors fear Twitter dramas, loss of China sales by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

EU to probe $61B Broadcom-VMware deal over competition concerns

December 20, 2022

When Broadcom announced it was spending an eye-popping $61 billion for VMware in May, it seemed only a matter of time before the deal caught the attention of regulators, especially in Europe and the U.K. And sure enough this week, the EU announced that it was officially investigating the deal. In an official statement, EU’s […]

EU to probe $61B Broadcom-VMware deal over competition concerns by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Rocket Lab’s first mission from Virginia delayed until 2023

December 20, 2022

We’re going to have to wait a little longer for Rocket Lab’s American debut. The company, which is headquartered in Los Angeles, was due to launch a trio of satellites for radio-frequency analytics customer HawkEye 360 to orbit from the company’s new site at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. It would’ve marked the first time […]

Rocket Lab’s first mission from Virginia delayed until 2023 by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

NASA’s InSight mission is winding down — look back at the Mars lander’s many accomplishments

December 20, 2022

Another Mars robot is settling in for a long, long sleep. With dust caking its solar panels, InSight has been losing the ability to recharge for months — in the spring, it was operating at just one-tenth of its landing power. Now, the thick layers of dust might have doomed InSight for good. NASA announced […]

NASA’s InSight mission is winding down — look back at the Mars lander’s many accomplishments by Stefanie Waldek originally published on TechCrunch