February 2023

Recycleye grabs $17M, calling plastic crisis a ‘tremendous business opportunity’

February 7, 2023

Highlighting the plastic industry’s infamous track record on recycling, London-based Recycleye says it raised $17 million in new funding led by “deep tech” investor DCVC. The startup claims its recycling-picking robots can identify materials “at an unrivaled 60 frames per second” and sort them more accurately than humans can. Ultimately, the startup says its tech […]

Recycleye grabs $17M, calling plastic crisis a ‘tremendous business opportunity’ by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac

February 7, 2023

Apple’s M series chips were incredibly well telegraphed when they arrived in late 2021. Apple had been designing its own silicon since the A4 appeared in the iPhone 4 just over a decade earlier. The appearance of Apple’s in-house efforts in the Mac was really just a question of when, not if. When the M1 […]

Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac by Matthew Panzarino originally published on TechCrunch

5 Internal People Every CEO Needs

February 7, 2023
No leader should ever find themselves alone in their struggles and decisions. Leadership is about having a team of people to provide help and support through the difficult moments of the hour.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ becomes the most-watched Marvel premiere on Disney+

February 6, 2023

Five days after getting its streaming debut on Disney+, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is now the most-watched Marvel premiere on Disney+ based on hours streamed within the first five days, the company announced today. Disney didn’t provide specific viewing numbers, so it’s not exactly clear how the movie’s streaming performance compares to other Marvel titles […]

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ becomes the most-watched Marvel premiere on Disney+ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases

February 6, 2023

One could make a very reasonable argument that FRIDA (Framework and Robotics Initiative for Developing Arts) is as much a thought experiment as it is a research project. Certainly it butts up against similar questions around art and creativity as AI projects like DALL-E and ChatGPT — though the question is arguably even more in […]

FRIDA’s robot arm attempts to bring DALL-E-style AI art to real-world canvases by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch