January 9, 2025

The Download: greener steel, and what 2025 holds for climate tech

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The world’s first industrial-scale plant for green steel promises a cleaner future As of 2023, nearly 2 billion metric tons of steel were being produced annually, enough to cover Manhattan in a layer…

February 2023

Ford Lightning production to remain halted for another week

February 24, 2023

Ford has extended a production shutdown of its all-electric Ford Lightning pickup truck by another week. Ford initially paused production and shipments of the Ford Lightning in the second week of February due to a potential battery issue. Ford and its battery cell manufacturing partner SK have identified the problem, the automaker told TechCrunch. Ford […]

Ford Lightning production to remain halted for another week by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Data Security: How To Protect Your Most Sensitive Asset

February 24, 2023
It is indisputable that data is one of the most valuable assets in the business world. In light of this, it should be no surprise that it is being exploited and capitalized upon. So, let’s explore the most effective methods for protecting and safeguarding business data within an organization.

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business

February 24, 2023

Sono Motors is ending its long-awaited electric car program and instead pivoting to a business that aims to sell its solar vehicle technology to other companies. The German-based company, which went public in November 2022, announced Friday it is laying off 300 employees as a result of the change in business model. COO Thomas Hausch […]

Sono Motors has killed off its Sion EV in a pivot to solar tech business by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding the right LPs, ocean conservation, inside Uber’s pre-seed deck

February 24, 2023

Will your startup go public and grab a giant slice of your market, or is it a value-add that will be gobbled up by a hard-charging unicorn? “When you can’t quite make it to product-market fit, there’s a third choice that too many entrepreneurs, and their investors, overlook: selling out,” says Kittu Kolluri, founder and […]

TechCrunch+ roundup: Finding the right LPs, ocean conservation, inside Uber’s pre-seed deck by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Can AI really be protected from text-based attacks?

February 24, 2023

When Microsoft released Bing Chat, an AI-powered chatbot co-developed with OpenAI, it didn’t take long before users found creative ways to break it. Using carefully tailored inputs, users were able to get it to profess love, threaten harm, defend the Holocaust and invent conspiracy theories. Can AI ever be protected from these malicious prompts? What […]

Can AI really be protected from text-based attacks? by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch