May 2023

Porsche taps Mobileye for automated driving functions in future models

May 9, 2023

Porsche has partnered with Mobileye, the autonomous driving unit that Intel spun out into a public company last year, to bring hands-free automated assistance and navigation functions to future sports cars, the companies said Tuesday. In the upcoming collaboration, Mobileye’s branded SuperVision technology platform will serve as the foundation for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) […]

Porsche taps Mobileye for automated driving functions in future models by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

UK greenlights $7.3B merger between satellite rivals Viasat and Inmarsat

May 9, 2023

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially greenlighted the proposed $7.3 billion merger between Viasat and Inmarsat. London-based Inmarsat and its U.S. rival Viasat offer various satellite services including in-flight Wi-Fi to commercial airlines. Today’s news comes some two months after the CMA revealed that it was likely to give the merger the […]

UK greenlights $7.3B merger between satellite rivals Viasat and Inmarsat by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

This abundant material could unlock cheaper batteries for EVs

May 9, 2023
Move over, lithium—there’s a new battery chemistry in town. Lithium is currently the ruler of the battery world, a key ingredient in the batteries that power phones, electric vehicles, and even store energy on the electrical grid. But as concerns about the battery supply chain swell, scientists are looking for ways to cut down on…

IBM intros a slew of new AI services, including generative models

May 9, 2023

IBM, like pretty much every tech giant these days, is betting big on AI. At its annual Think conference, the company announced IBM Watsonx, a new platform that delivers tools to build AI models and provide access to pretrained models for generating computer code, text and more. It’s a bit of a slap in the […]

IBM intros a slew of new AI services, including generative models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Niantic’s new game Peridot is Pokémon GO meets Tamagotchi

May 9, 2023

From the makers of Pokémon GO comes another mobile game that brings cute little creatures to our fingertips: Peridot. Like a ‘90s Tamagotchi toy, Peridot is a pet simulator, but it takes place completely within augmented reality (AR). You can feed, play, walk, breed, forage and socialize with your Peridots, but don’t worry: if you […]

Niantic’s new game Peridot is Pokémon GO meets Tamagotchi by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok’s parent ByteDance eyes a new chapter, in book publishing

May 9, 2023

After aggressively promoting its new lifestyle social media platform Lemon8 in the U.S., ByteDance appears to be brewing another content app for its biggest overseas market. Lemon Inc, a subsidiary of ByteDance, has submitted a trademark application for a range of book publishing products and services, according to a filing posted on the United States […]

TikTok’s parent ByteDance eyes a new chapter, in book publishing by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch