A Billionaire Wants to Use a Cargo Plane to Fly an Orca to Freedom After 53 Years in Captivity. Here’s How It Could Work.
“She’s healthy, I’ve got the money, let’s move her,” Indianapolis Colts Owner and CEO Jim Irsay told “The Pat McAfee Show.”
The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal
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. This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires Startup Skyward Wildfire says it can prevent catastrophic fires by stopping the lightning strikes that ignite them. So far, it hasn’t publicly…
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Pony, investor Toyota partner to ‘mass produce’ robotaxis in China
Autonomous-driving company Pony.ai and Toyota say they’re teaming up with the goal of one day cranking out a bunch of “fully driverless robotaxis.” The two companies intend to kick off their partnership sometime this year with around $139 million in capital from GAC Toyota Motor Co. — a joint venture between Toyota China and GAC, […]
SoftBank sues IRL over ‘elaborate scheme’ that swallowed $150M
SoftBank once invested in social app IRL at a $1.1 billion valuation. Now, the Japanese investment firm is suing the defunct company for fraud, alleging $150 million in damages. IRL was supposedly poised to become an event organizing alternative for Gen Z, who are using Facebook less and less. Its self-reported numbers were impressive enough […]
Hate your commute? Googlers can sleep on campus at a discount
The pandemic disrupted the office in a fundamental way. Remote work turned from a nice perk to a way of life for many. It’s an abrupt change for a tech industry that has a long history of rolling out perks to keep employees in the office for as long as conceivably possible. Google is among […]
Henrik Fisker: No “final conclusion” yet in Foxconn deal
Two years ago, EV startup Fisker seemed to have hooked a giant when it announced a deal with Taiwanese iPhone maker Foxconn to build a sub-$30,000 crossover in the United States. It turns out that deal hasn’t been finalized, according to comments Fisker founder and CEO Henrik Fisker made during an interview with TechCrunch. “In […]
Think Your Marketing Team Can Help You Develop Your Personal Brand? Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea.
Personal branding has become a priority for CEOs across the globe, but the myths surrounding what it takes to build it prevail. Let’s unpack why your marketing team is not equipped to be tasked with developing your personal brand.
Bill Gates Says Changing This Toxic Habit Helped Him Be More Productive: ‘I Need to Try Harder’
Gates chatted candidly about the competition to be the hardest worker.
Threads is Losing Users — Fast. Here How the App Fumbled Its Product Launch (and 4 Social Media Fails It Resembles)
After becoming one of the fastest-growing apps ever, Threads lost over half its 100 million users just ten days after its launch.
SEC ends investigation into Better.com, which is bleeding cash ahead of planned SPAC vote
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it does not intend to recommend an enforcement action against digital mortgage lender Better.com. The pronouncement comes after an investigation on the part of the SEC to determine if violations of federal securities laws had occurred. Last July, the SEC began looking into whether Better.com had violated […]
Berkeley Yeast, S2G dish on the future of beer, meat and more at TC Disrupt 2023
In case you missed it, July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. On the bright-ish side, research shows that 69% of Americans want our nation to become carbon neutral by 2050. Achieving that goal will require changing the way we think and act about sustainability. But, when push comes to shoveling food […]