Local Entity or PEO — What to Choose When Expanding Your Business Globally
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The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
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. China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries. In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric…
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Daily Crunch: AWS now accepting applications for its new 10-week generative AI accelerator
Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.
Daily Crunch: AWS now accepting applications for its new 10-week generative AI accelerator by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Hype grows for SpaceX’s Starship orbital flight test, but barriers remain
More and more hype is building for the first orbital flight test of Starship, SpaceX’s ultra-heavy launch system. That hype has started to reach a crescendo this week as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an air traffic advisory identifying April 10 as a primary launch date. Adding gasoline to the fire, earlier today […]
Hype grows for SpaceX’s Starship orbital flight test, but barriers remain by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Gen Phoenix’s upcycled leather woos luxury brand investors
The materials developer formerly known as ELeather has a new name and $18 million in fresh growth funding from some of the world’s fanciest brands. Now going by Generation Phoenix, the upcycler says its new investors include Coach parent Tapestry, Jaguar Land Rover and Dr. Martens, plus lead investor Material Impact and prior investor Hermès. […]
Gen Phoenix’s upcycled leather woos luxury brand investors by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Sepura Home raises $3.7 million to make your kitchen sink a composter
Here’s a clever new bit of kitchen tech. Victoria, BC firm Sepura recently introduced its eponymous home appliance, which sits under a sink in place of a garbage disposal. There’s an included Bluetooth button, which can be stuck anywhere near the sink. The system itself sits underneath the sink and is designed to hook directly […]
Sepura Home raises $3.7 million to make your kitchen sink a composter by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
The takeaways from Stanford’s 386-page report on the state of AI
Writing a report on the state of AI must feel a lot like building on shifting sands: by the time you hit publish, the whole industry has changed under your feet. But there are still important trends and takeaways in Stanford’s 386-page bid to summarize this complex and fast-moving domain. The AI Index, from the […]
The takeaways from Stanford’s 386-page report on the state of AI by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Warner Bros. in talks about a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series for HBO Max
Warner Bros. is in talks about a “Harry Potter” Max Original series on HBO Max, a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to TechCrunch. The company is nowhere near striking a deal yet, the source tells us. Bloomberg was the first to report about the potential deal. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav […]
Warner Bros. in talks about a ‘Harry Potter’ TV series for HBO Max by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Woolly mammoth de-extinction is definitely not about making real-life Pokémon
Colossal Biosciences bills itself as the “de-extinction company” and is seeking to bring back the woolly mammoth, the thylacine (aka the Tasmanian tiger) and the dodo. Co-founder and CEO Ben Lamm told me all about why it wants to do that on stage at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin a couple weeks ago, and […]
Woolly mammoth de-extinction is definitely not about making real-life Pokémon by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
Pinterest expands its Creator Fund for underrepresented groups to five more countries
Pinterest announced today that it’s expanding its Creator Fund for underrepresented groups to five more countries, including Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The company debuted its $500,000 Creator Fund in 2021, and announced an additional $1.2 million for the fund last year. The fund focuses specifically on supporting creators from underrepresented groups by offering […]
Pinterest expands its Creator Fund for underrepresented groups to five more countries by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Spiraling costs are killing the mobile gaming space
The moat between new developers and the establishment prohibitively wide and deep, and it starts with costs.
Spiraling costs are killing the mobile gaming space by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch