This Meatball Is Mammoth. Seriously, It’s Made From the Prehistoric Woolly Elephant.
A food startup introduced lab-grown, cultivated meat using the DNA of the 4,000-year-old extinct animal.
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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Lyft might drop shared rides, stay focused on basics under new CEO
Lyft might once again drop its shared rides offering, just one of several changes the company’s newly appointed CEO could make in a bid to focus on its core ride-hailing business and become profitable. David Risher, who is taking over as Lyft’s CEO in mid-April, told TechCrunch in a wide ranging interview that other features […]
Lyft might drop shared rides, stay focused on basics under new CEO by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
5 Challenges Leaders Are Facing Right Now (and How to Overcome Them)
Leaders who can find solutions to post-pandemic challenges are poised to thrive.
Daily Crunch: After raising $3M seed, global fintech platform Payday plans to secure licensing in Canada, UK
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Daily Crunch: After raising $3M seed, global fintech platform Payday plans to secure licensing in Canada, UK by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
NASA pushes back Boeing Starliner’s crewed flight test to July
The first crewed flight test of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is facing yet another delay, with NASA officials saying Wednesday that it was now targeting no earlier than July 21 for launch. The space agency and Boeing blamed the delay on certification issues related to the capsule’s parachute system and other verifications on Starliner’s components and […]
NASA pushes back Boeing Starliner’s crewed flight test to July by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Choosing A Bank For Your Startup: Here’s Some Things To Consider
Although the fall of SVB has sent shockwaves across the economy and banking sector, for many small startups it’s crucial to find the right bank that offers them a range of tailor-made products and services.
Battery sourcing guidance might slash EV tax credits
The U.S. Treasury Department’s guidance on battery sourcing requirements for the electric vehicle tax credits will result in fewer vehicles being eligible for full or partial credits, reports Reuters, citing an unnamed U.S. official. The proposed EV credit guidance as included in the Inflation Reduction Act says that in order for vehicles to qualify for […]
Battery sourcing guidance might slash EV tax credits by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
That was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing Chat
Microsoft is “exploring” putting ads in the responses given by Bing Chat, its new search agent powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. While these sponsored responses are clearly labeled as such, it does make one question how far we’ve really come from the old model of ads on search engines. Microsoft confirmed this is happening, albeit in […]
That was fast! Microsoft slips ads into AI-powered Bing Chat by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Hampton is tech’s new membership community for chief executive officers
Sam Parr, founder of HubSpot-acquired newsletter and media brand The Hustle, doesn’t watch “Succession” because “it’s too real” (and because he prefers watching comedy compared to behemoth business billionaires fighting). But when he announced his new project, Hampton, an invite-only club for chief executive officers, the references started rolling. It’s specifically one Succession quote that […]
Hampton is tech’s new membership community for chief executive officers by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette Will Retire Next Year After 40 Years With the Company
Gennette started at Macy’s in 1983 as an executive trainee.