An Unopened 2007 First Generation iPhone Expected to Take in a Whopping $50,000 at Auction
The first-ever Apple iPhone was originally sold to customers for $599.
In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants
Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.
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Pitch Deck Teardown: Laoshi’s $570K angel deck
Laoshi raised $570,000 for its very early-stage language-learning app targeted at Chinese tutors and their students. Here’s the deck it used to raise an angel round.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Laoshi’s $570K angel deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
OneHouse is building a neutral data lake integration layer on top of Apache Hudi
OneHouse emerged last year with a cloud data lake product built on top of the open source Apache Hudi project. The startup wants to act as an integration layer to move data between different repositories, rather than competing directly with larger data lake vendors like Snowflake and Databricks. Today the company announced a $25 million […]
OneHouse is building a neutral data lake integration layer on top of Apache Hudi by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Political ads face tougher targeting restrictions in EU if MEPs get their way
Europe has moved a step closer to having dedicated rules on online political ad targeting and transparency after the European Parliament fixed its negotiating position — paving the way for talks to start between MEPs and Member States to agree a final compromise text that can be passed into pan-EU law. MEPs said they hope […]
Political ads face tougher targeting restrictions in EU if MEPs get their way by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Bollinger Motors sues Munro Vehicles over similarity of its EVs
Two EV startups may soon be battling it out in court over alleged breach of contract and patent infringement. EV startup Bollinger Motors filed a lawsuit this week in the U.S. District of Southern New York against Munro Vehicles, and its head designer, over alleged breach of contract, patent infringement and trade dress infringement, according […]
Bollinger Motors sues Munro Vehicles over similarity of its EVs by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Triple Whale raises $25M for its Shopify data platform
Shopify powers a massive number of e-commerce sites, so it’s also no surprise that there is a vast ecosystem of tools around it that help these merchants manage all aspects of running their stores. Triple Whale, a Columbus, Ohio-based startup, focuses on providing Shopify store owners with a single platform that brings together all of […]
Triple Whale raises $25M for its Shopify data platform by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
How Fictiv is making hardware manufacturing more like building software
What do you want to be good at as a startup? Running supply chains or creating and selling cool products?
How Fictiv is making hardware manufacturing more like building software by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix to include more EVs in its TV shows and movies as part of new partnership with GM
Netflix and General Motors announced today that the streaming service will join the automaker’s “Everybody In” campaign that aims to accelerate mass adoption of electric vehicles. As part of the partnership, Netflix says it will increase the presence of EVs in Netflix-produced shows and films, where relevant over the course of the next year, while […]
Netflix to include more EVs in its TV shows and movies as part of new partnership with GM by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Apple’s hardware VP on the HomePod’s return
Maybe nothing ever truly dies in Apple land. The Mac Pro went on an indefinite hiatus as the hardware design team regrouped and reengineered. MagSafe appeared to be gone forever, only to be reborn in altered form on MacBooks of recent vintage. Various models and sizes across different lines have been phased out, only to […]
Apple’s hardware VP on the HomePod’s return by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
ToolJet, an open source low-code app builder, wants to help companies do more with less
“Do more with less” has emerged as something of a business mantra over the past year, as businesses across the industrial spectrum have faced growing economic headwinds. Companies have been looking for ways to cut spending without jeopardising their output, which is also having a significant knock-on effect. Indeed, most of the big tech companies […]
ToolJet, an open source low-code app builder, wants to help companies do more with less by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch