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Sony and Honda unveil Afeela, Bird Buddy launches a new smart feeder, and Amazon secures an $8B loan

January 7, 2023

Hey, folks, it’s Kyle, filling in for Greg, who’s out for the next few weeks on parental leave. While he enjoys time with his beautiful, healthy newborn (what better gift for the holidays, eh?), I’m learning the ropes of Week in Review to make sure y’all stay up to date with the latest in tech. […]

Sony and Honda unveil Afeela, Bird Buddy launches a new smart feeder, and Amazon secures an $8B loan by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Unistellar’s telescope turns your smartphone into a stargazer

January 7, 2023

Humans are eternally curious about the night sky, but figuring out how to use a telescope is non-trivial. At CES in Las Vegas, Unistellar believes it has the perfect solution with its Equinox 2 Smart Telescope. “When I was a young teenager, I had a telescope that I used during the long summer nights. Fast forward […]

Unistellar’s telescope turns your smartphone into a stargazer by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Labor trends in 2023: Over-employment, fatigue and hope

January 7, 2023

W elcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. If there’s one thing I can rely on every new year, it is that people will debate whether resolutions are an irrelevant, capitalistic waste […]

Labor trends in 2023: Over-employment, fatigue and hope by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

When it’s time for a steamy nooner, Steambox has you covered

January 7, 2023

If you have a particular hatred for the microwave or prefer your food to be heated gently when you’re ready for lunch, Steambox is ready for your steamy lunch encounters. The company sold more than 500 of its device via Kickstarter at the end of 2019, and is finally ready to start shipping its device. […]

When it’s time for a steamy nooner, Steambox has you covered by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

The pen gets smarter as Nuwa shows off its smart ballpoint and app combo

January 7, 2023

We’ve seen a lot of companies trying to turn the humble pen into something a little more digital, but few have been as elegantly successful as Nuwa. The company showed off its smart pen at CES in Las Vegas this week. The smart pen uses three integrated cameras, along with motion and pressure-sensing electronics to take […]

The pen gets smarter as Nuwa shows off its smart ballpoint and app combo by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too?

January 7, 2023

Over the last decade or so, many venture capitalists have built vast personal fortunes. Some of the money has been made through investments in companies that have outperformed. But much of their wealth traces to management fees that added up quickly as fund sizes —  raised in faster succession than ever in history — ballooned […]

VCs are pushing startups — will their investors tighten the thumbscrews, too? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Making EVs Safer

January 7, 2023
The regulatory advances would result in a shoot up of EV prices due to the new changes underlined in the regulations that will be mandatory for all EV makers to adopt