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Redwood Materials to build multibillion-dollar factory in the U.S. “battery belt”

December 14, 2022

Redwood Materials said Wednesday it will build a new battery materials and recycling facility on a 600-acre campus near Charleston, South Carolina that will eventually employ 1,500 people and make enough cathode and anodes components to supply one million EVs annually. Little is known about the incentives deal the company struck with the state. However, […]

Redwood Materials to build multibillion-dollar factory in the U.S. “battery belt” by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

The impact of hype with Clubhouse’s Paul Davison

December 14, 2022

Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha is bringing one of her favorite panels from Disrupt to […]

The impact of hype with Clubhouse’s Paul Davison by Theresa Loconsolo originally published on TechCrunch

Reports of Musk forcing tracking ads on Twitter put him on a costly collision course with EU privacy laws

December 14, 2022

Twitter’s lead privacy regulator in the European Union is being kept very busy indeed by Elon Musk’s erratic piloting of the bird site. Following a report by Platformer, which suggests Musk is planning to force users to accept personalized advertising unless they pay for a subscription service that will include an opt-out for ads, the […]

Reports of Musk forcing tracking ads on Twitter put him on a costly collision course with EU privacy laws by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Verizon launches subscription service aggregator, +Play, in open beta

December 14, 2022

Back in March, at Verizon’s Investor Event, the company announced +Play, a free web-based platform exclusive to Verizon customers that aggregates subscription services across entertainment, music, gaming, fitness, lifestyle and more. Today, Verizon launched +Play in open beta, allowing Verizon wireless, 5G Home and LTE Home customers to purchase and manage accounts for over 20 […]

Verizon launches subscription service aggregator, +Play, in open beta by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

NSA says Chinese hackers are exploiting a zero-day bug in popular networking gear

December 14, 2022

The U.S. National Security Agency is warning that Chinese government-backed hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in two widely used Citrix networking products to gain access to targeted networks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-27518, affects Citrix ADC, an application delivery controller, and Citrix Gateway, a remote access tool, and are both popular in enterprise networks. […]

NSA says Chinese hackers are exploiting a zero-day bug in popular networking gear by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Apple will reportedly allow sideloading apps with iOS 17

December 14, 2022

After vehemently fighting ‘sideloading’ alternative app stores on the iPhone, Apple is now apparently looking to allow them with iOS 17, which will come out next year, to comply with European laws. The report from Bloomberg also noted that Apple is exploring opening up its camera and NFC (Near Field Communication) stack to developers. Apple’s […]

Apple will reportedly allow sideloading apps with iOS 17 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Tinder launches ‘Relationship Goals’ to follow in sister dating app Hinge’s footsteps

December 14, 2022

Today, Tinder launched a new “Relationship Goals” feature that allows users to display their dating goals on their profile, whether they’re looking for a “long-term partner,” “long-term, but open to short-term,” “short-term, but open to long,” “short-term fun,” “new friends,” or “still figuring it out.” Tinder’s new addition aims to help users find connections that […]

Tinder launches ‘Relationship Goals’ to follow in sister dating app Hinge’s footsteps by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing

December 14, 2022

Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup 82°E, pronounced Eighty Two East, said Wednesday it has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, as the Bollywood star becomes the latest high-profile celebrity to enter the startup world. DSG Consumer Partners and IDEO Ventures are among those who backed 82°E, said the startup, which began offering self-care products such as […]

Bollywood star Deepika Padukone’s skincare startup attracts VC backing by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch