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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom early impressions – a feast fit for a short king

May 17, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has only been out in the wild for a few days at this point, marking a mere sliver of the time players will spend exploring Hyrule’s fresh secrets over the course of the coming months and years, if Breath of the Wild is any indication. For anyone […]

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom early impressions – a feast fit for a short king by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Your first look at Alliance DAO’s latest cohort of web3 startups

May 17, 2023

The crypto industry continues to face myriad headwinds, but there’s no shortage of startups and founders diving into the space. Alliance DAO, a web3 accelerator and builder community, had its most recent cohort, also known as ALL10, present their ideas on Wednesday during a demo day, exclusively covered by TechCrunch. Check out the previous Alliance […]

Your first look at Alliance DAO’s latest cohort of web3 startups by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Pew: 60% of U.S. Twitter users have ‘taken a break’ from the platform in the past year

May 17, 2023

A new study by Pew Research Center paints a picture of a pause in Twitter usage by U.S. adults, but the data doesn’t necessarily point the finger at Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform as the source of the blame. Instead, Pew’s survey of U.S. adults, which was conducted over a week in […]

Pew: 60% of U.S. Twitter users have ‘taken a break’ from the platform in the past year by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

How 5-minute battery swaps could get more EVs on the road

May 17, 2023
Charging has emerged as the primary way people keep their EV batteries full of juice while on the go, but some companies have an alternative in mind that they think could be even quicker than the fastest chargers today: battery swapping. Today, a San Francisco–based startup called Ample demonstrated its new battery-swap system, which it…

From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century

May 17, 2023

Here’s the problem: the planet is burning, and there’s not much we can do about it. Forests are in peril not just because of the ravages of climate change, but because the industries that support them remain traditional and under-resourced. Mast Reforestation is building a tech-forward forest-as-a-service company that vastly simplifies and accelerates the process […]

From root to crown, Mast Reforestation is regrowing the tree economy for the 21st century by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch