Technology

What’s underneath a great digital commerce solution?

April 13, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” The technology architecture of future businesses will comprise a headless and flexible design, seamless flow of data across systems, actionable insights derived from those systems, and smooth payments. Click here to continue.

What’s next in the metaverse: From science fiction to reality

April 13, 2023
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” What is the metaverse, and how will it shape the future of business? Mukul Pandya, founding editor in chief of Knowledge at Wharton, interviews Kevin Werbach, professor of legal studies and business ethics at The Wharton School, and Prasad Joshi, senior…

How heat could solve climate problems

April 13, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. It’s finally springtime in New York. The skies are clearing up, the trees are blooming, and I’m already wishing I could bottle up all this sunshine to save for when winter comes around…

As tech slumps, SoftBank sells VC unit to Singapore-based firm led by Masayoshi Son’s brother

April 13, 2023

SoftBank is selling one of its venture capital arms, South Korea-based SoftBank Ventures Asia (SBVA), to The Edgeof, a Singaporean investment firm, according to the two companies.   The deal’s financial terms have not been disclosed, but the Singaporean VC firm aims to complete the acquisition this year.  Last month, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son’s younger brother […]

As tech slumps, SoftBank sells VC unit to Singapore-based firm led by Masayoshi Son’s brother by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

LMS365, a learning management system built into Microsoft 365 and Teams, raises $20M

April 13, 2023

Danish company LMS365, an online learning management system (LMS) built for use inside Microsoft products, has raised $20 million in its first institutional round of funding. Used by companies including logistics giant Hellmann and soda bottling franchise G&J Pepsi, LMS365 allows users to create their own courses from scratch or import them from a third-party such […]

LMS365, a learning management system built into Microsoft 365 and Teams, raises $20M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

EVs just got a big boost. We’re going to need a lot more chargers.

April 12, 2023
The US government is pushing for a massive wave of electric vehicles to hit the roads in the next few years, but the country doesn’t have nearly enough chargers installed to power them all.  The Environmental Protection Agency released proposed standards today that set limits for companies on total carbon dioxide emissions from fleets of…

Warner Bros. Discovery promises Max will be a more personalized, technically improved streaming service

April 12, 2023

With next month’s arrival of the new streaming service “Max” from Warner Bros. Discovery, the company is also promising a revamped product experience with an expanded feature set, improved recommendations, and better performance. The new service, which combines HBO Max and Discovery+ content into one offering, will gain an updated user interface that’s delivered by […]

Warner Bros. Discovery promises Max will be a more personalized, technically improved streaming service by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

So long, Terran 1: Relativity Space makes hard pivot to an even larger Terran R

April 12, 2023

Relativity Space is retiring Terran 1 after just a single test flight to double-down on development of its next generation Terran R rocket, which is now configured to be even larger than previously announced. The six-year-old company is making other significant changes to Terran R: the rocket will no longer be completely reusable, but fitted […]

So long, Terran 1: Relativity Space makes hard pivot to an even larger Terran R by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Opera brings its free VPN to iOS to rival Apple and Google’s paid alternatives

April 12, 2023

Opera, the makers of an ad-blocking web browser, whose most recent claim to fame is having TikTok built-in, announced today it’s rolling out an updated version of its iOS app that now includes its free VPN. Previously available on Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android, the iOS release now makes Opera the first browser to offer […]

Opera brings its free VPN to iOS to rival Apple and Google’s paid alternatives by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch