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VW and Redwood want to turn your old laptops into EV batteries
Battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials is expanding a partnership with Volkswagen of America in its bid to collect more end-of-life batteries from consumer electronics and strip out the valuable materials so they can be used to make batteries for electric vehicles. Redwood has said its technology can recover more than 95% of the […]
VW and Redwood want to turn your old laptops into EV batteries by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s Twitter: Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification
Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter, where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. “This is just my strong, intuitive sense that having a […]
Elon Musk’s Twitter: Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Watch4 users can now download the Peloton Watch App
Samsung announced today that Galaxy Watch5 and Watch4 users can now download the Peloton Watch App on their smartwatches. Users will be able to connect their smartwatches to a Peloton Bike, Bike+, Tread, Row and Guide and see their heart rate on screen during workouts. After a user selects a workout on their Peloton equipment […]
Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Watch4 users can now download the Peloton Watch App by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
New funding helps CarmaCare accelerate its ‘healthcare-for-your-car’ service
CarmaCare take over where traditional car insurance leaves off to provide an easier way to buy extended warranties for car repairs.
New funding helps CarmaCare accelerate its ‘healthcare-for-your-car’ service by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Magnets and water net Magnotherm $6.9M seed round to kill hazardous refrigerants
German startup thinks its technology can freeze old fridges out of the market while consuming up to 40% less energy.
Magnets and water net Magnotherm $6.9M seed round to kill hazardous refrigerants by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: Russia’s crumbling tech industry, and an AI security disaster
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China probes Micron for cybersecurity risks, urges Japan to stay out of U.S. chip export curbs
The U.S. and China chip battle continues to escalate. In China, the country’s cybersecurity watchdog has initiated a probe into U.S. memory chip maker Micron Technology, according to a statement from the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released on Friday. The development came on the same day that Japan announced plans to impose export restrictions on […]
China probes Micron for cybersecurity risks, urges Japan to stay out of U.S. chip export curbs by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Using complementary intelligence types to build stellar startup teams
Healthy, complementary relationships among the founders is one of the single biggest determinants of success.
Using complementary intelligence types to build stellar startup teams by Jenna Routenberg originally published on TechCrunch