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Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy

February 2, 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. No piece of media shaped me more than the mid-2000s TV show MythBusters.  In the show, a band of special-effects pros tested out myths from TV shows or popular knowledge, like: Can a…

How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests

February 2, 2023
Central California grape-grower Steve McIntyre was familiar with Pierce’s Disease. But that did not prepare him for what he saw when he visited his brother’s Southern California citrus and avocado farm in 1998. The disease, which causes vines to wither and grapes to deflate like old balloons, had long existed in California. But the infection…

Seyna adds claim management product for insurance brokers

February 2, 2023

French startup Seyna is slowly building an all-in-one platform for insurance brokers so that they can create, sell and manage insurance products from scratch. And the company is launching a new product called Seyna Claims. As the name suggests, Seyna Claims empowers insurance brokers so that they can handle claims themselves. Seyna is an insurtech […]

Seyna adds claim management product for insurance brokers by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Sequoia Capital India backs Freightify’s vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders

February 2, 2023

For freight forwarders, procuring pricing data for their customers usually involves going to multiple sources, and then consolidating information into spreadsheets. That’s time-consuming and complicated, especially since pricing data constantly changes. Freightify wants to make the process as simple as comparing airfare with its vertical SaaS platform. The Singapore-based startup announced today it has raised […]

Sequoia Capital India backs Freightify’s vertical SaaS platform for freight forwarders by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

Nissan finally shows off the Max-Out EV convertible concept in IRL

February 2, 2023

Way back in November 2021, Nissan shared renderings of four electric vehicle concepts with intriguing names like Chill-Out, Surf-Out, Hang-Out and Max-Out as part of its announcement to invest $17.6 billion to develop new EVs and battery technology. Nissan has finally showed a physical version of one of those concepts — the Nissan Max-Out EV […]

Nissan finally shows off the Max-Out EV convertible concept in IRL by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Disclo aims to inspire inclusive workplaces – starting with disability accommodations

February 1, 2023

Disclo CEO and co-founder Hannah Olson was diagnosed with Lyme disease when she was in college. At the time, she didn’t really see herself as someone with a disability, even though it meant spending hours each day hooked up to an IV. When she entered the workforce, she soon was confronted with the difficulties of […]

Disclo aims to inspire inclusive workplaces – starting with disability accommodations by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

‘Inaudible’ watermark could identify AI-generated voices

February 1, 2023

The growing ease with which anyone can create convincing audio in someone else’s voice has a lot of people on edge, and rightly so. Resemble AI’s proposal for watermarking generated speech may not fix it in one, but it’s a step in the right direction. AI-generated speech is being used for all kinds of legitimate […]

‘Inaudible’ watermark could identify AI-generated voices by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

The Biden administration says Apple and Google’s app stores are stifling competition

February 1, 2023

The Biden administration is calling out Apple and Google’s app stores for stifling competition. A new report, issued on Wednesday by the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), said it had investigated the competitive conditions in the mobile app ecosystem and found that it’s “not a level playing field, which is harmful to […]

The Biden administration says Apple and Google’s app stores are stifling competition by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch