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The Download: virtual grief meet-ups, and bitcoin mining in Kazakhstan

January 12, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inside the metaverse meetups that let people share on death, grief, and pain Days after learning that her husband, Ted, had only months to live, Claire Matte found herself telling strangers about it…

Why the time is right for a Mercedes-Benz charging network

January 12, 2023

When your Rolex is due for servicing, you’ll probably take the time to take it to a specialty service center. Likewise, you’re not going to trust the repair of the crimson soles of your Louboutins to the corner shoe-shiner. So why, then, should you be forced to use any plebeian charging network for your premium […]

Why the time is right for a Mercedes-Benz charging network by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch

Two climate technologies that matter

January 12, 2023
It’s been an exciting week here at MIT Technology Review, because on Monday we released our 2023 list of the 10 Breakthrough Technologies! This is always one of my favorite times of the year, when we get to take a hard look at technologies that will matter in the upcoming year and beyond. And this…

As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business

January 12, 2023

Kano Computing (“Kano”), the venture-backed company best known for its DIY computer kits and software for teaching coding and STEM skills to kids, is spinning out its creative software suite and online community platform as an independent business. The move comes as the U.K. company has been shifting its focus away from its build-your-own PC roots […]

As it shifts focus from DIY computer kits, Kano spins out its creative software suite as a standalone business by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Inside the metaverse meetups that let people share on death, grief, and pain

January 12, 2023
Days after learning that her husband, Ted, had only months to live, Claire Matte found herself telling strangers about it in VR. The 62-year-old retiree had bought a virtual-reality headset in 2021 as a social getaway. Ted had late-stage cancer, and the intense responsibility of caring for him had shrunk her daily reality. With the…

Bitcoin mining was booming in Kazakhstan. Then it was gone.

January 12, 2023
To reach Kazakhstan’s largest bitcoin mine, you need to travel deep into the country’s rust belt, to the city of Ekibastuz. In the far northeast of the country, equidistant between the capital city of Astana and the country’s border with Siberia, it’s a drab sprawl of down-at-heel shops and cramped Soviet-era apartment buildings, known locally…

Clouds might be scattering in China’s venture capital world

January 12, 2023

The outlook of investing in China is suddenly brightening up as the country gradually phases out its draconian zero-COVID policy, which has caused disruptions in businesses of all kinds and kept the country’s borders shut for the last three years. For venture capitalists, the pandemic has been a tumultuous ride. Tony Wu, a partner at […]

Clouds might be scattering in China’s venture capital world by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Apple is reportedly working on MacBooks with touchscreens

January 12, 2023

After years of denials and loathing, Apple may finally be getting around to bringing touchscreens to MacBooks. According to Bloomberg, Apple is actively working on this project and may break away from its long-standing approach of designing a traditional desktop system without a touchscreen. Apple could launch MacBooks with touchscreens by 2025 as a part […]

Apple is reportedly working on MacBooks with touchscreens by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

ABL Space Systems’ rocket experiences simultaneous engine shutdown shortly after lift-off

January 11, 2023

Launch startup ABL Space Systems’ first orbital launch attempt ended in failure Tuesday after all nine engines on the RS1 rocket’s first stage shut down simultaneously. The rocket subsequently hit the launch pad and was destroyed on impact. The rocket took off from the Pacific Spaceport Complex on Alaska’s Kodiak Island at around 6:27 PM […]

ABL Space Systems’ rocket experiences simultaneous engine shutdown shortly after lift-off by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch