Battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials has secured a conditional commitment for a $2 billion loan from the Department of Energy as part of the Biden Administration’s bid to build up a supply chain for EVs in the United States. The conditional commitment from DOE’s loan program office, which was announced Thursday, is part […]
Redwood Materials lands $2B conditional loan from DOE by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Automakers have struggled in recent years to secure the semiconductor chips needed in today’s modern and increasingly tech-laden vehicles. The shortage has chipped away at profits, periodically idled factories and left automakers with unfinished vehicles that consumers are ready to buy. Now, GM has struck a deal with Globalfoundries to alleviate that problem. The two […]
GM locks in exclusive semiconductor chip production with GlobalFoundries by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
ChatGPT is getting all the attention as of late, but modern AI technologies have a range of use cases beyond finally making Bing useful. One emerging trend is putting AI to work to aid with the frustrating and laborious task of filing and auditing corporate expense reports. Today, Microsoft and American Express announced a deal […]
Amex and Microsoft turn to AI to make expense reports less horrible by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
After an antitrust lawsuit with the FTC, Meta has officially closed the deal to acquire Within, the VR developer behind fitness app Supernatural. It has taken more than a year for the deal to secure necessary approvals to move forward. The financial terms were not disclosed. The FTC sued Meta in July to block the purchase of […]
Meta acquires Within despite FTC concerns by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
GitLab is the latest tech company to announce a round of layoffs, as the developer operations (DevOps) giant revealed today that it’s reducing its headcount by 7 percent. It has been a tough 2023 so far for the technology industry, with most of the big tech companies announcing staff cutbacks, including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Salesforce. […]
GitLab to reduce workforce by 7% by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Technological breakthroughs in the U.S. never fail to inspire challengers, followers and opportunists in China. It’s ChatGPT’s turn to capture the imagination of the world’s largest internet population. On WeChat, ChatGPT’s “trending index”, an indicator of a keyword’s popularity on the social network, rose 155 folds within the last 30 days. It’s fascinating to watch […]
Amid ChatGPT frenzy, a hundred followers bloom in China by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Prior to starting Replo, the co-founders launched and sold Berkeleytime.com, a platform that digitized University of California, Berkeley’s course scheduling system.
Replo gives businesses a low-code option for creating Shopify landing pages by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Coincover, a digital asset protection company, has raised $30 million to protect people and their digital assets from hacks or human error.
Coincover raises $30M to help protect digital assets from hacks and human error by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch