Tesla is sharing its EV charging connector design in an effort to encourage network operators and automakers to adopt the technology and help make it the new standard in North America. Tesla said in a blog post Friday that its design and specification files are available for download. The company said it is “actively working […]
Tesla opens its EV connector design to other automakers by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
The third annual Sight Tech Global conference, a virtual, free and highly accessible event on December 7 and 8 convenes some of the world’s top experts working on assistive tech, especially AI, for people who are blind or visually impaired. If you don’t follow this topic, maybe you should, because a lot of cutting-edge tech […]
Sight Tech Global 2022 agenda announced by David Riggs originally published on TechCrunch
Westborough, Massachusetts is a quiet town of 22,000, 40 minutes by car southeast of Boston. BOS27 is among the town’s newer residents. The 350,000-square-foot Amazon facility opened its doors a little over a year ago. It’s a hulking, gray addition to the tree-filled scenery. Inside is a state of the art facility that — along […]
Facing economic headwinds, Amazon consolidates robotic projects by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
We wonder if SMB-facing companies might have more ability to surprise the market than their enterprise-leaning siblings.
As the economy shifts, what’s the best software customer? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
DeviantArt, the Wix-owned artist community, today announced a new protection for creators to disallow art-generating AI systems from being developed using their artwork. An option on the site will allow artists to preclude third parties from scraping their content for AI development purposes, aiming to prevent work from being swept up without artists’ knowledge or […]
DeviantArt provides a way for artists to opt out of AI art generators by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Polestar said it’s still on track to deliver 50,000 cars worldwide this year, even as other electric vehicle makers falter amid higher costs, supply chain crunches and production challenges. The Volvo spinoff, which went public in a SPAC deal in June, delivered more than 30,424 globally for the first nine months of the year, including 9,249 in […]
Polestar doubles Q3 revenue, narrows losses by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
As many businesses shift supply chains out of China in response to the uncertainties of geopolitical tensions and Beijing’s “zero COVID” policy, Fictiv is solidifying its outpost in the country. San Francisco-based Fictiv runs a platform that aims to simplify the hardware sourcing process and connects hardware firms to suppliers around the world. When it comes […]
Why digital sourcing platform Fictiv stays in China when others are leaving by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch