Ahead of the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC), Xbox revealed on Thursday that it’s experimenting with an AI-powered gaming sidekick. “Copilot for Gaming,” powered by Microsoft’s AI technology, is a voice-activated assistant designed to enhance the gaming experience and is designed to answer questions, complete tasks, and even criticize if you’re playing poorly. “It can trash […]
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Substack, a publishing platform known for its newsletter service, announced this week that it had crossed the 2 million paid subscription mark. What does that add up to for its business?
Perhaps Substack can grow just fine without venture dollars by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Indian at-home salon platform Yes Madam exposed the sensitive data of its customers and gig workers due to a server-side misconfiguration. The Noida-based Yes Madam operates in over 30 cities in the country, according to the firm’s website. The platform offers salon services at home, including therapies, massage, spa, and male grooming. Yes Madam’s mobile […]
Indian startup Yes Madam exposed sensitive data of customers and gig workers by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Uber has rolled out updates to its Shop and Pay feature that address three of the most commonly raised courier issues: out of stock items, digital payments and order clarity before accepting a trip. The ride-hail and delivery giant quietly launched Shop and Pay last year, a feature that lets delivery workers opt into receiving […]
Uber is coming for Instacart by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Metaverse hype was hanging like a multicolored fog over the Mobile World Congress (MWC) connectivity trade show in Barcelona this week. Conference organizer, the GSMA’s, program pitched attendees into a smorgasbord of metaverse-themed discussions — most of which seemed designed to generate maximum FOMO, as a parade of tech evangelists took to the stage in […]
Inside the metaverse hype train at MWC 2023 by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
“We’re operating out of everywhere,” Scott Keogh said with a laugh in his first interview as CEO Scout Motors, the American EV upstart spun out of VW Group. While most established automotive players call the shots from sprawling, corporate palaces, Scout bases much of its operations — at least for now — out of a […]
How Scout Motors plans to bring rugged, retro cred to the EV era by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch
The Northeast, and New England in particular, is known for its plethora of top colleges and universities. These hallowed halls contain multitudes of future entrepreneurs and, if you’re one of them, you can’t afford to rest on your laurels. Get yourself to TechCrunch Early Stage, a summit for early and aspiring founders taking place in […]
You can’t beat student pricing for TC Early Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Scout Motors, the VW Group spinoff taking aim at the U.S. market with rugged all-electric vehicles, is deepening its investment with plans to build a $2 billion factory capable of producing 200,000 EVs a year in South Carolina. There are a growing number of reasons for Scout Motors to keep the brand as red, white […]
VW-backed Scout Motors to build $2B factory in South Carolina by Tim Stevens originally published on TechCrunch
The Inflation Reduction Act will ramp up demand for heat pumps and home electrification. BlocPower’s platform can help make energy retrofitting more accessible.
BlocPower hits its stride, landing $25M Series B to expand its residential energy retrofit platform by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch