Watch this robot dog scramble over tricky terrain just by using its camera

November 21, 2022
When Ananye Agarwal took his dog out for a walk up and down the steps in the local park near Carnegie Mellon University, other dogs stopped in their tracks.  That’s because Agarwal’s dog was a robot—and a special one at that. Unlike other robots, which tend to rely heavily on an internal map to get…

Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook

November 21, 2022

Meta announced today that it’s introducing new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook. Most notably, everyone under the age of 16, or under 18 in certain countries, will be now defaulted into more private settings when they join Facebook. For teens already on the app, Facebook is going to start encouraging them to […]

Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

‘Stranger Things’ actor wants to spread the wealth around tbh, his vegan Nutella alternative

November 21, 2022

Actor Noah Schnapp, who plays Will on Netflix’s hit original series Stranger Things, is passionate about tbh, a company he co-founded which aims to “reinvent” hazelnut cocoa spread Nutella. And now, Schnapp is turning to investing platform Republic to give his fans, and the masses, an opportunity to invest in the company behind the Nutella […]

‘Stranger Things’ actor wants to spread the wealth around tbh, his vegan Nutella alternative by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Slush and VC pitch judges revoke decision to hand $1M to Russian founders after industry outcry

November 21, 2022

Immigram — a talent immigration platform founded by two Russian passport holders which last week won the startup pitch stage at the large Slush conference in Helsinki — is now out of the competition, after a swirl of controversy enveloped the decision in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This morning, Immigram made a statement […]

Slush and VC pitch judges revoke decision to hand $1M to Russian founders after industry outcry by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

SoftBank-backed on-demand laundry startup Laundrygo picks up $37M Series C

November 21, 2022

Mom-and-pop stores and franchises — mostly offline — account for about 95% of the laundry market in South Korea, according to Laundrygo CEO Sung-woo Cho. But his South Korea–headquartered startup aims to digitize the laundry industry in the country. How? Through an on-demand mobile app that enables users to place an order to pick up […]

SoftBank-backed on-demand laundry startup Laundrygo picks up $37M Series C by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch