Sight Tech Global 2022 announced

October 21, 2022

As we prepare for the third annual Sight Tech Global (December 7-8, free & virtual, register here), a technology event that tracks the advances in technology supporting people who live with blindness, two big shifts are front and center. First, new digital experiences, notably virtual reality, are testing known approaches to accessibility. There are no […]

Sight Tech Global 2022 announced by David Riggs originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Starlink’s satellite signals, and joyless tech

October 21, 2022
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. Starlink signals can be reverse-engineered to work like GPS—whether SpaceX likes it or not For years, Todd Humphreys has been trying to persuade SpaceX to tweak its Starlink constellation to also offer ultra-precise…

Starlink signals can be reverse-engineered to work like GPS—whether SpaceX likes it or not

October 21, 2022
Todd Humphreys’s offer to SpaceX was simple. With a few software tweaks, its rapidly growing Starlink constellation could also offer ultra-precise position, navigation, and timing. The US Army, which funds Humphreys’s work at the University of Texas at Austin, wanted a backup to its venerable, and vulnerable, GPS system. Could Starlink fill that role? When…

Soothe Healthcare Raises INR 175 Crore

October 21, 2022
The brand will utilize the raised capital to further grow its distribution channels and deepen its reach to women across tier II and III markets

Disney launches web3 experience to celebrate 100 years of Disney music

October 21, 2022

Disney collaborated with Accelerator participant, Obsess, an e-commerce platform known for creating interactive virtual storefronts, to release a new web3 experience for its Disney Music Emporium online store. The 3D 360 virtual experience lets fans discover soundtracks and songs from popular Disney films and TV shows by clicking on various vinyl records and CDs throughout […]

Disney launches web3 experience to celebrate 100 years of Disney music by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

View select TechCrunch Disrupt content online today

October 21, 2022

If you couldn’t make it to San Francisco to attend TechCrunch Disrupt in person, the next is the next best thing. With it, you can access all the sessions that went down on the Disrupt stage, the TechCrunch+ stage along with select presentations from both the Discovery stage and breakout sessions — today, October 21 only! […]

View select TechCrunch Disrupt content online today by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

I played a sneak peak of ‘Pokémon Scarlet,’ the franchise’s first open world game

October 21, 2022

The ninth installment in the iconic franchise’s main series games, “Pokémon Scarlet & Violet” melds the best parts of “Pokémon Legends: Arceus” and “Pokémon Sword & Shield” to debut Pokémon’s first open world game, out November 18. I know what you’re thinking. “Legends: Arceus,” which came out earlier this year, was often described as an […]

I played a sneak peak of ‘Pokémon Scarlet,’ the franchise’s first open world game by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Google says India’s antitrust order ‘major setback’ for consumers and businesses, opens ‘serious security risks’

October 21, 2022

Google says the Indian competition regulator’s order is a “major setback for Indian consumers and businesses” and it is reviewing the decision to evaluate “next steps.” The Competition Commission of India fined Google $161.9 million on Thursday for anti-competitive practices related to Android mobile devices and ordered a number of redressal measures that could force […]

Google says India’s antitrust order ‘major setback’ for consumers and businesses, opens ‘serious security risks’ by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch