July 22, 2025

The Download: how to melt rocks, and what you need to know about AI

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. This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells Geothermal startup Quaise certainly has an unconventional approach when it comes to destroying rocks: it uses a new form of drilling…

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC over trading and derivative violations

March 27, 2023

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, its CEO Changpeng Zhao and Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim are being sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, according to a filing on Monday. The company, Zhao and Lim are being sued for allegedly breaking trading and derivatives rules. The exchange has never registered […]

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC over trading and derivative violations by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Microplastics are messing with the microbiomes of seabirds

March 27, 2023
Tiny pieces of plastic are everywhere. They’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. By one estimate, some people ingest around a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. Microplastics have been found in human blood, placentas and feces. But we don’t fully understand what all these miniscule…

Jury selection begins for Tesla racial discrimination lawsuit

March 27, 2023

Tesla is back in court this week to defend itself against allegations from a Black former worker who claimed the automaker’s Fremont factory is rife with racial discrimination and harassment. Tesla and the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in San Francisco this week after jury selection begins Monday. Diaz […]

Jury selection begins for Tesla racial discrimination lawsuit by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Despite uncertain U.S. future, TikTok launches a Branded Effects platform for marketers

March 27, 2023

While the U.S. government debates TikTok’s future following last week’s Congressional hearing, the video entertainment platform today announced a new product called Branded Effects aimed at businesses marketing themselves on its platform. The solution will allow brands to collaborate with TikTok effect creators to design custom effects — like AR experiences and other interactive features […]

Despite uncertain U.S. future, TikTok launches a Branded Effects platform for marketers by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Microsoft rebuilt Teams from the ground up, promises 2x faster performance

March 27, 2023

Teams, Microsoft’s Slack rival, has always had a bit of a reputation for being slow and resource-hungry. Given that it always felt like Microsoft hurried the service’s launch to respond to the success of Slack, that’s maybe no surprise. Now, that’s changing, though, with the preview launch of the new Teams. Microsoft calls this a […]

Microsoft rebuilt Teams from the ground up, promises 2x faster performance by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch