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What a return to supersonic flight could mean for climate change
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. As I’ve admitted in this newsletter before, I love few things more than getting on an airplane. I know, it’s a bold statement from a climate reporter because of all the associated…
India metro smart cards vulnerable to ‘free top-up’ bug
India’s mass rapid transit systems — or metro, as it’s known locally — rely on commuter smart cards that are vulnerable to exploitation and allow anyone to effectively travel for free. Security researcher Nikhil Kumar Singh discovered a bug impacting Delhi Metro’s smart card system. The researcher told TechCrunch that the bug exploits the top-up […]
India metro smart cards vulnerable to ‘free top-up’ bug by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Aurora says it has enough cash to commercialize autonomous trucks in 2024
Autonomous vehicle technology company Aurora Innovation released its third-quarter earnings report after the bell Wednesday. The company closed out the quarter with about $1.2 billion in cash and short-term investments, which Aurora says will be enough to make it to commercial launch in mid-2024. Those statements were made just days after former competitor Argo AI […]
Aurora says it has enough cash to commercialize autonomous trucks in 2024 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Fisker bumps up production for all-electric Ocean SUV
Fisker is raising its manufacturing forecast two weeks before its first electric vehicle, the Ocean SUV, enters production. The automaker plans to produce 42,400 Ocean SUVs by the end of 2023, up from an initial forecast of 40,000, due to strong demand in the U.S. and Europe. The company said it has received 62,000 reservations […]
Fisker bumps up production for all-electric Ocean SUV by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Former Googlers raise more than $90M to scale alternative asset fintech startup
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Daily Crunch: Former Googlers raise more than $90M to scale alternative asset fintech startup by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Instagram will soon allow select creators to make and sell NFTs directly in its app
Meta announced today that it is introducing a number of new creator updates across Instagram and Facebook. Most notably, the company revealed that creators on Instagram will soon be able to create their own NFTs and sell them directly to fans, both on and off Instagram. With this update, creators will have access to a […]
Instagram will soon allow select creators to make and sell NFTs directly in its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Google is integrating Lens directly into its search box
Google is adding its Lens image search right into its home page, letting users access the advanced image recognition tool directly from the search box. The search giant first announced Lens at I/O 2017 and has since integrated it into several of its services, including Google Photos, Chrome and more. Now, as first noted by […]
Google is integrating Lens directly into its search box by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Xata gives Jamstack developers access to a serverless data platform with an API call
A couple of years ago, Xata founder Monica Sarbu was putting together a passion project called Tupu.io, a platform she was building to help women in tech find mentors. She wanted to include a Postgres database with Elastic search in the Tupu web application, and as a side project, she wanted it to be fairly […]
Xata gives Jamstack developers access to a serverless data platform with an API call by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Trio of Brown University grads think elder care needs a helping hand with data
As a young boy growing up in Michigan, Robbie Felton went on home visits with his geriatric social worker mother. Seeing low-income, elderly and disabled patients so vulnerable stuck with Felton. As a student at Brown University, he became interested in how Medicare and Medicaid integrate to take care of these patient populations — so […]
Trio of Brown University grads think elder care needs a helping hand with data by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Accelerating the energy transition with Web3 technologies
The convergence of sustainability goals and technologies like blockchain and AI offer opportunities to the energy sector. The Fourth Industrial Revolution signals an oncoming disruption to every industry and market in the world. With the arrival of Web3, energy markets are at the cusp of this revolution. The convergence of AI, blockchain technology, edge computing,…