Uber to freeze fake rider account names, pilot front-facing video recording

October 27, 2022

Uber is releasing a suite of new safety features geared towards the driver, including freezing fake rider account names and piloting a front-facing video recording tool to replace a driver’s dashcam. The safety features follow a feedback period from drivers that Uber began this summer. It looks like drivers have been having a hard time […]

Uber to freeze fake rider account names, pilot front-facing video recording by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Yuga Labs’ Nicole Muniz to talk about NFTs and Bored Apes at TC Sessions: Crypto

October 27, 2022

As the NFT ecosystem continues to waver, superfans and blue-chip holders are still holding on strong. But how can the digital asset sector reignite growth and appeal to new audiences? The number of NFT sales is down almost 90% from the year-ago date, according to data on NonFungible market tracker. But still, the hype is […]

Yuga Labs’ Nicole Muniz to talk about NFTs and Bored Apes at TC Sessions: Crypto by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk tells advertisers that Twitter cannot become ‘a free-for-all hellscape’

October 27, 2022

Elon Musk published a note addressed to Twitter advertisers on his account this morning, the day before his court-ordered deadline to close his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. In the short address, Musk — who is currently in San Francisco and spending the week at Twitter HQ — explains to Twitter advertisers […]

Elon Musk tells advertisers that Twitter cannot become ‘a free-for-all hellscape’ by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

What new federal funding will mean for making batteries

October 27, 2022
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Welcome back to The Spark!  The US is on a climate tech spending spree. Over the past year, federal action has set aside hundreds of billions of dollars for energy and climate. Now,…