Cubzh wants to build the next-generation Minecraft

December 6, 2022

Meet Cubzh, a new free-to-play video game that is all about user-generated content through a cube system. The company has designed a new platform from scratch and wants to empower creators with the ability to create new objects, build worlds and define games rules thanks to a scripting environment. This summer, the company raised a […]

Cubzh wants to build the next-generation Minecraft by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Google introduces “Continuous Scrolling” on desktop for Search

December 6, 2022

Google is introducing a “Continuous Scrolling” feature on the desktop so users don’t have to navigate across pages to find the relevant search results for English-language queries in the U.S., expanding a feature the company has offered on mobile for some time. Notably, users shouldn’t mistake continuous scrolling for infinite scrolling. With continuous scrolling, users […]

Google introduces “Continuous Scrolling” on desktop for Search by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Amazon set to launch Prime Gaming in India

December 6, 2022

Amazon is inching closer to launching Prime Gaming, its subscription service that offers free access to a number of titles and which ships bundled with Amazon Prime and Video plans, to its members in India, according to the company’s website. “With Prime Gaming (included with your Prime membership) unlock instant access to tons of exclusive […]

Amazon set to launch Prime Gaming in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Onomotion raises €21 million to expand e-cargo bike urban logistics business

December 6, 2022

Berlin-based Onomotion has come up with a scalable way to do micromobility-powered urban logistics — cargo e-bikes with built-in cover from the elements and attachable containers. Today, Onomotion has a couple hundred vehicles on the road in Germany with logistics partners like UPS, DPD and Hermes. Over the next few years, the company wants to […]

Onomotion raises €21 million to expand e-cargo bike urban logistics business by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

SBM Bank India, building BaaS platform, seeks funding at $200 million valuation

December 6, 2022

The Indian arm of SBM Bank, one of the banks that has aggressively worked with fintech startups in the South Asian market, is engaging with investors to raise capital and pitching the vision of becoming one of the top banking-as-a-service providers in the country, according to a source familiar with the matter. The Indian arm […]

SBM Bank India, building BaaS platform, seeks funding at $200 million valuation by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Accacia tackles the real estate industry’s massive carbon emissions problem

December 6, 2022

The real estate and infrastructure sectors contribute about 40% of global carbon emissions, and part of solving the climate crisis is fixing how those industries work. Accacia gives large property owners a way to track their carbon impact in real-time by integrating with ERPs and property management systems like Yardi. It’s already been deployed to […]

Accacia tackles the real estate industry’s massive carbon emissions problem by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

TuSimple and Navistar end deal to co-develop autonomous trucks

December 6, 2022

Autonomous trucking technology company TuSimple and truck manufacturer Navistar have scrapped their deal to co-develop self-driving trucks, the companies said Monday. Neither company provided a reason for ending the partnership. Two years ago, TuSimple and Navistar had agreed to jointly develop and produce purpose-built autonomous semi trucks by 2024; this would be a move away […]

TuSimple and Navistar end deal to co-develop autonomous trucks by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

“李老师”口述:如何成为推特上中国抗议信息的聚集地

December 6, 2022
Editor’s note: This is a translation of a story about a Chinese painter based in Italy who became a critical source of information for many in China during recent protests against the country’s zero-covid policy. Find the English language version here. 过去一周,随着针对中国新冠防疫政策的抗议席卷了社交媒体,一个推特账号@李老师不是你老师 变成了各种相关信息来源的“集散地”。中国各地民众纷纷通过私信发来抗议视频和实时消息,而该账号帮投稿人隐去身份,匿名将这些消息发布出来。 这个账户背后只有一个人:李(大家称他为李老师),出于安全考虑,他要求只透露姓氏。他是一位居住在意大利的中国画家,且从未在新闻行业工作过,但这并没有阻止他把自己的推特账号变成了一个单人值守的新闻直播间。 针对新冠清零政策的抗议活动在 11 月的最后一个周末达到了高峰,李老师每秒钟都会收到十几条私信,他也在尽可能在收到投稿的一瞬间分辨、过滤掉不实信息。尽管在过去的一年里,他一直在发布关注者们的匿名私信,但这对他来说,也是一次完全不同的经历。 长期以来,他一直在网上关注并谈论中国的社会问题。2021 年的时候,他开始在微博上收到私信,这些人担心暴露自己的身份,希望通过他将这些信息发布出去。 但是后来,他发布的消息开始被审查和删帖;到今年2月,他的账户被封禁。之后的两个月中,他又有 49 个账户陆续被禁。但他的关注者们大方地让他使用自己的手机号去注册更多的账号(来发布信息)。今年 4 月,他被微博禁止访问,于是辗转到了推特。也正是在推特上,他收到了大量国际账户以及翻墙访问推特的中国用户的关注。 上周,郑州富士康工厂的工人与管理层爆发冲突,李老师开始通过中国社交媒体和他的关注者提供的信息来跟踪事态走向。那一晚,他只休息了 3…

Microsoft could get its first official union as ZeniMax QA testers organize

December 6, 2022

A group of about 300 quality assurance (QA) testers at video game company ZeniMax Media are seeking to form the first ever union at Microsoft, the parent company to their studio. ZeniMax includes subsidiaries like Bethesda Softworks and id Software, producing franchises like The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout. Union organizing has been on the […]

Microsoft could get its first official union as ZeniMax QA testers organize by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch