Busting three myths about materials and renewable energy

February 2, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. No piece of media shaped me more than the mid-2000s TV show MythBusters.  In the show, a band of special-effects pros tested out myths from TV shows or popular knowledge, like: Can a…

Freightify Secures $12 Million In Series A Funding Round

February 2, 2023
The company will use the funding to strengthen product offerings and add new functionalities, expand the sales presence globally, build channel partnerships, strengthen marketing to drive growth and increase its brand awareness globally

How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests

February 2, 2023
Central California grape-grower Steve McIntyre was familiar with Pierce’s Disease. But that did not prepare him for what he saw when he visited his brother’s Southern California citrus and avocado farm in 1998. The disease, which causes vines to wither and grapes to deflate like old balloons, had long existed in California. But the infection…

EU lawmakers launch tips hotline to catch Big Tech’s ‘shady’ lobbying

February 2, 2023

‘Astroturfing’ and other non-transparent lobbying tactics used to target digital policymakers in the European Union in recent years — including during a blitz of spending aimed at influencing major new pan-EU rules like the Digital Services Act (DSA) — have inspired a group of MEPs and NGOs to fight back by launching a hotline for […]

EU lawmakers launch tips hotline to catch Big Tech’s ‘shady’ lobbying by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

India’s retail giant Reliance to accept CBDC at stores

February 2, 2023

Reliance Retail, India’s largest retail chain, will start accepting retail payments in digital rupee in a move that could supercharge the adoption of the country’s recently launched CBDC. The Mukesh Ambani-led firm said it has partnered with ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Innoviti Technologies to launch the in-store support for digital rupee. Customers who […]

India’s retail giant Reliance to accept CBDC at stores by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter to end free access to its API

February 2, 2023

Twitter will discontinue offering free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 and will launch a paid version, the Elon Musk-owned microblogging website said as it looks for more avenues to monetize the platform.  In a series of tweets, Twitter Developer account said the firm will be ending support for both v1.1 and v2 […]

Twitter to end free access to its API by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch