Last week, we talked about killer robots. That piece was inspired by a proposal that would allow San Francisco police to use robots for killing “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.” Last night, that proposal passed the […]
San Francisco police can now use robots to kill by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
The trials and tribulations that a giant company like Meta (née Facebook) has been facing in overcoming skepticism, creating user interest (let alone revenue) and building quality experiences for its all-in metaverse vision highlights just how much work lies ahead for any company working in mixed reality. Today, a startup in that bigger ecosystem, which […]
CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
DoorDash is laying off 1,250 people in an effort to rein in costs, the company’s CEO Tony Xu said in a message to employees on Wednesday. Xu’s message notes that the pandemic presented unprecedented opportunities to serve merchants and consumers, and as a result, DoorDash sped up hiring to catch up with growth. Xu says […]
DoorDash lays off 1,250 employees to rein in operating expenses by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Cellulose insulation is made from recycled newspapers, a dwindling resource. CleanFiber thinks its cardboard process can make up the difference.
Transforming old cardboard boxes into insulation nets CleanFiber $10 million round by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Honda will launch a fuel cell electric vehicle in 2024 based on its bestselling CR-V crossover. The automaker said it will produce the CR-V variant at its Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville, Ohio, as part of its strategy to go fully electric by 2040 and carbon neutral by 2050. Instead of a battery, fuel […]
Honda to launch fuel cell vehicle in 2024 by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
The Kindle turned 15 this month. It’s been a strange ride for Amazon’s first hardware device. CEO Andy Jassy gave the e-reader a rare bit of love in last year’s shareholder letter, noting: Our first foray into devices was the Kindle, released in 2007. It was not the most sophisticated industrial design (it was creamy […]
Amazon Kindle Scribe review by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Airbnb really wants you to Airbnb an apartment. So its latest step is to find renters a place, which they can also list on the travel booking platform. Today, the company introduced a new program called ‘Airbnb-friendly apartments’ in the US. It allows renters to find an apartment in more than 25 markets — including […]
Airbnb is helping find renters an apartment so they can Airbnb it by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Black, Latina, and Native American women represent approximately 16 percent of the total US population, but make up only 4 percent of students obtaining bachelor’s degrees in computing. On this trend, women of color receiving computing degrees will not double until 2052 — by which time they […]
Natives Rising wins backing to help Native Americans into tech and startups by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Binance’s sprawling empire is about to get bigger as it eyes expansion in Japan. The world’s largest crypto trading platform has acquired 100% of Sakura Exchange BitCoin for an undisclosed amount, a registered crypto exchange in Japan, the company said Wednesday. The announcement followed closely on the heels of Binance’s notice saying it had paused […]
Binance poised for Japan expansion after buying local exchange Sakura by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch