A big settlement for one Chinese-American scientist won’t end wrongful prosecutions

November 16, 2022
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Honestly, it’s hard to keep up with the news these days. If you aren’t already consumed with the slow-moving implosion of Twitter or the quick collapse of crypto exchange FTX, there are also the flashy…

Inside the billion-dollar meeting for the mega-rich who want to live forever

November 16, 2022
“Who wants to live forever?” The immortal words of Freddie Mercury blast from the speakers as blue lights swivel around the room and a smoky mist floats up from the stage in front of me. If the audience is anything to go by, the answer to his question is: the mega rich. I’d come to…

The Idea to IPO Man

November 16, 2022
When the CEO of a traditional business decides to start up, the one thing he ensures is not just to identify the right gap in the market but also to ensure that growth doesn’t come at the cost of losses, unlike other start-ups. Vinay Sanghi who left Mahindra First Choice Wheels to start CarTrade not only took the company public but also ensured profitable growth.

Supernova wants to make it easy to move design elements to code bases

November 16, 2022

As companies increasingly turn to tools like Figma to design their software, moving the design elements like color schemes from the design tool to your code base can be a time-consuming and manual process. Supernova is an early-stage startup that wants to make it easier by acting as a bridge between your design team and […]

Supernova wants to make it easy to move design elements to code bases by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

NASA’s Space Launch System makes inaugural journey in historic launch

November 16, 2022

After years of preparation and two false starts, NASA’s heavy-lift Space Launch System has finally taken off and entered orbit. It’s a big win for the space agency — even as it assigns tasks once meant for the SLS to SpaceX instead. Some pre-launch jitters threatened to scrub the launch, but a “red crew” went […]

NASA’s Space Launch System makes inaugural journey in historic launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Tiger Global-backed Algorithmiq to collaborate with IBM over drug discovery using Quantum

November 16, 2022

Algorithmiq, a Helsinki-based quantum computing startup, has pulled in a deal with IBM to super-charge its exploration of quantum algorithms applied to the life sciences. The collaboration will attempt to dramatically cut the time and cost of drug discovery and development. The widely accepted maxim is that it takes around a decade and $1 billion […]

Tiger Global-backed Algorithmiq to collaborate with IBM over drug discovery using Quantum by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Valar Ventures leads $20M round in online brokerage platform baraka

November 16, 2022

Stock-trading apps have multiplied over the past couple of years, targeting varying demographics and audiences that they feel need to partake in investment activities to live healthier financial lives.  In the latest development, baraka, a two-year-old commission-free investment platform based in the Middle East, is announcing that it has closed a $20 million Series A […]

Valar Ventures leads $20M round in online brokerage platform baraka by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Genesis teases its EV future with the Genesis X convertible

November 16, 2022

Hyundai luxury arm Genesis unveiled Tuesday evening the Genesis X convertible, the third and final electric vehicle concept of the brand’s EV future. The reveal, held at a splashy event ahead of the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show, follows the X Concept and the X Speedium Coupe — all of which fall under the Inspired […]

Genesis teases its EV future with the Genesis X convertible by Abigail Bassett originally published on TechCrunch

Thailand’s Beam simplifies checkout for social commerce

November 16, 2022

The social commerce market is already worth more than $13 billion in Southeast Asia, but the checkout process is filled with friction. Many sellers don’t have online storefronts and instead use social media and messaging apps, which means payment is made by switching to banking apps or wallets. This means low conversion rates, say the […]

Thailand’s Beam simplifies checkout for social commerce by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch