The Download: the mortality issue, and America’s new favorite shopping app

October 26, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: The Mortality Issue From the moment you’re born, the one thing you can be completely certain of is that you will die. But what if aging isn’t inevitable, after all? And if…

Elon Musk’s Twitter deal has to close by Friday or the trial is back on

October 26, 2022

Elon Musk’s on-again off-again plan to buy Twitter is on track to culminate in the billionaire taking control of the company this week. Musk is expected to close the deal by Friday, October 28, putting him officially in charge of one of the most prominent social networks in the world. Musk reportedly informed bankers of […]

Elon Musk’s Twitter deal has to close by Friday or the trial is back on by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

New Paris-based VC Satgana completes the first close of its €30M fund to back ClimateTech startups

October 26, 2022

While ClimateTech may be all the rage right now – and for good reasons – new VC Paris-based firm Satgana (which means “a good company” in Sanskrit) is hoping its take on the subject will gain traction. It’s now completed the first closing of a target €30m fund to back startups in areas such as […]

New Paris-based VC Satgana completes the first close of its €30M fund to back ClimateTech startups by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Drones in cities are a bad idea

October 26, 2022

It’s year five, or maybe ten, of “drones are going to revolutionize transport” and so far, we’ve got very little to show for it. Maybe it’s time to put these foolish ambitions to rest and focus on where this technology could actually do some good, rather than pad out a billionaire’s bottom line or let […]

Drones in cities are a bad idea by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Never say die

October 26, 2022
Hi. How are you? I have some news. You’re going to die. We’re all going to die.  I’ve been thinking about this not only because we’ve been putting this issue, the Mortality issue, together but also because I’ve hit one of those arbitrary milestones in life. Which is to say I turn 50 this month. …

Cars are still cars—even when they’re electric

October 26, 2022
EVs are being touted as the solution to our climate crisis—but are they? In the fall of 2021, President Joe Biden made a stop in Detroit to promote the Democrats’ infrastructure bill and the electric-vehicle rollout being touted by the administration as a key measure to address the climate crisis. But his visit showed exactly…