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Building credit is hard when it’s difficult to even get credit. And while it’s not impossible to get loans or credit cards, they are usually offered at high interest rates to the people who can least afford to pay them. One Austin-based startup is out to help people build — or get — credit without […] StellarFi lands $15M to help people build credit by paying bills, rent on time by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Covariant was founded in 2017 with a simple goal: helping robots learn how to better pick up objects. It’s a large need among those looking to automate warehouses, and one that is much more complex than it might appear. Most of the goods we encounter have traveled through a warehouse at some point. It’s an […] Covariant’s CEO on building AI that helps robots learn by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Zoom’s new AI-powered features include whiteboard generation and meeting summaries by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

One of Breath of the Wild’s best features is coming back in a big way. In a new preview of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, producer Eiji Aonuma shows off 10 minutes of gameplay from the eagerly anticipated (to put it lightly) sequel to 2017’s hit. The video dips into a little […] New ‘Tears of the Kingdom’ video shows Zelda doubling down on an interactive world by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kia revealed Tuesday the next EV in its portfolio, a three-row flagship SUV called the EV9 that is packed with tech and a key product in the company’s mission to reach annual sales of 1.2 million battery electric vehicles by 2030. The South Korean automaker didn’t disclose pricing, but it did provide numerous details on […] All the tech and features in the all-electric Kia EV9 SUV by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

The bill will now go in front of parliament, and if passed, any violation of the law in the future could result in fines of up to €60,000 or about $65,000. Italy’s ban on cultivated meat could set the industry back by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lucid Group, the U.S. automaker that produces the luxury all-electric Air sedan, is cutting its workforce by 18% as part of a restructuring, the company disclosed in a regulatory filing. The layoffs, which will affect 1,300 employees, will be completed by the end of the second quarter. Lucid expects to incur about $24 million to […] Lucid to lay off 1,300 employees in restructuring by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lockheed Martin announced today the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary called Crescent Space Services that will focus on infrastructure for the moon, the latest sign that the aerospace and defense giant is bullish on the future of a lunar economy. The new venture will focus initially on a communications and navigation network in cislunar […] Lockheed doubles down on lunar economy bet with new subsidiary Crescent Space Services by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

Saildrone has quickly risen to the surface of the growing field of autonomous seagoing vehicles — a category you could be forgiven for not knowing about, but which is increasingly important across numerous industries. Its latest vessel, the Voyager, strikes a balance between its shorter Explorer and large-scale Surveyor, and they’re already making one a […] Saildrone takes the wraps off its Voyager autonomous research vessel by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

As U.S. lawmakers move forward with their plans for a TikTok ban or forced sale, the app’s Chinese parent company ByteDance is driving another of its social platforms into the Top Charts of the U.S. App Store. ByteDance-owned app Lemon8, an Instagram rival that describes itself as a “lifestyle community,” jumped into the U.S. App […] TikTok ban backup plan? ByteDance-owned Instagram rival Lemon8 hits the U.S. App Store’s Top 10 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

The fallout from Fortra’s mass ransomware attack continues to widen as the hackers claim a new victim: a children’s virtual mental health care startup. In a data breach disclosure filed with the Maine attorney general’s office, U.S. healthcare giant Blue Shield of California confirmed that one of its providers, Brightline, had data stolen from data […] Childrens’ data feared stolen in Fortra ransomware attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

As the CFTC and SEC diverge over whether cryptocurrencies are commodities or securities, market players feel confusion and want clarity. Are cryptocurrencies commodities or securities? Depends on which US agency you ask by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Google is introducing new ways for users to verify information on Search, the company announced on Tuesday. The search giant is launching new features called “Perspectives” and “About this author,” while also expanding some of its current tools, including “About this result.” The new Perspectives feature is a carousel that will appear below Top Stories […] Google Search is adding new ‘Perspectives’ and ‘About this author’ features to help users verify info by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Apple released the tvOS 16.4 update to the public yesterday, bringing various improvements to the system, including a new “Dim Flashing Light” feature. The new accessibility option can detect flashes of light or strobe effects and then automatically dim the display of a video. The “Dim Flashing Light” feature is notable since it will likely […] Apple tvOS 16.4 update gives light sensitive users a ‘Dim Flashing Lights’ feature by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough electronic lottery registrations to max out the number of H-1Bs that can be allocated in the new fiscal year. Ask Sophie: What to do if selected/not selected in H-1B lottery? by Jenna Routenberg originally published on TechCrunch... →

As a part of its continued quest to inject generative AI into all its products, Microsoft today introduced Security Copilot, a new tool that aims to “summarize” and “make sense” of threat intelligence. In a light-on-the-details announcement, Microsoft pitched Security Copilot as a way to correlate data on attacks while prioritizing security incidents. Countless tools […] Microsoft lets generative AI loose on cybersecurity by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

A group of bipartisan lawmakers has called on the U.S. Postal Service to strengthen its internal processes to reduce change of address fraud, which each year allows fraudsters to redirect thousands of people’s mail, including bills, checks and bank statements. U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ, 5th) and other House lawmakers want USPS to make it […] Lawmakers call on USPS to combat surge in ‘change of address’ fraud by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Binance's CFTC lawsuit may bring about more regulation for the crypto space and affect market players' confidence. Binance CFTC suit shows that ‘regulators will keep regulating, and regulate more’ by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google can add another antitrust investigation to its stack. This one has been opened by Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, which said today it’s concerned about possible anti-competitive practices related to the licensing of news content by local publishers. In a press release it said it is investigating “a series of practices that could involve […] Google gets antitrust attention in Spain over news licensing by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →