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In a sign that national security tech is a safe bet even during troubled economic times, defense- and security-focused VC firm Razor’s Edge Ventures today announced the closing of its third startup investment fund at just under $340 million. It exceeded the initial target of $250 million, the firm notes, and will target companies developing […] Razor’s Edge Ventures closes $340M fund as it looks to invest in defense startups by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

About five months after raising $15 million, PassiveLogic, which provides a platform to autonomously control building systems, has secured an additional $15 million in an “off-round” strategic investment from Nvidia’s venture arm, nVentures. The new cash brings PassiveLogic’s total raised to over $80 million, and CEO Troy Harvey tells TechCrunch it’ll be put toward expanding […] Building control startup PassiveLogic inks partnership with Nvidia, secures $15M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunc... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

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Facebook is introducing new Pages features that are designed to help creators get discovered and connect with their followers, the company announced on Tuesday. Most notably, the social network is rolling out a new setting for creators that makes content exclusively available to top fans and subscribers. Creators can select the option by going into […] Facebook adds new Pages features to help creators connect with fans and get discovered by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

With venture coming off an incredible bull run right into a downturn, it's especially hard to keep up with what's fact and what's hype because the data hasn't matched the discourse. Amid volatile markets, VCs and startups must embrace transparency by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Arcadia today announced a partnership with Salesforce to add carbon accounting to the cloud company’s Net Zero Cloud offering.  Arcadia wants to bring carbon transparency to ESG claims with Salesforce partnership by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tinder announced today that it is partnering with dog rescue shelters across the U.S. to celebrate National Dog Week and give Tinder users the ability to add a shelter dog to their profile photo. Unfortunately, this new addition is only around for a short time, however. National Dog Week is over on September 24, but […] Tinder finds a better use by adding adoptable dogs to its app in celebration of National Dog Week by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Eco-conscious vehicle renters can soon expect to see EVs from GM brands Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and even commercial delivery unit BrightDrop at Hertz rental locations. The car rental giant said Tuesday it plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years, with first deliveries of Chevy Bolt […] Hertz will order up to 175,000 EVs from General Motors, including BrightDrop vans by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Its 2015 acquisition of Aldebaran didn’t go as smoothly as SoftBank hoped. At the time, the French robotics startup was best known for its Nao, which had become a fairly ubiquitous presence in research facilities across the globe. The small humanoid robot formed the foundation for the rebranded SoftBank Robotics’ best-known creation, Pepper. Nao mostly […] SoftBank Robotics Europe is now Aldebaran (again) by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

As you can tell from the Mickey Mouse-shaped disco ball in the photo above, Season 31 of “Dancing with the Stars” (DWTS) premiered on Disney+ last night. This marked the first time the streaming service livestreamed a TV show. With instances of live TV apps crashing across the sports streaming space (looking at you DirecTV!), […] Disney+ makes it through its first livestreamed TV show, ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ without major crashes by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nvidia has announced its new generation of graphics cards, the RTX 4-series, including the $1599 flagship RTX 4090 and slightly more affordable 4080. The upgrade comes at an interesting time for PC users, who have been starved out of the GPU market by crypto miners for years, and now have their choice of their long-awaited […] Nvidia debuts new high-end RTX 4090 GPU after previous generation gobbled up by crypto miners by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

In addition to the groundbreaking news that YouTube would begin to monetize Shorts videos and revamp its Partner Program, the company today also announced a new offering for creators who leverage music to back their videos: Creator Music, now in beta testing. This new destination will introduce a large catalog of songs that creators can […] YouTube announces Creator Music, a new way for creators to shop for songs for use in videos by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

There’s no nice way to say this: when it comes to onboarding new employees, most early-stage startups are either inept or uninterested. TechCrunch+ roundup: Due diligence roadmap, employment law basics, YC’s Michael Seibel by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Yet more strikes against general and indiscriminate data retention in the EU: The bloc’s top court has issued a couple of rulings on joined cases today — one related to a German law on telecoms data retention which had been challenged by Deutsche Telekom and ISP SpaceNet; and another finding fault with the French state’s […] Europe’s top court chalks up more strikes against bulk data retention by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Microsoft today announced that the next major version of Windows 11, the aptly-named Windows 11 2022 Update, has begun rolling out to the more than 190 countries where Windows is available. The highlights include updates to the Start menu and tabs in File Explorer, as well as new accessibility features including system-wide live captions, voice […] Microsoft rolls out Windows 11 update with File Explorer tabs, system-wide captions and more by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

No short form video platform has quite figured out how to share ad revenue yet, making it difficult for creators on apps like TikTok to make a living from their content alone. But today, YouTube announced major changes to its YouTube Partner Program, allowing creators to earn ad revenue on Shorts, its TikTok competitor. Now, […] YouTube targets TikTok with revenue sharing for Shorts, Partner Program expansion by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nvidia is gearing up to deliver Drive Thor, its next-generation automotive-grade chip that the company claims will be able to unify a wide-range of in-car technology from automated driving features and driver monitoring systems to streaming Netflix in the back for the kiddos. Thor, which goes into production in 2025, is notable not just because it’s […] Nvidia unveils Drive Thor, one chip to rule all software-defined vehicles by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nintendo is ending support for account logins through Facebook and Twitter on October 25, the company announced on Tuesday. After that date, players won’t be able to sign in or create a new Nintendo Account using a Facebook or Twitter account. Nintendo says players will still be able to log on or create a new […] Nintendo is ending support for account logins via Facebook and Twitter by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

As interest around large AI models — particularly large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s GPT-3 — grows, Nvidia is looking to cash in with new fully managed, cloud-powered services geared toward enterprise software developers. Today at the company’s fall 2022 GTC conference, Nvidia announced the NeMo LLM Service and BioNeMo LLM Service, which ostensibly make […] Nvidia launches new services for training large language models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →