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Aurora Innovation said Monday it has hired Ossa Fisher as president as the autonomous vehicle company prepares to commercially launch its self-driving trucks business next year. The company said Fisher, who was mostly recently president and chief operating officer of education tech company Istation, will be based in Dallas. Aurora is headquartered in Pittsburgh and […] AV company Aurora hires president ahead of commercial launch by Kirsten Korosec 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: Marqeta acquires fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $275M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

In this issue: Rocket Lab enters a new era with Virginia launch; SpaceX moves closer to Starship's first orbital flight test; news from Quindar, AstroForge and more Max Q: A very Virginia affair by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Russian government has blocked another encrypted email provider, according to a Russian digital rights organization and the email provider. Last Wednesday, Roskomsvoboda, which describes itself as “the first Russian public organization active in the field of protecting digital rights and expanding digital opportunities,” reported that an unknown Russian state organization ordered the block of […] Russia is blocking encrypted email startup Skiff by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on Te... →

Earlier this month, the company reported a year of record sales that included over 50% dollar sales growth in 2022. Report: Impossible Foods planning to lay off 20% by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nearly a year after ViacomCBS announced its rebrand to become Paramount, the company is now making a major change to its portfolio with today’s news that it will be fully integrating Showtime into Paramount+ — the streamer known in previous years as CBS All Access. The integration will include both streaming and linear platforms, the company […] Amid growing competition, Paramount+ and Showtime are combining in the U.S. by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

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A new app called Rewind wants to make it easier for music fans to explore the top songs of decades past. Hoping to cater to consumer demand for nostalgic music experiences, Rewind allows users to “time travel” through the music charts from 1960 through 2010 to learn about how older songs have influenced today’s hits. […] Rewind’s new app lets you ‘time travel’ through music from decades past by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. I’m back, I’m drinking an iced Americano maybe because I miss Alex, maybe because I just feel different today, and I’m ready to start our week together. Here’s what I got into on today’s Equity […] If, and only if, McDonald’s had an appetite for acquisitions by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

I have wanted a robot pet at least since Sony introduced the original Aibo in 1999 – probably earlier, but Aibo made it seem tangible. Since the, there’s been a steady stream of attempts at making robot pets a reality that matches what we often see in futuristic science fiction – including a recent Aibo […] Like me, Loona the Petbot is dumb but lovable by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

After eight months, Netflix’s “Kids Mystery Box” feature has officially rolled out to Android devices today. Android users worldwide can now discover new children’s shows and TV characters by clicking on the “Mystery Box” in the “Favorites Row” at the top of the Netflix homepage. The company today updated its previous announcement post from May, […] Netflix’s ‘Kids Mystery Box’ feature now available on Android devices by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the social network is launching its text update Notes feature across Europe and Japan. Notes are short posts of up to 60 characters that include just text and emojis, and appear above your profile photo. Prior to this expansion, Notes was already accessible everywhere Instagram is available beyond […] Instagram’s text update Notes feature is expanding to Europe and Japan by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Despite continuing talk about a possible recession, slumping tech stocks, and a slowdown in the world of startup investing, the business of funding was positively humming last week. Is venture funding already back? by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

Компания рассчитывает сократить свои расходы до $30 млн в квартал, сейчас она располагает $205 млн наличных средств.... →

Sovereign Labs has raised $7.4 million in seed funding led by Haun Ventures to scale blockchains through ZK-rollups. Haun Ventures leads Sovereign Labs’ $7.4M seed round to help scale blockchains by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

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“I can’t explain it. It’s weird,” Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell said. After losing his job at Twitter when Elon Musk took over, the former global head of Social & Editorial didn’t want to rest — he wanted to build. “Coming straight out of it, I was just like, ‘Oh, it’s time. It’s time to build, whether […] Three months ago, he was laid off from Twitter. Now, his competing app Spill is funded. by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Дополнительная функция «Детектор шума» позволяет определять подозрительные звуки, когда владельца нет дома.... →

Arrival is going through another restructuring — this time led by a newly appointed CEO — that will slash its workforce by about 50% as the the U.K.-based commercial EV company attempts to reduce operating costs and preserve cash. The company said Monday that Igor Torgov, former executive VP of digital at the company, has […] EV company Arrival to cut workforce by 50% in third restructuring effort by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

A bug in a new centralized system that Meta created for users to manage their logins for Facebook and Instagram could have allowed malicious hackers to switch off an account’s two-factor protections just by knowing their email address or phone number. Gtm Mänôz, a security researcher from Nepal, realized that Meta did not set up […] Hacker finds bug that allowed anyone to bypass Facebook 2FA by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch... →