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At ZeniMax, a Microsoft-owned gaming studio, 300 quality assurance (QA) testers have voted to unionize. This marks Microsoft’s first official union in the U.S., as well as the biggest gaming union in the country. Union organizing has been on the rise in the video game industry, particularly among QA workers. In 2022, QA testers at […] Microsoft now has its first official union in the U.S. by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Brex co-founder and co-CEO Henrique Dubugras to chat about his corporate credit card and expense management startup. Henrique talked about what made him and his co-founder (Pedro Franceschi) decide to launch the company and why […] Two CEOs is better than one with Henrique Dubugras from Brex by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, has confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident shortly after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the agency. HACLA, which provides affordable housing to more than 19,000 low-income families across Los Angeles, was added to LockBit’s dark web leak site on […] Hackers claim ransomware attack on Los Angeles housing authority by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

With so much dry powder, what are Union Square Ventures' plans for deployment? Here’s what USV plans to do in 2023 with its $200M climate fund by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Intel is taking a more subdued approach to CES these days — forgoing a splashy event staged in a big hotel showroom in the wake of Covid-19, and a wider change in PR strategy after years of making bullish investments in next-generation tech like drones and moonshots like Volocopter and using them as showpieces at […] Intel unveils high-end 13th-gen 24-core processors plus N-series workhorse to fill the the Pentium and Celeron gap by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Everyone gets wet when it rains, but accepting a down round allows founders to keep building their businesses. TechCrunch+ roundup: Normalizing down rounds, 2023 climate trends, term sheet basics by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

As readers know, we have fun with headlines on this site. But clearly, so do all of you. As part of our end of the year coverage, the Equity podcast team asked listeners to write a headline that represents 2022 in tech. Listeners showed up, with the brutal, the real and the holy-moly-yes-that-happened-this-year-how-could-you-forget. Our recap […] Here’s how you described the tech industry’s 2022 in a headline by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nvidia announced some new features for its cloud gaming service during its virtual CES press conference. The company is upgrading its premium plan by adding new servers with better hardware components. Users on the $19.99 plan should expect better performance for more demanding games. The company is now using GeForce RTX 4080-class graphics processing units […] Nvidia upgrades GeForce Now with RTX 4080 performance for premium users by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

It's critical for due diligence providers to analyze a company's business segments and product lines to identify the range of its exposure to potential issues. 3 ways PE firms can ensure relevant due diligence for M&A targets ahead of a recession by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn and Nvidia announced Tuesday ahead of CES 2023 a partnership to develop automated and autonomous vehicle platforms. Under the two-part partnership, Foxconn will become a primary supplier of electronic control units for automakers. Those ECUs, which are an essential component for all modern vehicles, will be built with Nvidia’s Drive Orin system-on-a-chip […] Foxconn’s EVs will be built with Nvidia’s self-driving toolkit by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Mercedes Benz is joining the metaverse. Or at least its assembly facilities are. The automaker is one of Nvidia’s latest customers to use Omniverse Enterprise, a software platform used to  build and operate metaverse applications. Nvidia said Tuesday ahead of the official kickoff of CES 2023 that Mercedes will use Omniverse to design, plan and […] Mercedes to use Nvidia’s digital twin tech to modernize its factories by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Simulators have been a godsend when it comes to testing robots. Real-world testing is lengthy, expensive and potentially dangerous, so anything you can do to work out as many kinks as possible ahead of time is a big win. Isaac Sim has thus far proven a success for Nvidia, as the chipmaker has looked to […] Nvidia’s robot simulator adds human coworkers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nvidia’s on demand cloud gaming service, known as GeForce Now, is headed to select Hyundai, BYD and Polestar electric vehicles, the company said Tuesday ahead of CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The announcement, while lacking details on timelines or vehicle models, is notable because it marks the first time Nvidia is expanding its GeForce Now […] Nvidia helps Hyundai, BYD, Polestar join the in-car gaming revolution by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

TikTok has announced that it’s expanding its audience controls feature, giving creators the ability to restrict their videos to adult viewers. Prior to this expansion, the adult-only audience controls feature was only available for TikTok Live. Now, the company is bringing the feature to its short-form videos as well. “We’ve started to bring our audience […] TikTok begins rolling out the ability for creators to restrict videos to adult viewers by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

In fundraising, a founder’s greatest challenge is not selling any particular product or strategy. Instead, it is often unwinding and re-aligning the investor’s biases. 5 tips for healthcare startups fundraising in a down market by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

Last week, Solana (SOL) fell to its lowest level since February 2021. But its price has risen over 12% in the past 24 hours on Tuesday after almost nine days of consecutive losses that brought its price to around $8 on Friday. Amid Solana’s movement, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, bitcoin and ether, […] Solana price spikes as newly launched dog coin BONK gains community hype by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

For the past few months or so, I've been tracking reports that suggest that Google Search Console is not properly tracking clicks and impressions from the local pack. This first came up in September and after numerous requests from SEOs, I have not seen a serious reply from Google on the matter, not yet at least.... →

Google since 2019 had this "full coverage" label for news stories that showed up in mobile search results. I am not sure if this ever was presented in the desktop results, and that is what we have for you today.... →

Google's John Mueller said that when it comes to hidden text on a page, Google is "good at ignoring it." It is one of those things that Google seems not to penalize for anymore but rather just not count the text that is not visible on the page.... →

Another small study says that reviews with photos with them last a lot longer in the Google local listing for a business than reviews without photos. This was another study done by Joy Hawkins and her company.... →