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Toyota unveiled Wednesday an all-electric SUV concept with plant-based seating and an AI “personal” assistant as the automaker expands its “beyond zero” portfolio. The bZ compact crossover concept that debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show is meant to showcase Toyota’s vision for its battery-electric future. Toyota has said it plans to launch 30 fully […] Toyota unveils all-electric SUV concept under its ‘Beyond Zero’ badge by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch... →

Toyota is beefing up the fuel-sipping Prius hybrid, adding more power and quicker acceleration to appeal to a wider range of car shoppers in an increasingly crowded market. The car created – and dominated – the segment when it launched in the U.S. 22 years ago. But the world’s first production hybrid car has steadily […] The new 2023 Toyota Prius plays up power, not fuel economy by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch... →

Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Getting there will be another story. Although Korean manufacturers say they are trying to change their ways, the country’s GDP is linked to some uniquely pollutive industries, including petrochemical producers, automakers and shipbuilders. Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, […] Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch... →

Proteins are the molecules that get work done in nature, and there’s a whole industry emerging around successfully modifying and manufacturing them for various uses. But doing so is time consuming and haphazard; Cradle aims to change that with an AI-powered tool that tells scientists what new structures and sequences will make a protein do […] Protein programmers get a helping hand from Cradle’s generative AI by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cruise is expanding its driverless ride-hailing service in San Francisco to daytime hours, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt tweeted Wednesday. The robotaxi service is now available to employees from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then again from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eventually, these expanded operating hours will be available to the public. The bolstered […] Cruise has expanded its driverless robotaxi service to daytime hours by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Precise numbers on deafblindness are difficult to calculate. For that reason, figures tend to be all over the place. For the sake of writing an intro to this story, we’re going to cite this study from the World Federation of the DeafBlind that puts the number of severe cases at 0.2% globally and 0.8% of […] Tatum is building a robot arm to help people with deafblindness communicate 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: Amazon starts delivering layoff notices to thousands of employees by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Startup hopes combined leasing-and-service model will sell contractors and consumers on climate-friendly heat pumps. Service 1st Financial sells “home comfort-as-a-service,” gets $20 million in funding from Series B, debt by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

The FDA sent a letter to Upside Foods concluding that it had “no further questions” related to its cell-based, chicken-making process. Upside’s cell-cultured chicken is first to receive FDA blessing for its production method by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

The saga of FTX, formerly one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges that fell rapidly into bankruptcy, took a new turn today after Vox published a series of messages with its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The erstwhile executive, known in the crypto world as SBF, discussed regulators, ethics, and bankruptcy regrets, amongst other issues that […] SBF regrets declaring FTX bankrupt, per his DMs to Vox by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Quadruped robot developers like Boston Dynamics have taken great pains to develop systems capable of traversing all manner of terrain. For the right price, you can pick up a robotic dog that can take a kick, get back up and get back on its way. A team comprised of researchers at Carnegie Mellon and UC […] This robotic dog can walk over just about any terrain by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Have you ever heard of the Google Coati update algorithm...... →

Today, Apple announced the launch date and price of its upcoming subscription service for Major League Soccer (MLS) fans, “MLS Season Pass.” Starting February 1, 2023, subscribers in 100+ countries and regions can get MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app for $14.99 per month during the season or $99 per season. Notably, Apple […] Apple to launch ‘MLS Season Pass’ subscription on February 1 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Kenya’s B2B e-commerce food distribution platform Twiga has laid off 211 of its full-time employees following restructuring that has eliminated the company’s in-house sales team. The laid-off staff make up 21% of the over 1,000 employees mainly in Kenya, where it links farmers or agricultural producers and fast-moving consumer goods manufactures to retailers. The agritech’s […] Kenya’s Twiga dismisses in-house sales team, affecting 21% of it employees by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

Information reviewed by TechCrunch indicates that market makers and funds that lost money on FTX are more numerous than previously anticipated. FTX exposure hits market makers and funds by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

We can’t think of a more exciting moment in time to host TC Sessions: Crypto — it opens tomorrow, November 17, in Miami. The past two weeks have been a wild roller-coaster ride — to say the least — and there’s not a better place to unpack everything that’s happened. Be in the room: Buy […] More reasons than ever to go to TC Sessions: Crypto by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

The U.S. government’s cybersecurity agency says hackers backed by the Iranian government compromised a federal agency that failed to patch against Log4Shell, a vulnerability fixed almost a year ago. In an alert published Thursday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that a federal civilian executive branch organization (FCEB) was breached by Iranian government hackers […] Iran-backed hackers breached a US federal agency that failed to patch year-old bug by Carly Page originally publish... →

It recently came to light that Bird, a former unicorn in the once-hot scooter rental market, overstated its revenue for years. The accounting mess is consequential. How Bird clipped its own wings by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Google Play today announced a series of changes to its programs and policies around apps designed for children. The company is describing the update as an expansion of its previously launched “Teacher Approved” program, which includes a review process where teachers and experts vetted apps not just for safety and security elements, but for educational […] Google Play streamlines policies around kids’ apps as regulations tighten by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →