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Kitty Hawk, the electric aviation startup founded and led by the ‘godfather of self-driving cars’ Sebastian Thrun and backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is shutting down. The company said in a tweet and on a post in LinkedIn that it was winding down operations. “We have made the decision to wind down Kittyhawk. We’re […] Kitty Hawk, the electric aircraft moonshot backed by Larry Page, is shutting down by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

The partnership will help scale production of upcycled TPU, bringing the promising material into the mainstream. Materials startup Novoloop brings its upcycled rubber to On’s new running shoe by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →

Things I learned on TikTok: The hole in a pasta spoon is one serving of spaghetti. What to do when a debt collector comes knocking. How to hot wire a Kia using a USB cord and a screwdriver. Oh yes, you read that right. A trending TikTok challenge publicizing a technique for stealing certain makes […] Kia, Hyundai sued after viral TikTok causes rise in thefts by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

It’s about time that we learn the difference between what’s a viral trend, and what’s just one person posting a meme that goes viral. For the sake of humanity, let’s count our lucky stars: NyQuil chicken is not a real threat to public health. But this week, the FDA issued a warning about what the […] NyQuil chicken isn’t actually a TikTok trend by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Компания не хочет, чтобы её обвиняли в цензуре.... →

Компания не хочет, чтобы её обвиняли в цензуре.... →

Компания не хочет, чтобы её обвиняли в цензуре.... →

Компания не хочет, чтобы её обвиняли в цензуре.... →

Gen Z’s favorite social app BeReal experienced a lengthy outage today, which the company only acknowledged with a brief — and fairly vague —  tweet, stating: “yup, we’re on it.” In recent months, the Paris-based app maker has seen its photo-sharing service climb to the top of the App Store, ousting competitors like Facebook, Instagram […] BeReal experiences a multi-hour outage, refuses to explain by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Jason Sudeikis’ character from the hit Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” will make an appearance in EA Sports’ upcoming video game, FIFA 23. Ted Lasso will be playable as a manager along with the show’s fictional football club AFC Richmond. EA (Electronic Arts) announced the news today alongside a trailer showing everyone’s “favorite mustachioed manager,” […] Apple TV+ character ‘Ted Lasso’ comes to EA Sports FIFA 23 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Netflix announced today that it’s adding a new title to its gaming roster that is based on its popular show “Nailed It!” The game, which is called Nailed It! Baking Bash, will launch on October 4, a day before Season 7 of the bake-off competition show debuts on October 5. The game was developed by […] Netflix is releasing a new mobile game based on its popular bake-off show ‘Nailed It!’ by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Today, boards are lucky to have one in-person meeting a year. And as everything else takes less time, and there's little transit, any VC should have doubled the time they spend on board meetings. When it comes to startup board participation, VCs and CEOs must do their jobs by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Arbor Ventures, funder of fintech and shopping startups like installment loan company Tabby and Amazon brand factory Heyday, has locked down $193 million towards its largest fund to date, TechCrunch has learned. The Singapore-based VC focuses on early-stage financial tech startups, but it operates with a pretty expansive view of what constitutes fintech; its portfolio […] Singapore’s Arbor Ventures notches $193M towards next early-stage fintech fund by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as "CZ," said governments across the globe are making slow but "positive" progress toward regulating cryptocurrency. Binance CEO sees positive progress for crypto regulation, but it will be a ‘long process’ by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, known as "CZ," said governments across the globe are making slow but "positive" progress toward regulating cryptocurrency. Binance CEO sees positive progress for crypto regulation, but it will be a ‘long process’ by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

The competition to create ever smaller, ever better robots is a fierce one, and Cornell University is out front now with a set of bots small enough to sit on a human hair, but that can move on their own using nothing but light as a power source. Now, you may remember a similarly small […] These autonomous, wireless robots could dance on a human hair by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Peacock, Comcast’s NBCUniversal-owned streamer, announced its first original adult animation series today. It’s about time the streaming service invested in the genre, as adult animation shows continue to do well for competitors Netflix and Hulu. Peacock’s upcoming animated comedy series, “In the Know,” will star “Beavis and Butt-Head” creator Mike Judge and “Silicon Valley” star […] Peacock invests in its first adult animation series, stars Mike Judge and ‘Silicon Valley’s’ Zach Woods by Lauren Forristal ... →

Xpeng launched the G9 Flagship SUV, the fourth production vehicle in its lineup that will set a “new benchmark” for automated driving technology in passenger vehicles, the Chinese electric vehicle startup said Wednesday. The automaker says the G9 will come with an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that eventually will cover both city and highway […] Chinese EV startup Xpeng says its new G9 SUV is ‘last step’ before autonomous vehicles by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

The startups in this IndieBio cohort are health-forward, with nine focusing on the health of the planet and four tackling challenges in human health. The 5 most interesting startups in this IndieBio cohort by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch... →