Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring

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Historically, oil and gas companies have monitored pipeline leaks using inefficient, expensive methods: workers equipped with handheld optical gas imaging cameras, for example. Or, as Orbital Sidekick CEO Dan Katz put it in a recent interview with TechCrunch, “a young pilot sticking their head out the window of a crop-duster.” “There’s really no persistent, objective, […]

Orbital Sidekick raises $10M to bring hyperspectral imaging to oil and gas pipeline monitoring by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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Apple HomePod (2023) review

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Welcome to the dark night of the smart speaker. A few years back, the category felt inevitable — and, frankly, why not? We’ve smartened our phones and watches. Why shouldn’t our homes be the next step? For decades, many looked longingly at home automation. Smart blinds that opened with your alarm clock might as well […]

Apple HomePod (2023) review by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Plugable’s new dock turns your tablet or phone into a workstation

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Laptops and tablets are getting better and more powerful by the day but our fingers aren’t getting any more precise, and for extended writing and work, it’s still more helpful to have a keyboard and a larger screen at hand. These types of products have been around for at least a decade, but what’s new […]

Plugable’s new dock turns your tablet or phone into a workstation by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Put a (smart) ring on it: Monavo on why its health wearable will put women first

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Monavo Heath turned heads at CES with an Ouroubouros-esque smart ring designed for women. In the crowded field of fitness wearables, where the mainstream heavy hitter of the Apple Watch heads up a very long tail of typically less pricey and/or more specialist activity tracking bracelets and bands all keen to claim their own patch […]

Put a (smart) ring on it: Monavo on why its health wearable will put women first by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

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Hotai Motor exposed thousands of iRent customer documents

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Taiwanese automotive conglomerate Hotai Motor exposed reams of personal customer data from its car rental and carshare unit, iRent, until a security researcher found the data online last week. Even then, it took the company a week — and the intervention of the Taiwanese government — to act. Hotai Motor is one of the largest […]

Hotai Motor exposed thousands of iRent customer documents by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

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AV company Aurora hires president ahead of commercial launch

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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

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Daily Crunch: Marqeta acquires fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $275M

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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

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Quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises another $27.4M

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Two quantum-adjacent technologies — quantum sensing (QS) and quantum communication (Qcomm) — are as important as quantum computing hardware itself since they help make quantum computers function more accurately.  A Sydney-based startup called Q-CTRL has built quantum-sensing software that helps reduce errors on quantum computers. Today, the company announced that it has raised another $27.4 […]

Quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises another $27.4M by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

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‘One Piece’ live-action series set to arrive on Netflix this year

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Netflix announced today that its “One Piece” live-action series would be available to stream sometime in 2023. The company tweeted the announcement alongside a new poster of the upcoming series. The poster shows the main character, Monkey D. Luffy (played by Iñaki Godoy), with his back turned. Adventure is on the horizon! One Piece sets […]

‘One Piece’ live-action series set to arrive on Netflix this year by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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Ford discounts its all-electric Mustang Mach-E in response to Tesla’s EV price war

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Ford said Monday it has increased production and cut the price of its all-electric Mustang Mach-E crossover, the latest automaker to join an EV price war started by Tesla. Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles are now between about 1% to 8.8% lower, depending on the trim level, according to the company, which emphasized that the discounts […]

Ford discounts its all-electric Mustang Mach-E in response to Tesla’s EV price war by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Jump on our limited two-for-one Disrupt 2023 presale offer

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Nothing wrong with your calendar, folks — it’s the end of January. Although TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 takes place months from now — on September 19–21 in San Francisco — we believe in two things: planning ahead and rewarding those who do. Right now — and for a limited time only — take advantage of our […]

Jump on our limited two-for-one Disrupt 2023 presale offer by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

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It’s time to cast your votes for TC Early Stage Audience Choice

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A not-so-humble brag here, so brace yourself. The programming at TechCrunch Early Stage — April 20 in Boston, Massachusetts — is gonna be off the proverbial hook. How do we know? We read hundreds of applications from experienced founders and startup ecosystem experts eager to participate in Audience Choice for a chance to present at […]

It’s time to cast your votes for TC Early Stage Audience Choice by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

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Sorare teams up with the Premier League for its NFT fantasy football game

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French startup Sorare has signed a four-year licensing partnership with the Premier League. This is an important move for the company as the English football league is one of the most-watched sports league in the world. Sorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience based on NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. In particular, Sorare has partnered with […]

Sorare teams up with the Premier League for its NFT fantasy football game by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

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Elon takes the stand, Akio Toyoda hands over the CEO keys and layoffs come for Waymo

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Elon takes the stand, Akio Toyoda hands over the CEO keys and layoffs come for Waymo by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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