Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Colorado’s new right-to-repair law ensures tractor and wheelchair owners get the parts they need

Colorado’s governor signed a refreshingly straightforward “right-to-repair” bill into law this afternoon, requiring companies to provide resources like parts, firmware and manuals for devices that they previously kept secret and proprietary even if an owner wanted to do the repairs themselves. Colorado’s “Consumer Repair Bill of Rights Act” is one of many such bills that […]

Colorado’s new right-to-repair law ensures tractor and wheelchair owners get the parts they need by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

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Hear how Cambrian BioPharma is reinventing drug (and drug company) development

I’m thrilled to announce this TechCrunch Live event. The startup Cambrian BioPharma is developing a life-changing technology while pioneering a radical approach to a pharmaceutical company. Don’t miss this TechCrunch Live taking place on May 3 at 12 p.m. PDT. Register here. It’s free to watch and participate. Cambrian BioPharma bills itself as a new […]

Hear how Cambrian BioPharma is reinventing drug (and drug company) development by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch

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AI startup Runway launches app to bring users video-to-video generative AI

Runway, an AI startup that helped develop the AI image generator Stable Diffusion, launched its first mobile app yesterday to give users access to Gen-1, its video-to-video generative AI model. The app is currently only available on iOS devices. With the new app, users will be able to record a video from their phones and […]

AI startup Runway launches app to bring users video-to-video generative AI by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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Big-time VCs link arms for climate coalition

About two-dozen venture capital firms say they are teaming up to “build a robust movement” in the VC business to combat the climate crisis. The group calls itself the Venture Climate Alliance, or VCA. The coalition counts well-known tech investors, including Kleiner Perkins, Tiger Global and Union Square Ventures as members, and said in a […]

Big-time VCs link arms for climate coalition by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch: Did Elon Musk unwittingly expose his alt Twitter account, or are we being trolled again?

Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package.

Daily Crunch: Did Elon Musk unwittingly expose his alt Twitter account, or are we being trolled again? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

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YouTube continues to see ad revenue decline, 2.6% drop YOY

Alphabet reported its latest earnings report today, citing that YouTube raked in $6.69 billion in advertising revenue for the first fiscal quarter of 2023—an approximate 2.6% decline compared to the $6.87 billion during the same period last year. Despite the disappointing number, YouTube managed to slightly beat analysts’ expectations of $6.6 billion. This is the […]

YouTube continues to see ad revenue decline, 2.6% drop YOY by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

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Clockwork’s Cloud Deluxe platform eliminates packet drops, improves cloud network performance

Clockwork today announced a new service that uses its clock synchronization service to eliminate packet drops to help businesses improve their network performance. A year ago, the company created a splash when it announced its clock synchronization service that helps businesses keep their server fleets in sync. Keeping clocks in sync with up to 5-nanosecond […]

Clockwork’s Cloud Deluxe platform eliminates packet drops, improves cloud network performance by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

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Shifting from founder to VC with Russ Wilcox from E Ink and Pillar VC

We’re coming at you live from TechCrunch’s Early Stage in Boston. Darrell and Becca are joined onstage by Russ Wilcox who founded E Ink and is currently a partner at Pillar VC. They discussed how Russ navigated multiple economic downturns and eventually sold E Ink to Amazon, why he made the change from Founder to […]

Shifting from founder to VC with Russ Wilcox from E Ink and Pillar VC by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch

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Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his burner account

Elon Musk tweeted a photo on Monday night that shows him logged into his Twitter account, advertising to content creators how they can activate monetization features on Twitter. Unfortunately for Musk, people weren’t paying much attention to the fact that he has 24.7K paid subscribers — instead, some users realized that he appeared to be […]

Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his burner account by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon

Survey a lot of industrial warehouses and you’ll see a lot of cages. It’s a safety thing — effectively a way of ensuring that robots don’t accidentally hurt people. They’re big, fast and made of metal. We’re small, squishy and don’t always look where we should. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s the best […]

Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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I actually had fun at Fatboy Slim’s metaverse rave

I stood outside a 50s truck stop diner and gas station under a dark, dusky sky. A bright neon sign that said Norm’s Drive In illuminated the space. Behind a psychedelic school bus parked in the dirt lot, monstrous limbs with huge eyeballs, long lashes and smiley faces for irises extended upwards. Little aliens ran […]

I actually had fun at Fatboy Slim’s metaverse rave by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Haltian nabs funds to equip office buildings with smart sensors

Adopting Internet of Things (IoT) tech for the office isn’t easy — especially at enterprise scale. Companies have IoT device administration to worry about, and also building out the infrastructure necessary to keep those devices connected and operational. To make it easier, five former co-workers — Pasi Leipälä, Teemu Vaattovaara, Jyrki Okkonen, Ville Ylläsjarvi and […] Haltian nabs funds to equip office buildings with smart sensors by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
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Monday, April 24, 2023

Ursa Major to provide engines for the upper stage of Astra’s new rocket

Astra’s new Rocket 4 launch vehicle will use Ursa Major’s Hadley liquid engine to power its upper stage, the two companies announced Monday. Astra has been tight-lipped about the new upper stage engine that would power its new Rocket 4, with CEO Chris Kemp only telling investors last year that the rocket’s substantially increased payload […]

Ursa Major to provide engines for the upper stage of Astra’s new rocket by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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Greywing’s new SeaGPT solves email overwhelm for maritime crew managers

Every time a member of their crew changes, maritime crew managers need to handle immigration regulations, COVID requirements and travel plans for each person. This is usually done through emails with port agents, and can quickly lead to an overwhelming number of messages, sent across multiple time zones, especially if multiple people are leaving or […]

Greywing’s new SeaGPT solves email overwhelm for maritime crew managers by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch

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