California urges EPA to approve ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035

California is urging the Biden administration to grant approval for its proposal that mandates all new vehicles sold within the state by 2035 to be exclusively electric, hydrogen-powered or plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), according to a letter seen and reported on by Reuters. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the plan in August, but […]

California urges EPA to approve ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Apptronik readies its humanoid robot for a summer unveil

Jeff Cardenas pulls out his MacBook. Apptronik’s co-founder and CEO has a slideshow he wants to show, running down the Austin startup’s seven-year history. It does, indeed, take a bit of contextualizing. Like many fellow robotics firms, the company was fueled by government contracts in its earliest days. First up was Valkyrie 2, the second […]

Apptronik readies its humanoid robot for a summer unveil by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Ford to keep AM radio in cars after pressure from lawmakers

Ford has reversed its decision to build new vehicles without AM radio after pressure from lawmakers. CEO Jim Farley wrote in posts on Twitter and LinkedIn Tuesday that AM radio will be included on all 2024 Ford and Lincoln Motor vehicles, a decision the executive came to “after speaking with policy leaders about the importance […]

Ford to keep AM radio in cars after pressure from lawmakers by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

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Ford tries zagging in the EV arms race

Ford CEO Jim Farley called it a “personal bullet train.” Doug Field, the automaker’s chief advanced product development and technology officer, described it as “groundbreaking.” Ford’s next-generation full-sized SUV EV might turn out to be both — if the automaker’s claimed advances in physics and energy loss translate into the real world. Ford’s next-generation EV […]

Ford tries zagging in the EV arms race by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

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Chrome makes it easier to customize the appearance of your browser

Google Chrome is releasing a new update that makes it easier to customize and personalize your browser’s look, the company announced on Tuesday. For years, Chrome has had a “Customize Chrome” option at the bottom right of your screen, and now the company is introducing a new side panel to make the customization process easier. […]

Chrome makes it easier to customize the appearance of your browser by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

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TikTok sues Montana over its controversial new law banning the app

Last week, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a law that banned TikTok in the state. Now the company is hitting back with a lawsuit that aims to keep the app available to Montanans. In the complaint, TikTok argues that Montana’s ban violates the Constitution by limiting the company’s right to host and distribute user-created content. […] TikTok sues Montana over its controversial new law banning the app by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
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Dyson upgrades its vacuums and air purifiers

When someone asks for a tech recommendation, we almost invariably answer with one question: what’s your budget? It’s as true with vacuums as anything else. You can get a pretty good one for not a lot of money. That’s the best option for most people. But those people are not Dyson people. The Dyson vacuum […]

Dyson upgrades its vacuums and air purifiers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Reliance JioMart to cut 11,000 jobs, report says

JioMart, Reliance Retail’s online shopping platform, has laid off over 1,000 employees and plans to cut as many as 9,900 more roles over the coming weeks, according to a report, as the Indian retail giant looks to improve its margins. The shakeup, reported by the Indian daily Economic Times, comes in the wake of JioMart’s […]

Reliance JioMart to cut 11,000 jobs, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

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Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits

Daylight, an LGBTQ+ banking platform, is shutting down. Its operations will cease on June 30, according to embattled co-founder and CEO Rob Curtis.  The announcement comes months after NY Magazine published an explosive feature on the neobank. The article honed in on Daylight, whose seed and Series A fundraises TechCrunch had covered here and here, […]

Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

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Anthemis targets $200M for new fund after layoffs and canceled SPAC

Anthemis Group is trying to raise $200 million for a third fund, according to an SEC filing, as first reported by Axios. It has been in the market since last year and has so far secured commitments of just $36.4 million. The firm separately had to scrap plans to raise a SPAC late last month.  […]

Anthemis targets $200M for new fund after layoffs and canceled SPAC by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

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Going for a walk with Shift’s Moonwalker electric shoe-skates

Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised to see someone skate-walking down the halls of Detroit’s Huntington Place convention center. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of interesting stuff happening at Automate today, but it simply never occurred to me that $1,400 footwear was a possibility. For the record, that person was Abe Pleta, the lead […]

Going for a walk with Shift’s Moonwalker electric shoe-skates by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

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Max Q: Double the fun

In this issue: Blue Origin lands major NASA contract; news from SpaceX; and more!

Max Q: Double the fun by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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Fake Pentagon attack hoax shows perils of Twitter’s paid verification

Surprising literally no one, the combination of paid blue checks and generative AI makes it all too easy to spread misinformation. On Monday morning, a seemingly AI-generated image of an explosion at the Pentagon circulated around the internet, even though the event didn’t actually happen. Within about half an hour, the image appeared on a […]

Fake Pentagon attack hoax shows perils of Twitter’s paid verification by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

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TikTok sues Montana over a controversial new law banning the app in the state

Last week, Montana governor Greg Gianforte signed a law that banned TikTok in the state. Now the company is hitting back with a lawsuit that aims to keep the app available to Montanans. In the complaint, TikTok argues that Montana’s ban violates the Constitution by limiting the company’s right to host and distribute user-created content. […]

TikTok sues Montana over a controversial new law banning the app in the state by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

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SkyFi lets you order up fresh satellite imagery in real time with a click

Commercial Earth observation companies collect an unprecedented volume of images and data every single day, but purchasing even a single satellite image can be cumbersome and time-intensive. SkyFi, a two-year old startup, is looking to change that with an app and API that makes ordering a satellite image as easy as a click of a […]

SkyFi lets you order up fresh satellite imagery in real time with a click by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

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