MIT develops a motion and task planning system for home robots
Why aren’t there more robots in homes? This a surprising complex question — and our homes are surprisingly complex places. A big part of the...
EV maker Fisker falls short of Q2 production target
EV upstart Fisker produced 1,022 Ocean SUVs in the second quarter, falling short of its own expectations by several hundred vehicles. Fisker had expected to...
Pulsar Fusion wants to use nuclear fusion to make interstellar space travel a reality
Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has started construction on a large nuclear fusion chamber in England, as it races to become the first firm to...
China wraps up fintech crackdown with big fines on Tencent, Alibaba
The regulatory crackdown that has shaken up China’s fintech industry since late 2020 appears to be coming to a close with the imposition of hefty...
Google Calendar now lets users specify where they’re working from throughout the day
Google has allowed users to set their working location for certain days of the week since 2021, but is now also going to give users...
Sample seed pitch deck: Nokod Security’s $8M deck
Gone are the days when you needed a developer to build an app for a relatively easy task. No-code and low-code development let you dramatically...
TechCrunch+ roundup: J-1 visa details, how to close a Series B in 2023, moving for tax savings
Remote-work startups were a hot commodity when the pandemic began, but in the post-vaccine era, many investors and founders are reconsidering their enthusiasm, Rebecca Szkutak...
VC Office Hours: Fabrice do Rego on building one of the few Black-led funds in the EU
Before he became one of the few Black fund managers in the EU, Fabrice do Rego had quite a long career in finance. He started...
Martin Lewis warns over ‘first’ deepfake video scam ad circulating on Facebook
For a glimpse of the AI-generated misery fast accelerating onto our screens thanks to developments in synthetic media that are powering ever more sophisticated forms...
Mercedes-Benz adopts Tesla’s NACS charging standard
Mercedes-Benz is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). Starting in 2024 Mercedes EVs will gain access to Tesla’s Supercharger network...