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Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta raises $300M from GM, following $500M Series C in March; Momenta has a license for detailed geographic data in China (Jack Kennedy/Silicon Republic)

Jack Kennedy / Silicon Republic: Chinese autonomous driving startup Momenta raises $300M from GM, following $500M Series C in March; Momenta has a license for detailed geographic data in China — US car giant General Motors (GM) is to invest $300m in Chinese self-driving start-up Momenta, Reuters has reported.

Researchers: as social networks clamp down on disinformation, Russia has begun spreading propaganda in comments sections on news outlets, such as Daily Mail (Martha Muir/Financial Times)

Martha Muir / Financial Times: Researchers: as social networks clamp down on disinformation, Russia has begun spreading propaganda in comments sections on news outlets, such as Daily Mail — Online sites test new methods as social media platforms try to scrub their platforms of propaganda

Hyundai and Motional expand their footprint in Las Vegas ahead of robotaxi launch

Motional, the autonomous vehicle company that is a joint venture between Hyundai and Aptiv, is growing its presence in Las Vegas as it gears up to launch a commercial robotaxi service in 2023. The company is tripling the size of its closed-course testing facility, doubling its operations center, and hiring over 100 new employees. The

Your TV Sounds Terrible. These Soundbars Can Fix That

Every television deserves a dedicated row of speakers to call its own. These are our favorites.

How to get Teams to go away in Windows 11

When you first install Windows 11, you will probably see a new icon on your Taskbar — or, at least, it will be new if you haven’t been using Microsoft’s Teams collaboration app lately. If you float your cursor across the icon, which looks like a camera inside of a cartoon speech balloon, it will

WSJ’s Facebook Files series is Facebook’s biggest crisis since Cambridge Analytica, using data Facebook itself produced to highlight its impact on users (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Casey Newton / Platformer: WSJ’s Facebook Files series is Facebook’s biggest crisis since Cambridge Analytica, using data Facebook itself produced to highlight its impact on users — How the company found itself in its biggest crisis since Cambridge Analytica — A week ago, the Wall Street Journal began to publish …

Apple Still Won’t Let Fortnite Back on the App Store

If giving your game away doesn’t earn you enough money, maybe — and I’m spitballing here — you should try charging for it. The Apple-Epic case ended earlier this month — well, the first phase of what could be a years-long battle wrapped up. The court found in Apple’s favor on nine of the 10

London-based Vyne, which works with merchants to build open banking payment services, raises $15.5M seed from Hearst and others (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based Vyne, which works with merchants to build open banking payment services, raises $15.5M seed from Hearst and others — Open banking — a new approach to payments and other financial services that disrupts traditional card-based infrastructure by linking directly into banks — is having a moment.

In setback for Apple, EU plans one mobile charging port for all

The EU aims to have a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones under a European Commission proposal presented on Thursday in a world first, with the move impacting iPhone maker Apple more than its rivals. The move has been more than 10 years in the making, with the European Union executive touting

IPC, which represents Foxconn, Intel, and others, says a survey found ~80% of manufacturers are struggling to find workers, compounding chip shortage issues (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: IPC, which represents Foxconn, Intel, and others, says a survey found ~80% of manufacturers are struggling to find workers, compounding chip shortage issues — Nearly four in five electronics manufacturers say that it has become harder to find qualified workers, compounding problems …

iPad minis begin shipping ahead of tomorrow’s launch — has yours?

What you need to know A day before going on sale, some iPad mini orders have shipped. Pre-orders for the new tablet began more than a week ago. Some iPad mini orders are yet to ship, however. If yours hasn’t shipped yet, don’t panic. It’ll come. Apple’s new iPad mini will go on sale tomorrow

Netflix is betting big on a world’s worth of children’s IP

Image: Netflix Streaming’s reigning king announced one of its biggest IP acquisitions to date this week with its purchase of the rights to Roald Dahl’s catalog of work. The deal, following regulatory approval, will give Netflix access to a universe of beloved children’s stories to mine and position the company to better compete with kid-friendly

Sen. Marsha Blackburn says WSJ’s Facebook Files whistleblower has turned over documents and plans to reveal their identity “at some point down the line” (Cristiano Lima/Washington Post)

Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: Sen. Marsha Blackburn says WSJ’s Facebook Files whistleblower has turned over documents and plans to reveal their identity “at some point down the line” — Happy Thursday and welcome to The Technology 202! Below: Meet “Help Desk,” a new initiative our colleagues are launching …

Satechi unveils new iPhone 13 charging accessories

They work with iPhone 13, other Apple products, and even Android devices… What you need to know Satechi has new charging accessories for iPhone 13. It has today unveiled a new magnetic car charger, 40W USB-C car charger, and a new wall charger. Satechi has today unveiled some new accessories for iPhone 13 including new

New York-based Ocrolus, which offers automated tools for businesses to process documents, raises $80M Series C at a $500M+ valuation led by Fin VC (Mary Ann Azevedo/TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: New York-based Ocrolus, which offers automated tools for businesses to process documents, raises $80M Series C at a $500M+ valuation led by Fin VC — If you’ve ever had to take out a loan, you know just how many documents are involved in the approval process. — It’s a lot.

Plugable announces a new Thunderbolt 4 hub with ‘pure USB-C design’

What you need to know Plugable has announced a new Thunderbolt 4 hub. The new hub includes support for Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB-C devices. The new hub is priced at $189 and is available now. People who need more ports, listen up — Plugable has announced the new TBT4-HUB3C, a not-so-catchy name for

I wish Microsoft made an Xbox or Surface gaming laptop

I’ve been waiting years for Microsoft to make a gaming laptop, and the new Surface Laptop Studio still misses the mark. Whether it would be an Xbox laptop or a Surface one, Microsoft has never really come close to building something truly designed for gaming on the go. The Surface Book, Surface Pro, and Surface

Jake Gyllenhaal on the challenges of acting over Zoom in Netflix’s thriller The Guilty

Photo: Glen Wilson / Netflix The Guilty was always going to be a challenging project. The movie, which is a remake of a Danish film from 2018, follows a 911 dispatcher in Los Angeles, who receives a troubling call that appears to be from a woman who has been abducted. The result is a tense

RORO Vessels: Driving Cars Across the Ocean

YouTube does a pretty good job of making itself a target for criticism, but one thing you can say about their algorithms: when they work, they really work. Case in point, the other day I found a suggestion in my feed for a very recent video about salvaging a shipwreck. I can’t begin to guess

Remembering Android 1.0: When a fledgling mobile OS took its first steps

The T-Mobile G1/HTC Dream I remember the day well because I was there. New York City, Tuesday, September 23, 2008. HTC, Google, T-Mobile, and Deutsche Telekom executives took the stage to introduce Android 1.0, a brand new mobile operating system, and the G1, the first smartphone to run the platform. It was clear those involved

EU could force device makers to adopt USB-C for charging (even Apple)

The European Commission has announced its latest push to adopt USB-C as the standard charging port across multiple digital devices. It cites consumer convenience and the reduction of e-waste as two motivating factors. The move would push companies like Apple to adopt USB-C instead of Lightning on iPhones. After its most recent failed bid in

Ransomware Isn’t Back. It Never Left

A recent wave of attacks belies an apparent lull toward the end of the summer.

The Lost Tale of an 18th-Century Tsunami, as Told by Trees

Local evidence of the cataclysm has literally washed away over the years. But Oregon’s Douglas firs may have recorded clues deep in their tree rings.

He Escaped the Dark Web’s Biggest Bust. Now He’s Back

DeSnake apparently eluded the DOJ’s takedown of AlphaBay. The admin talked to WIRED about his return—and the resurrection of the notorious underground marketplace.

Facebook details the types of posts that get demoted in News Feed, such as clickbait and spam, but stops short of saying exactly how a demotion works (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge: Facebook details the types of posts that get demoted in News Feed, such as clickbait and spam, but stops short of saying exactly how a demotion works — A high-level look at what gets suppressed by Facebook’s algorithm — The way that Facebook controls its News Feed is often controversial

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