It’s that time of year again. Summer is winding down, the leaves are starting to change color and Apple’s getting ready to drop a brand new iPhone on the world. Today’s big event arrives less than a year after the last big iPhone event, as Apple seems to be back on schedule, after some early
Read MoreToyota Motor and Honda are urging legislators to reject a bill that would expand tax incentives for union-made electric vehicles that are built in the United States. The proposal – which Toyota blasted as “blatantly biased” and “exorbitant” in a letter to Congress – would expand the federal tax incentives from $7,500 to as much
Read MoreSometimes, when you feed an AI content from the Internet, it learns natural language. Sometimes, it reads the entire contents of GitHub and learns to produce simple snippets of code. This is the story of what happens when the AI does both. Neural networks are all the rage these days. From Siri to self-driving, to
Read MoreAmazon’s biometric scanner for retail, the Amazon One palm reader, is expanding beyond the e-commerce giant’s own stores. The company announced today it has acquired its initial third-party customer with ticketing company AXS, which will implement the Amazon One system at Denver, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre as an option for contactless entry for event-goers. This
Read MoreJava 17, a new long-term support (LTS) release of standard Java, is now available for production use. Oracle also announced that LTS releases, which receive at least eight years of product support, henceforth will arrive every two years, as opposed to the three years between releases in the past. Non-LTS releases get six months of
Read MoreRedwood Materials, the company started by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel that aims to create a circular supply chain for batteries, is expanding its business. While it has been known primarily as a recycling firm, Redwood plans to simplify the supply chain by producing critical battery materials right here in the U.S. To get there,
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is requesting advanced driver assist data from 12 automakers as it seeks to expand its investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot. The government is probing a dozen incidents involving Teslas crashing into emergency vehicles. According to Automotive News, the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation sent letters to a dozen major automakers,
Read MoreSocial scientists are researching what humans can do to improve their quality of life. Their findings echo what religious practices perfected centuries ago.
Read MoreQED Investors announced the closing of two new funds totaling $1.05 billion, capital that it will be using to back early-stage startups, as well as growth rounds for later-stage companies. Specifically, today QED is announcing a $550 million early-stage fund and a $500 million growth-stage fund, both of which are aimed at backing fintech companies
Read MoreThere’s a new entrant in Southeast Asia’s growing list of unicorns. Jakarta-based Xendit, best known for its digital payment infrastructure but also focused on other financial products, announced today it has raised $150 million in Series C funding, bumping its valuation to $1 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from
Read MoreCredit: Apple It’s that time of the year again, as Apple is holding its iPhone 13 launch event later today, dubbed California Streaming. This is undoubtedly one of the most high-profile phone launches of the year, and we’re expecting some solid upgrades this time. This Apple launch will be a digital event once again, much
Read MoreSeems Locus Robotics is striking while the iron is hot. Seven months after raising a sizable $150 million Series E, Tiger Global is investing another $50 million in the Massachusetts firm. The last round made Locus a unicorn, and this one brings the company’s total funding to around $300 million. Locus specializes in warehouse and
Read MoreEverAfter secured $13 million in seed funding to continue developing its no-code customer-facing tool that streamlines onboarding and retention and enables business-to-business clients to embed personalized customer portals within any product. The Tel Aviv-based company was founded in 2020 by Noa Danon and Tal Shemesh. CEO Danon, who comes from a project management background, said
Read MoreIt’s a two-Exchange Tuesday, everyone. First up, we’re talking fintech valuations. Next up, we’re digging into Atlanta. Last week’s news that PayPal intends to buy Japanese startup Paidy marked the second major acquisition of a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company this year. PayPal’s news followed an even larger deal by Square for the Australian
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Read MoreThat is a lot of pixels… What you need to know Apple is reportedly working on an AR/VR headset. A new report claims it is looking at a display of 3000 pixels per inch. The company is apparently looking into MicroOLED technology. A new report claims an Apple VR headset could have a 3000ppi display.
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Neosec, which offers tools to secure APIs, emerges from stealth with $20.7M Series A from True Ventures and others — The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! — Neosec, a cybersecurity platform designed to secure APIs …
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Truepic, which offers tools to verify digital photos and videos, raises $26M Series B led by Microsoft’s M12 — Truepic, a digital image verification software provider, has raised $26 million in a Series B funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund.
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony’s first PS5 beta included access to the long-awaited M.2 SSD slot, and now the company is ready to release the update to everyone. When the second major system update for the PlayStation 5 is released tomorrow, everyone who has managed to acquire the system will also be
Read MoreMariella Moon Contributor Mariella Moon is an associate editor at Engadget. More posts by this contributor Tesla ordered to share Autopilot data with the US traffic safety agency FAA opens probe into anomaly on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceflight Xiaomi is challenging Facebook in the wearables arena by launching its own smart glasses. The device
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: StreamNative, which offers real-time data streaming tools for analytics, raises $23.7M Series A, at a $133M post-money valuation, led by Prosperity7 Ventures — StreamNative, which offers a real-time data streaming platform, today announced that it raised $23.7 million in series A funding …
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Sendoso, which helps companies send customized physical gifts to clients at scale for a monthly fee, raises $100M Series C led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 — Corporate gift services have come into their own during the Covid-19 pandemic by standing in as a proxy for other kinds …
Read MoreNathan Ingraham Contributor Nathan Ingraham is the deputy managing editor at Engadget. Sonos has sold home theater products for a long time, but the company has made the living room even more of a priority in recent years. It started with the Sonos Beam, a smaller and more affordable version of the flagship Playbar soundbar.
Read MoreWe’ve heard lots of rumors about a big new iPad mini update… What you need to know Apple reportedly has big plans for a new iPad mini later this year. A new leak could reaffirm we’re getting a big design overhaul. A screen protector spotted online hints at the new design and an October release.
Read MoreIntel announces its 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors on June 18, 2020. The processors extend Intel’s investment in built-in AI acceleration through the integration of bfloat16 support into the processor’s unique Intel DL Boost technology. (Credit: Intel Corporation) Intel is facing heat in the data center and the company is reportedly cutting its server
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