Month: February 2023

Robotics startup Fulfil, which offers automated micro-fulfillment centers for online grocers, emerges from stealth with a $60M Series B led by Eclipse (PYMNTS.com)

PYMNTS.com: Robotics startup Fulfil, which offers automated micro-fulfillment centers for online grocers, emerges from stealth with a $60M Series B led by Eclipse  —  As grocers look to escape reliance on aggregators, tech providers are offering new automated solutions.

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Q&A with iHeartMedia’s Conal Byrne on overseeing podcasting at the company, the industry maturing, RSS, radio and podcast ads, subscriptions, and exclusivity (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with iHeartMedia’s Conal Byrne on overseeing podcasting at the company, the industry maturing, RSS, radio and podcast ads, subscriptions, and exclusivity  —  Amid layoffs and a looming recession, folks are concerned about the audio industry. iHeart’s podcast head Conal Byrne is not worried.

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Twitter rewrites its rules on violent content under Elon Musk

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter announced that it has “officially launched” a new Violent Speech policy that outlines its “zero-tolerance approach towards Violent Speech.” Its content is similar to Twitter’s previous violent threats policy, though it manages to be both more specific and more vague. Both policies ban you from threatening or

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Mid-to-late stage tech startups will likely face a reckoning in late 2023 to 2024, as companies run out of cash from “free rounds” fueled by low interest rates (Elad Gil/Elad Blog)

Elad Gil / Elad Blog: Mid-to-late stage tech startups will likely face a reckoning in late 2023 to 2024, as companies run out of cash from “free rounds” fueled by low interest rates  —  The coming reset in mid-to-late stage startups in 2023-2024 is at this point likely largely decoupled from interest rates and inflation.

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Twitter changes its violent speech policy to ban users from voicing “wishes of harm” on people, a policy reversal, as well as homes and essential infrastructure (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget: Twitter changes its violent speech policy to ban users from voicing “wishes of harm” on people, a policy reversal, as well as homes and essential infrastructure  —  Twitter is once again tightening its rules around what users are permitted to say on the platform.

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Twitter’s decentralized alternative Bluesky arrives as an invite-only iOS app

Image: Bluesky Bluesky, the decentralized project that originated within Twitter, has arrived on the Apple App Store as an invite-only social network, as first reported by TechCrunch. The listing also gives us one of our very first glimpses at the app, which closely resembles Twitter down to the timeline and profile pages. The project’s backed

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Elon Musk’s ‘lab leak’ tweets could be an issue for Tesla’s plans in China

Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge CNBC reports The Global Times, a state-run paper in China, has warned Elon Musk about pushing the covid “lab leak” theory. Reporter Eunice Yoon said the social media post asked if Musk is “breaking the pot of China,” with a meaning similar to asking if he was biting

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Google Wallet on Wear OS is rolling out support to more countries

Credit: Google Google has added more countries to its list of Google Wallet on Wear OS-supported countries. Some of the new regions include Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Kuwait. The list now contains over 60 countries. The app that lets you make contactless payments with the device on your wrist is expanding to new territories. Google

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HP reports Q1 revenue down 19% YoY to $13.8B, vs. $14.1B est., Personal Systems net revenue down 24% YoY to $9.2B, and Printing net revenue down 5% YoY to $4.6B (Reuters)

Reuters: HP reports Q1 revenue down 19% YoY to $13.8B, vs. $14.1B est., Personal Systems net revenue down 24% YoY to $9.2B, and Printing net revenue down 5% YoY to $4.6B  —  HP Inc (HPQ.N) on Tuesday reported the steepest fall in quarterly revenue since 2016 and missed analysts’ estimates …

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I don’t want to log in to your website

No thank u. | Image: The Verge There is a new trend among websites where they want my email address before I’m allowed to read their free content. While I sympathize with the struggles of the media business, I am just going to point out something obvious: not reading is easier than reading — and

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The biggest stories from Hot Pod Summit

This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I hope you all had a great week! Hot Pod Summit was a lot of fun — it was great to meet so many of you in person and chat about some of the biggest issues in

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Belkin BoostCharge Pro for Apple Watch review: Reliable, portable fast charging

It’s no secret that the Apple Watch could use a boost in the battery department. Until then, a reliable charger is key to getting the most out of your smartwatch. For portability, convenience, and an unobtrusive aesthetic, Belkin has you covered. Find out more in this BoostCharge Pro for Apple Watch review. Belkin BoostCharge Pro

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Why climate credits for solar geoengineering are a bad idea

Views of the sunset and stormy skies on September 9th, 2021 in La Paz, Mexico.  | Photo: Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images Buyer beware: there’s a dubious new kind of climate credit for sale. Traditional carbon offset credits, say, for planting trees or protecting forests, have a record of failing to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now,

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Memo and sources: Instacart told employees that its Q4 revenue increased 50%+ YoY, Q4 gross profit rose 80%+ YoY, and 2022 revenue grew 39% YoY to ~$2.5B (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Memo and sources: Instacart told employees that its Q4 revenue increased 50%+ YoY, Q4 gross profit rose 80%+ YoY, and 2022 revenue grew 39% YoY to ~$2.5B  —  The company increased revenue 39% in 2022 despite slowing sales on its grocery delivery app  —  Instacart Inc. generated sharply higher sales …

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Typeface, which offers generative AI for marketing copy and images, emerges from stealth with $65M from Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV, M12, and Menlo Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Typeface, which offers generative AI for marketing copy and images, emerges from stealth with $65M from Lightspeed Venture Partners, GV, M12, and Menlo Ventures  —  Typeface, a startup developing an AI-powered dashboard for drafting marketing copy and images, emerged from stealth this week …

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Say sayonara to blurry photos thanks to this sharp camera tech

Credit: Prophesee Motion blur is the curse of even the best smartphone cameras, but not for long. At MWC 2023, sensor designer Prophesee partnered with Qualcomm to bring its “event-based” Metavision technology to Snapdragon platforms and, therefore, future smartphones. Farewell, blurry pet photos, unusable sports action shots, and smudged low-light snaps. Prophesee’s journey began with custom

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