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Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, raised a $40M Series B led by NEA, bringing its total funding to $68M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, raised a $40M Series B led by NEA, bringing its total funding to $68M — Crowdbotics, a software development platform with a library of prebuilt app architectures, today announced that it raised $40 million …

Munich-based smart thermostat startup tado raised €43M led by Trill Impact Ventures, after its plans to go public via a SPAC merger fell apart in September 2022 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Munich-based smart thermostat startup tado raised €43M led by Trill Impact Ventures, after its plans to go public via a SPAC merger fell apart in September 2022 — Smart home energy startup Tado has raised €43 million ($46.9 million) in a round of funding led by Trill Impact Ventures …

Indian gig economy workers for Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy, and others deal with blocked accounts for up to weeks, after speaking out on poor working conditions (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: Indian gig economy workers for Uber, Ola, Zomato, Swiggy, and others deal with blocked accounts for up to weeks, after speaking out on poor working conditions — Workers on platforms like Uber, Ola and Swiggy deal with blocked accounts, other backlash for speaking out over poor conditions

Google Flutter previews new renderer on iOS

Google has released Flutter 3.7, an update to the company’s open source, cross-platform development framework that adds custom menu bar support and previews a new rendering engine for iOS apps. The company also unveiled an alpha preview of Dart 3, a new version of the programming language used with Flutter. Flutter 3.7 can be used

GoldenEye 007 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox

Image: Rare GoldenEye 007 has finally landed on Xbox and Nintendo Switch in a simultaneous dual-release of two titles with some important differences. On Xbox, GoldenEye 007 is a remastered version of the legendary Nintendo 64 title that first launched in 1997. The remaster includes 4K resolution, smoother frame rates, and split-screen local multiplayer, similar

Sources describe how Twitter Trust and Safety VP Ella Irwin has become the chief executor of Elon Musk’s whims, even when they go against established protocols (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources describe how Twitter Trust and Safety VP Ella Irwin has become the chief executor of Elon Musk’s whims, even when they go against established protocols — On a day hundreds of Twitter Inc. employees were debating whether to resign, Ella Irwin showed up with a pep talk.

Now Google Search results for cars include what’s on the lot at nearby dealerships

Illustration: The Verge Google isn’t just useful for helping research your next car; it can also help you shop for one while you search. SearchLab initially reported that the search giant has opened up access to a vehicle listings feature that lets dealerships advertise inventory right beside search results (via 9to5Google and Search Engine Land).

Samsung’s Galaxy S23 may cost more than its predecessor

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It seems like Samsung’s planning on charging more for the upcoming Galaxy S23 than it did for the S22, at least in some parts of Europe. Reliable leaker Roland Quandt has been posting prospective prices for the phones at European retailers, and for some models it seems like

Thursday’s top tech news: another Cybertruck delay

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Announced in 2019, the truck now won’t enter mass production until 2024. Continue reading…

Munich-based smart thermostat startup tado raised €43M led by Trill Impact Ventures, after its plans to go public via a SPAC merger fell apart in September 2022 (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

GoldenEye 007 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox

Intel reports Q4 revenue down 32% YoY to $14B, vs. $14.46B est., Data Center and AI down 33% YoY, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance below estimates; stock drops 9%+ (Chavi Mehta/Reuters)

Chavi Mehta / Reuters: Intel reports Q4 revenue down 32% YoY to $14B, vs. $14.46B est., Data Center and AI down 33% YoY, and Q1 2023 revenue guidance below estimates; stock drops 9%+ — Chipmaker Intel Corp (INTC.O) forecast first-quarter revenue below Wall Street targets on Thursday, slammed by a worsening PC market …

Sources: Amazon plans to launch an NFT initiative in April, with more than a dozen crypto-native partners and a focus on blockchain-based gaming (Michael Bodley/Blockworks)

Michael Bodley / Blockworks: Sources: Amazon plans to launch an NFT initiative in April, with more than a dozen crypto-native partners and a focus on blockchain-based gaming — Amazon is launching a digital assets enterprise, according to four sources familiar with the matter, who said that an NFT initiative is expected in the spring.

Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco

City agencies say the incidents and other disruptions show the need for more transparency about the vehicles and a pause on expanding service.

Leak reveals new details about the Pro version of the Pixel Tablet

Credit: Google A leak has provided new details about the Pixel Tablet and the rumored Pixel Tablet Pro. The leak revealed Google made one tablet with a Tensor chip and another with a Tensor G2 chip. The leak suggests the Pro model is actually the tablet Google is releasing this year. Like many of Google’s

Medium updates its standards to welcome “responsible use” of AI-assistive technology and to require labels for any story created with AI assistance (Scott Lamb/3 Min Read)

Scott Lamb / 3 Min Read: Medium updates its standards to welcome “responsible use” of AI-assistive technology and to require labels for any story created with AI assistance — Transparency, disclosure, and publication-level guidelines — Last month, we asked the Medium community what you think about …

Google’s expanding Chrome’s Incognito lockdown on mobile and Safety Check

Keep your Incognito tabs away from prying eyes. | Illustration: The Verge Google is rolling out access to a feature that lets you lock your Chrome Incognito sessions behind biometric authentication, making it so someone using your phone won’t be able to open your browser and see what you were looking at privately, according to

Binary Watch Rocks a Bare PCB With Pride

Most of us learn to read digital clocks first, which display the time in obvious numbers. Analog clocks are often learned later, with the hands taking our young brains a little longer to figure out. Once you’ve grown into a 1337h4XX0r, though, you’re ready to learn how to read a binary watch. Then you can

YouTube says it’s fixing the bug that let someone fake a new oldest video

“Me at the Zoo” is still the oldest video. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is setting the record straight: “Me at the zoo” is still the oldest YouTube video. “Me at the zoo,” uploaded on April 23rd, 2005 and featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of elephants at the

New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to require that Uber and Lyft have zero-emission fleets by 2030, potentially affecting an estimated 100K+ for-hire vehicles (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to require that Uber and Lyft have zero-emission fleets by 2030, potentially affecting an estimated 100K+ for-hire vehicles — In his State of the City speech Thursday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that Uber and Lyft will be required to

What is Material You? Google’s design language explained

Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority With the release of Android 12, Google announced Material You — a reboot of the Material Design framework it first introduced in 2014. Today, you’ll find elements of Material You on many Android smartphones, but only some of the changes are immediately obvious. So in this article, let’s take

Casting Custom Resin Buttons for the Steam Deck

If you play games on multiple consoles, you’re probably familiar with the occasional bout of uncertainty that comes with each system’s unique button arrangement. They’re all more or less in the same physical location, but each system calls them something different. Depending on who’s controller you’re holding, the same button could be X, A, or

Google adds new Chrome for Android feature to lock your Incognito tabs

Google has rolled out a new feature that locks your Incognito tabs when you exit Chrome on Android. Users can unlock their Incognito tabs with whatever they use to unlock their device. The feature hasn’t made it to all devices quite yet. Did you know it’s almost Data Privacy Day (January 28)? Google is celebrating

NYC-based Pearl Health, which helps primary care doctors using data science, raised a $75M Series B led by a16z and Viking, bringing its total funding to $100M+ (AlleyWatch)

AlleyWatch: NYC-based Pearl Health, which helps primary care doctors using data science, raised a $75M Series B led by a16z and Viking, bringing its total funding to $100M+ — Primary care is the foundation of the healthcare system accounting for 50% of outpatient visits.

Ford focuses on mobile services to help more customers escape dealership trips

A Ford owner getting service at home — and looking ecstatic to not need to drive to the dealership they probably hate. | Image: Ford Ford is ramping up its remote service offerings to save customers a trip to their dealership for things like oil changes and recall repairs. The updated program promises that more

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