Swap Robotics is paving the way for electric solar vegetation cuts and sidewalk snow plowing
Swap Robotics, a company that manufactures electric grass-cutting and snow removal robots, presented today at TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield to detail how it’s making sustainable outdoor work equipment. For the next few years, 95% of the startup’s focus will be on facilitating robots that cut grass and vegetation on 1,000+ acre utility-scale solar farms. The company’s … Read more
DigestAI’s 19-year-old founder wants to make education addictive
When Quddus Pativada was 14, he wished that he had an app that could summarize his textbooks for him. Just five years later, Pativada has been there and done that — earlier this year, he launched the AI-based app Kado, which turns photos, documents or PDFs into flash cards. Now, as the 19-year-old founder takes … Read more
Deep Render believes AI holds the key to more efficient video compression
Chri Besenbruch, CEO of Deep Render, sees many problems with the way video compression standards are developed today. He thinks they aren’t advancing quickly enough, bemoans the fact that they’re plagued with legal uncertainty and decries their reliance on specialized hardware for acceleration. “The codec development process is broken,” Besenbruch said in an interview with … Read more
Mother Honestly’s new commerce offering aims to give employees more freedom when it comes to caregiv
Being a working parent is challenging. Being a working mother, according to many studies, is extra challenging. Many mothers have had the unfortunate experience of having to choose between their careers and children as the balancing act of both can be overwhelming. Factor in aging parents and the number of women who are caregivers for … Read more
NFT project Azuki launches Physical Backed Token
The company said that the open-source token standard intends to tie a physical item to a digital token on the Ethereum blockchain.
Netflix is ‘seriously exploring’ a cloud gaming service
Stadia might be exiting cloud gaming, but Netflix might be jumping in. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is seriously considering its own cloud gaming platform, the company’s VP of games Mike Verdu said at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference on Tuesday (via Protocol). Netflix jumped into gaming in a big way last … Read more
Bird is pulling its scooters out of ‘several dozen’ cities, but it won’t say which ones
Bird is shrinking as it seeks to right-size its finances. | Photo by Ty O’Neil / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images Bird is exiting three European countries — Germany, Sweden, and Norway — as well as “several dozen” small- to mid-sized cities in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The cash-strapped … Read more
Ethereum launches testnet for Shanghai upgrade: Here’s what is next
Staked ETH withdrawals and lower gas fees are among the developments expected with the upgrade.
Netflix to expand into cloud gaming, opens new studio in Southern California
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Netflix VP of Gaming Mike Verdu dropped two bits of news about the streaming giant’s foray into games. Verdu said that Netflix is “seriously exploring a cloud gaming offering.” The company will also open a new gaming studio in Southern California. “It’s a value add. We’re not asking you to subscribe as … Read more
How to record a phone call on an iPhone
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Are you trying to find a way to record your phone calls on an iPhone call, say, for an interview? Unfortunately, there’s no native feature or app that allows you to do that in a straightforward manner given the potential legal repercussions Apple could face. Thankfully, though, there … Read more
Alaffia Health taps AI to detect errors in hospital bills
The multi-decade rise in healthcare costs isn’t expected to reverse course any time soon. In search of a fix, Adun Akanni and TJ Ademiluyi co-founded Alaffia Health in 2020, one of the startups participating in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield 200. The healthtech company uses machine learning to try to identify fraud, waste and abuse in … Read more
Here’s why Bitcoin price could tap $21K before Friday’s $510M BTC options expiry
Bears are currently better positioned for this week’s $510 million BTC options expiry, but their overconfidence could give bulls a chance to flip the table.
Netflix has 55 more games in development
Netflix’s games library is only going to get bigger. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix currently has 55 games in development, including additional games based on Netflix franchises, the company said in its investor letter released Tuesday (PDF). The company only really got serious about gaming with the initial release of its … Read more
Netflix is all-in on binge-watching
Jung Ho-yeon in Squid Game | Image: Netflix As the various streaming services try different release models, Netflix is making one thing clear: binge releases aren’t going away. In its quarterly earnings statement today, the company explained that “we think our bingeable release model helps drive substantial engagement, especially for newer titles.” It cited the … Read more
Latin American Exchange Lemon Integrates with NFT Marketplace TravelX to Allow Airline Ticket Purchases
Users of Lemon will be able to purchase up to two tickets per person and receive 50% cashback in bitcoin.
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Netflix adds 2.41 million subscribers, soaring past expectations
Things are looking up for Netflix this quarter. The streamer added 2.41 million subscribers, bringing the total to 223.09 million. Netflix expected a net gain of 1 million subs in the third quarter. The streaming giant also slightly beat analysts’ expectations, earning $7.93 in revenue. Analysts predicted $7.85 billion. Netflix experienced two very grim quarters … Read more
New Bitcoin-Focused VC Firm Ego Death Capital Raising $30M
The fund had raised over $11 million of its target as of mid-September.
Six vaping companies are getting sued by the federal government
The FDA is stepping up its actions against e-cigarette companies. | Photo by John Keeble / Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration just took its first legal action against companies it says are selling e-cigarettes illegally. After facing criticism for not doing enough to keep illegal vapes off the market, the agency asked the … Read more
Voyager Digital won’t sue its executives for incompetence, will claim insurance on them
CEO Stephen Ehrlich and financial head Evan Psaropolous will keep their jobs even though they okayed a huge loan to Three Arrows Capital without sufficient due diligence.
Videos on tap: Vitag launches NFC-powered ‘sticky notes’ for visual instructions
While QR codes emerged as something of a technology poster-child during the pandemic, garnering a new lease of life in everything from restaurant menus to contactless payments, there remains a certain inelegance to the matrix barcode system. Usability remains a sticking point, both in terms of the effort it takes to create content and align … Read more
Netflix password-sharing crackdown will roll out globally in ‘early 2023’ — and here’s how it could work
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix plans to crack down on password sharing beginning in 2023. After giving users the ability to transfer their profiles to new accounts, the streamer says it will start letting subscribers create sub-accounts starting next year in line with its plans to “monetize account sharing” more widely. This … Read more
Market Wrap: Crypto Prices Decline Slightly as Trading Volumes Continue to Sag
Bitcoin and ether volatility have also been declining but the futures estimated leverage ratio for both has been rising. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.