Automatic emergency braking is not great at preventing crashes at normal speeds
AAA says the auto industry needs to update their testing protocols for AEB. | Image: AAA Automatic emergency braking (AEB) is pretty good at preventing low-speed rear-end crashes but kind of sucks when vehicles are traveling at more normal speeds, according to new research from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Starting September 2022, all new … Read more
EV charging operator Bump unlocks $180 million
French startup Bump has signed a multi-year financing partnership with DIF Capital Partners in order to roll out more charging stations for electric vehicles and double down on growth in general. It is an equity and quasi-equity $180 million deal that will be progressively unlocked from 2022 to 2030. Yesterday, ZePlug also announced a significant … Read more
FTX in talks with investors to raise $1B for further acquisitions — Reports
The potential $1 billion funding round would add to the $400 million FTX raised in January, with the firm said to be seeking more capital to snap up deals amid the crypto winter.
Cardano Vasil upgrade ready with all ‘critical mass indicators’ achieved
With the countdown now under 24 hours for Cardano’s most ambitious upgrade, all three metrics necessary to launch the awaited Vasil upgrade have been met.
NFTs ‘biggest on-ramp’ to crypto in Central, Southern Asia and Oceania — report
NFT-related websites accounted for the largest share of crypto-related web traffic in most CSAO countries over the last 12 months, according to Chainalysis.
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JPMorgan CEO calls crypto ‘decentralized Ponzi schemes’
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon regards crypto as a tale of two cities, with “crypto tokens that you call currencies” on one side and “real” innovations on the other.
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First Mover Asia: Cryptos Yo-Yo After Hawkish Rate Hike; Ether’s Price Is Down, Regulators May Soon Be Circling. What’s Next for Post-Merge Ethereum?
Some Merge observers see long-term environmental benefits and price increases, although others are concerned about centralization and regulatory scrutiny; cryptocurrencies plunge after the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike.
Florida escalates the fight over a controversial social media law to the Supreme Court
After an appeals court struck down key portions of a state law designed to prevent social media companies from freely making content moderation decisions, Florida wants the Supreme Court to weigh in. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a petition Wednesday asking the highest court in the land to wade into the issue after two … Read more
Microsoft is redesigning Windows 11’s photos app again
Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft may have redesigned its photos app last year to better match the aesthetics of Windows 11, but now it’s testing a new version with a slightly new look and a few other improvements. Perhaps the most noticeable change is a new gallery view, which offers a different way to … Read more
Crypto Exchange FTX in Discussions for Up to $1B Capital Raise at $32B Valuation: Report
The exchange is raising the money as it considers acquisitions.
Rocket Lab expands US presence with engine testing, launch facilities
Rocket Lab is a U.S.-based company, but until now the bulk of its activities have been conducted in New Zealand. While the company has been public about its plans to expand to both hemispheres for a while, executives released a slew of updates on Wednesday detailing their goal to make the U.S. home to even … Read more
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Larry Page’s flying car startup Kitty Hawk is shutting down
Heaviside was Kitty Hawk’s last eVTOL in development. | Image: Kitty Hawk Kitty Hawk, the ambitious “flying car” startup funded by Google co-founder Larry Page, is winding down, which the company confirmed in a brief post on LinkedIn earlier today. According to a report from Insider, sources inside the company said Kitty Hawk had already … Read more
NASA loads Artemis I rocket with fuel in major troubleshooting test
At the base of the Space Launch System, repair crews work to replace a seal on September 8th, 2022. | Photo by NASA / Chad Siwik Today, NASA got its next-generation Moon rocket all tanked up with nowhere to go. Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fuel were loaded into the Space Launch System (SLS) today … Read more
Daily Crunch: Moonlighters eclipsed — Wipro lets go of 300 employees who were working for its rivals
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Due to excessively poor judgment, today’s Christine and Haje show is brought to you by Haje and Christine. Meanwhile, mark your calendar for September 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. EDT when … Read more
SEC Wants to ‘Remake the Law,’ Rather Than ‘Apply it,’ Says Ripple General Counsel
After two years of ongoing litigation, Stuart Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss why it could mark “the beginning of the end,” as the SEC’s efforts to identify any contract of investment appear to have fallen short.