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Month: August 2024
360 One lifts its valuation of India’s National Stock Exchange to $29.9B
360 One Asset, an investor in National Stock Exchange (NSE), has increased its valuation for India’s top stock exchange to $29.9 billion. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The first 22 seasons of Pokémon will return to streaming
Get ready, trainers: the original Pokémon anime will soon be getting a new home. The Pokémon Company has partnered with Canadian company WildBrain to be the distributor for a single-IP free ad-supported television channel that’s all Pokémon, all the time. The deal covers the first […]
Cruise’s self-driving cabs are coming to Uber next year
General Motors’ robotaxi service Cruise has inked a multi-year deal with Uber. The deal will let Uber customers hail a Cruise self-driving taxi from their smartphone starting next year, according to TechCrunch. This means that Cruise’s self-driving taxis will be back on roads for the […]
DC’s antitrust case against Amazon comes back to life
An appeals court has revived an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon filed by the Attorney General of Washington, DC more than three years ago. The online retailer must now face allegations that it illegally raised prices for consumers. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2021 and […]
Ecovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners
After saying users “do not need to worry excessively” about a series of security flaws, Ecovacs said it will — in fact — roll out fixes. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Depot raises $4.1M to help developers speed up software builds by 40X or more
The company is using the same Linux VMs as others but is optimizing them with its own tools and services to deliver faster build processes.
China autonomous vehicle startup WeRide delays US IPO
WeRide is delaying plans to go public, according to CNBC. The self-driving tech company aimed to hit the Nasdaq this week, but now says it needs more time to complete the necessary IPO documents. The firm, which develops autonomous vehicle technology for robotaxis, mini-buses and […]
The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs
Researchers are testing the use of mRNA to get damaged livers to repair themselves, in a move that could one day lessen the need for organ transplants.
Waymo wants to chauffeur your kids
Soon, parents in range of Waymo robotaxis might not have to worry about picking up their kids from after-school activities — or anytime, really. The San Francisco Standard reports that Waymo, the Alphabet subsidiary, is considering a subscription program that would let teens hail one […]