Sequoia faces Congressional scrutiny over investments in China
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investment firms will face government scrutiny over its investments in China. Sequoia Capital has received a polite but pointed request from Congress to enter into more detail on how it will prevent further U.S. investment dollars from advancing Chinese interests. Sequoia announced in June
Read moreTesla Cybertruck deliveries set for Nov 30
Tesla has finally set a date for the first deliveries of the Cybertruck. CEO Elon Musk posted on social media Wednesday that the Cybertruck delivery event, which traditionally means a few select customers get to take possession of their vehicles, will be held November 30 at company’s Austin gigafactory. The
Read moreReddit may have killed Apollo, but the developer’s Pixel Pals app has hit ~50K subscribers
The shutdown of the third-party Reddit app, Apollo, hasn’t stopped developer Christian Selig from continuing to publish iOS apps. Instead, he’s moved on to an Apollo spin-off app called Pixel Pals, which puts cute little virtual pets on top of your iPhone’s Dynamic Island — that is, the black bar
Read moreTesla’s first Cybertruck deliveries will happen on November 30th
Tesla Cybertruck prototype. | Image: Tesla The Tesla Cybertruck finally has a delivery date, according to a company post on X (formerly Twitter). Along with its third quarter earnings today, Tesla announced the long-delayed Cybertruck electric pickup will have its first deliveries during an event on November 30th at the
Read moreTesla’s solar business is tanking but energy storage is making up for it
By the megawatt, solar installations are outpacing other energy sources in the U.S. this year — but you wouldn’t know it judging from Tesla’s latest reports. Once among the top three residential installers in the nation, Tesla’s solar business is in decline. In the third quarter, the automaker’s solar deployments
Read moreTesla Q3 profit falls 44% on EV price cuts
Tesla’s decision to repeatedly slash EV prices put pressure on margins, causing profits to fall 44% to $1.85 billion in the third quarter from the same year-ago period, the company reported Wednesday. Tesla reported revenue of $23.35 billion in the third quarter, which gained 9% year-over-year thanks to higher vehicle
Read moreWhy DSA Interviews Are Great for Recruiting — My Experience With Meta
Why DSA Interviews Are Great for Recruiting — My Experience With MetaPhoto by Андрей СизовIt has been very hard writing this article. I have started many times and stopped because it is a harsh reminder of a time when my hopes were raised so high and crushed by forces far beyond my control.Nevertheless, I am
Read moreWebSockets, gRPC, MQTT, and SSE — Which Real-Time Notification Method Is For You?
Did you know real-time notifications were more than just WebSockets? You have plenty of options based on your use caseContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreWas Loom’s $975M exit a fair price?
When Atlassian announced it was buying Loom for $975 million last week, it turns out after close analysis that it was a good deal for all concerned. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCost-efficient data platform in Azure, harnessing Terraform, Cointainers, Polars and Blob Storage
Cost-efficient data platform in Azure, harnessing Terraform, Containers, Polars, and Blob StorageCloud (Source: José Ramos https://unsplash.com/@joser0337)Let’s face it: data platforms in the cloud can be enormously expensive if not carefully and consciously designed. The cost tends to be pretty linear with how high up in the tech stack you decide to go.So,
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