Beam Mobility secretly deployed ‘phantom’ e-scooters in Australia and NZ to dodge fees and boost profits
Shared e-scooter startup Beam Mobility has placed hundreds of extra “phantom” scooters on city streets in Australia and New Zealand to avoid paying vehicle registration fees to local governments, according to a two-part report from The Australian. Cities place caps on the number of vehicles operators can deploy to avoid
Read moreVariance matters more than mean in the extremes
Suppose you have two normal random variables, X and Y, and that the variance of X is less than the variance of Y. Let M be an equal mixture of X and Y. That is, to sample from M, you first chose X or Y with equal probability, then you
Read moreThe biggest trends young NYC investors are bullish on — and why
As twenty-something-year-old investors enter the venture landscape, they spot new trends that could become the next multi-billion tech businesses. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTidal launches royalty tracking features for artists
Music streaming service Tidal has launched new features that let artists track royalties and manage their work on the platform. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot shows off its push-up skills
When we mention Boston Dynamics, there are probably two things that come to mind: Cool robots and viral videos showing off what those robots can do. The latest video that the company shared with TechCrunch doesn’t disappoint on either front. It features the new Atlas humanoid robot dropping to the
Read moreRed Hat’s OpenStack Services are now generally available on its OpenShift platform
The idea here is to essentially turn OpenStack into a container-based workload that can be managed on OpenShift. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreElevate your brand’s impact: Host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Maximize your brand’s presence by hosting your Side Event in San Francisco during Disrupt Week — October 26 through November 1. Connect with more than 10,000 attendees of Disrupt 2024, as well as your network and the dynamic Bay Area tech community. You have the flexibility to host events that
Read moreCEO & Founder of Social Media App Detained at French Airport
The CEO and founder of the well-known messaging program Telegram, Pavel Durov, was unexpectedly detained on Saturday night at Le Bourget Airport, which is north of Paris. Durov, who is a dual citizen of France and Russia, was arrested not long after arriving in Azerbaijan on his aircraft. Durov (39)
Read more5 Ways SaaS, Low-code, and No-code Platforms Now Innovate with Gen AI
I recently shared how several breakthrough low-code platforms are innovating their developer and end-user experiences with gen AI. I reported the strategies, platform experiences, and technical capabilities from Quickbase, Appian, Pega, and SAP that they shared at their Q2 conferences. The SaaS, low-code, and no-code space continue to innovate
Read moreOADC Announced as Premier Gold Sponsor for #HISA 2024
In just a few days, the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) conference of 2024 will take place at The Maslow, Sandton, in Johannesburg, South Africa. IT News Africa is pleased to announce that Open Access Data Centre is a gold sponsor of this prestigious annual event. HISA 2024, themed “Transforming
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