Hyperspectral startup Wyvern signs on to fly with Loft Orbital next year
Hyperspectral imagery startup Wyvern has booked space on a Loft Orbital satellite bus that will launch next year, a move that the company says will boost the capacity of its Dragonette satellite constellation. Wyvern, which graduated from Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 cohort, has launched two hyperspectral imagery satellites since it
Read moreClubhouse is trying to make a comeback
Remember Clubhouse? At the peak of pandemic lockdowns, the invite-only social audio app soared with 10x month to month growth, then faded from public discourse almost as quickly as a16z investors opened their wallets. Now, Clubhouse is throwing a Hail Mary to try to become relevant again. Today, the company
Read moreOpenAI will host its first developer conference on November 6
OpenAI will host a developer conference — its first ever — on November 6, the company announced today. At the one-day OpenAI DevDay event, which will feature a keynote address and breakout sessions led by members of OpenAI’s technical staff, OpenAI said in a blog post that it’ll preview “new
Read moreTechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Startup Battlefield 200: Health tech and sustainability
You’re just a couple weeks away from meeting the Startup Battlefield 200 companies in person at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023! We’re incredibly proud of — and impressed by — this year’s hand-picked cohort. To avoid utter overwhelm, we’re announcing them in groups, broken out by industry tracks. Note that the track
Read moreOur favorite startups from YC’s Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 1
What follows are our favorites from the first day’s pitches, listed in no particular order.
Read moreHere’s Why You Should Hand Over Product Prioritization to Engineering Managers
Let engineering managers own prioritization. Bold move, but here’s why it’s the future — and your team’s secret weaponAll images licensed under ShutterstockIn this series, we’ll explore how transferring prioritization responsibilities from product to engineering leaders can unlock enhanced team velocity. We’ll first delve into the main benefits of employing this change. Subsequent
Read moreAn Architecture for Behaviour-Driven Development in Swift
This article will show you how we can do behaviour driven development (BDD) in Swift — frictionlessContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreGoogle Cloud’s CEO will discuss AI and what’s next at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
If tech could claim just one theme this year, it would, hands down, be AI. It’s absolutely everywhere, especially, one could argue, in the cloud. And if you’re going to talk about AI in the cloud, it’s tough to imagine a better candidate for that discussion than Thomas Kurian, CEO
Read moreRansomware gang claims credit for Sabre data breach
Travel booking giant Sabre said it was investigating claims of a cyberattack after a tranche of files purportedly stolen from the company appeared on an extortion group’s leak site. “Sabre is aware of the claims of a data exfiltration made by the threat group and we are currently investigating to
Read moreChina bans iPhone use for government work
Illustration: The Verge China’s government has banned officials at central government agencies from bringing foreign-branded phones, including the iPhone, into offices or using them for government work, reports The Wall Street Journal. Citing unnamed sources, the article says China seeks to “cut the country’s reliance on foreign technology” and beef
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