EV data startup Volteras wants to bring Tesla-level control to every vehicle and charger
Volteras aims to be the connective tissue between electric vehicles and everything they might touch — from chargers and home batteries to energy retailers and mapping apps. While flying under the radar for three years, the London-based startup tells TechCrunch that it has raised about $2.9 million and hooked up
Read more6 VCs explain how startups can capture and defend marketshare in the AI era
We asked a number of venture capitalists who are active in the AI investing space to walk us through what they are seeing in the market today. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreChatting with the GM of CodeWhisperer, an AI-powered pair programmer for AWS
Ben talks with Doug Seven, a director of software development at AWS and the GM for CodeWhisperer, an AI-powered coding companion, about his career building dev tools and how he hopes AI will give people more bandwidth for creative work.
Read moreCyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, October 11, 2023
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the Week ending Friday, October 13th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes David Shipley of Beauceron Security will be here to discuss recent cybersecurity
Read moreWeek 2 of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial wraps up
Caroline Ellison explained how she cooked the books to make Alameda’s finances look a lot cleaner than they actually were. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA Psyche mission to metal asteroid
Godspeed, Psyche. The large NASA spacecraft is now officially en route to a metal-rich asteroid (also named Psyche) after taking off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket earlier today. This marks the first time a NASA science mission has used SpaceX’s larger rocket for a launch. The Falcon Heavy lifted
Read moreToyota’s EV strategy hinges on a partnership with a petrochemical company
Toyota’s EV progress remains nascent. And a recent announcement about a manufacturing partner suggests that the company is still feeling its way forward. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreU.S. tech workers earn 46% more than Canadians: report
A new report by the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University reveals a significant wage gap between tech workers in the United States and Canada. According to the study, U.S. tech workers earn 46 per cent more in salary, when adjusted for the exchange rate and cost of living. The study,
Read moreConsistent policy is key to unlocking the climate tech boom, but the UK’s U-turn isn’t helping
For entrepreneurs, innovators and businesses to thrive and unlock the economic potential that comes from creating new industries, we need a consistent approach from the government. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSingularity’s ONI earbuds deliver outstanding audio thanks to MEMS speaker tech
I have long flirted with the idea that I’m an audiophile, though I don’t typically spend thousands of dollars on either headphones or speakers, and I only sporadically indulge in lossless audio. True audiophiles would likely balk at my home Sonos system and penchant for AirPods (Pro and Max primarily),
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