Elon’s Tesla robot is sort of ‘ok’ at folding laundry in pre-scripted demo
Elon Musk’s Optimus humanoid robot from Tesla is doing more stuff — this time folding a t-shirt on a table in a development facility. The robot looks to be fairly competent when it comes to this task, but moments after Musk shared the video, he also shared some follow-up information
Read MoreIT World Canada strikes partnership with Canadian Cybersecurity Network
Two of Canada’s biggest cybersecurity news and events providers have struck a partnership to better serve infosec pros. IT World Canada (ITWC), whose four news sites and two podcasts are seen and heard around the world, is partnering with the Canadian Cybersecurity Network (CCN), which runs a mentoring program and
Read MoreApple’s fix for the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales ban is disabling a useless feature
Apple is readying a more permanent fix for the ITC ruling that ended up temporarily blocking sales of its Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9 models in the U.S. (which are both now back on sale — though again, potentially temporarily). The proposed solution, discovered in a brief legal
Read MoreWill startup valuations start to recover in 2024? Investors aren’t so sure
Most VCs think valuations are close to the bottom, if not already there, but few think there will be any relief in 2024. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreHow to mobilize generalist VCs for a moonshot idea
Moonshot startups are inherently about venturing into uncharted territory, giving us new superpowers and creating new markets. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read More7+ Must Reads for Digital Trailblazers on Leadership, Innovation, and AI
This is my fifth year of sharing my top book reads of the previous year, and you can review my previous lists here: 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. This year’s list includes my usual mix of leadership, emerging technology, and books about growing small businesses. I was in a cerebral
Read MoreThe year of ‘does this serve us’ and the rejection of reification
2024 has arrived, and with it, a renewed interest in artificial intelligence, which seems like it’ll probably continue to enjoy at least middling hype throughout the year. Of course, it’s being cheerled by techno-zealot billionaires and the flunkies bunked within their cosy islands of influence, primarily in Silicon Valley –
Read MoreHow resilient SaaS startups continue to build and scale in an era of efficiency
Traditional success metrics like the Rule of 40 and Magic Number must be revised amid an unpredictable and competitive market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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