Cruise CEO says winter version of Origin AV is two years away
Cruise is planning to build a winterized version of the Origin, the company’s autonomous vehicle model that is purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals. “A couple of years from now, we’ll have a new version of our vehicles coming out that is adapted for cold weather,” said Cruise CEO
Read MoreHere are the details on the grisly deaths of Elon Musk’s Neuralink monkeys
Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Elon Musk said earlier this month that “no monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant,” but an alarming new report from Wired seems to contradict Musk’s statement. Public documents obtained by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) and seen
Read MoreGitHub CEO: Despite AI gains, demand for software developers will still outweigh supply
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says that while AI and software development are inextricably linked, this won't be the death knell for human coders.
Read MorePureSpace prevents spoiled produce by removing ripening gas
The UN estimates that about one-third of all food produced goes to waste before it even gets the chance to decompose in your fridge. That abysmal stat explains one key reason why leading VCs and celebrities have poured cash into companies that aim to prevent supply-chain food loss. There’s Apeel,
Read MoreBetweened wants to teach kids how to use social media, not shut them out of it
Keeping kids off social media is idealistic at best, and giving them access to it opens a Pandora’s box of privacy concerns.
Read MoreMakersHub deciphers accounts payable data so construction companies don’t have to
MakersHub's WiseVision technology extracts and contextualizes all data on bills and receipts, including every line item and data field.
Read MoreJ.B. Straubel talks Tesla, Redwood Materials and keeping a startup mentality at any scale
J.B. Straubel has worn many hats in his career: co-founder of Tesla, Tesla Board Member, and more recently, founder and CEO of battery materials and recycling startup Redwood Materials. But in his heart, he’s a engineer, he said during a fireside interview at TechCrunch Disrupt. “I think of myself first
Read MoreHow Long Should a Class Be — When Clean Code Isn’t Really Clean
How Long Should a Class Be — When Clean Code Isn’t Really CleanHow rules for clean code can sometimes undermine its actual qualityImage generated by MidjourneyNot long ago, I was looking for a new job, meticulously sifting through a sea of job adverts, each designed to catch the eye and encourage candidates to send
Read MoreAgTech leaders dish on untapped and overlooked opportunities for founders
Lab-grown meat is buzzy for a reason. The ick factor is palpable, and the benefits of scaling alternatives to factory farming are enormous. Yet, plenty of other crucial corners of agriculture often go overlooked— at least as far as headlines are concerned. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, we asked two leading
Read MoreOptimize Your Cache with These 4 Cache Eviction Strategies
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