All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links we may earn an affiliate commission. Apple lovers who keep losing their keys have a new way to keep track of things with … Read more
Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a round-up of the recent events that have shaped the Chinese technology landscape and what it means for people in the rest of the world. Despite the geopolitical headwinds for foreign tech companies to invade China, many companies, especially those that find a reliable partner, are still … Read more
Are you intrigued by the possibility of using nuclear reactors to limit emissions, but worried about their water consumption and long-term safety? A solution may be imminent. LiveScience reports that China has outlined plans to build the first “clean” commercial nuclear reactor using liquid thorium and molten salt. The first prototype reactor should be ready … Read more
More contributions from this contributor Factories don’t die taking your order and other hardware startups Cooperation with a Chinese factory, Hardware Entrepreneur Edition China’s e-commerce and The industrial ecosystem is as different from the western world as its culture. It took the country decades to earn its reputation as the world’s factory, but it now … Read more
Ford may be excited about its BlueCruise hands-free technology, but GM is less than excited about it. The Detroit Free Press and The Verge report that GM has sued Ford for alleged trademark infringement for both its rival Super Cruise feature and its autonomy-focused cruise company. According to DFP sources, GM had brokered talks with … Read more
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly newsletter for startups and markets. It’s inspired by what the Exchange column explores on weekdays, but it’s free and made for your weekend reading. Would you like it in your inbox every Saturday? Login here. Hi everyone, I hope you had a nice week. I turned 32 … Read more
The NSO Group has denied that its spyware was used to compromise many politicians’ phones, but WhatsApp tells a different story. Chat giant’s CEO Will Cathcart told the Guardian in an interview that governments allegedly used NSO’s Pegasus software to attack senior government officials around the world in 2019, including senior national security officials who … Read more
As college students at Berkeley, Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis developed a successful open source graphics program, GIMP, which caught the attention of Google. The duo eventually joined Google and even received personal praise from Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Kimball and Mattis quickly became known within the company and then decided to leave everything … Read more
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch NASA’s long-awaited mission to Europe, Jupiter’s icy moon, which may have the conditions to support life. The agency has been planning to send a probe to the Jupiter moon for years and completed its plans in 2019. In its announcement, NASA said the Europa Clipper spacecraft is scheduled … Read more
Sequoias Mike Vernal wore many hats. He was VP of Product and Engineering at Facebook for eight years before moving into investing. His portfolio includes Houseparty, Threads, Canvas, Citizen, PicsArt and more, and he continues to invest in companies across a wide range of stages and industries including consumers, corporate, marketplaces, fintech and more. Vernal … Read more