May 17, 2024
Robotics

Hyundai picks up some Aptiv shares of Motional for $448M – The Robot Report

Listen to this article Motional is shifting from deploying robotaxis and to developing and generalizing its driverless technology. | Source: Motional Aptiv PLC and Hyundai Motor Group have completed their ownership restructuring transitions for Motional AD LLC. Earlier this year, Aptiv said it would stop funding Motional after incurring millions of dollars in losses. Aptiv had forecast a non-cash equity loss of about $340 million in 2024. Now, Aptiv has sold an 11% common equity

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Brianna Wessling May 17, 2024

IndieBio’s SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises | TechCrunch

IndieBio’s Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special note of a few, which were making some major, bordering on ludicrous, claims that could pay off in a big way. Biotech has been creeping out in recent years to touch adjacent industries, as companies find how much they rely on outdated processes or even organisms to get things done. So it may not surprise you that there’s

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Devin Coldewey May 17, 2024
Hardware

TSMC Outlines Path to EUV Success: More Tools, More Wafers, & Best Pellicles In Industry

Although TSMC can’t claim to be the first fab to use extreme UV (EUV) lithography – that title goes to Samsung – they do get to claim to be the largest. As a result, the company has developed significant experience with EUV over the years, allowing TSMC to refine how they use EUV tooling to both improve productivity/uptime, and to cut down on the costs of using the ultra-fine tools. As part of the company’s

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Anton Shilov May 17, 2024
Hardware

Capsule Review: Sunon Maglev 120mm Fan

Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Taiwan, Sunon (aka Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.), stands out as a prominent global producer of fans, blowers, and thermal management systems. The company has made a name for itself in the fan industry with a comprehensive product line that includes DC brushless fans, micro blowers, CPU coolers, and various other cooling technologies. They are one of the oldest and most renowned fan manufacturers on the world – and

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E. Fylladitakis May 17, 2024

Sample Seed pitch deck: Goodcarbon’s $5.5m deck

Carbon credits (and the trading thereof) is big business, but it can be needlessly complicated to get those resolved. Goodcarbon just raised a €5.25 million (around $5.5 million) round to put a dent in that market. Let’s take a look at the deck the company used to bring home that sack of cash. We’re looking for more unique pitch decks to tear down: here’s how you to get involved. Read all our 90+ Pitch Deck

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Haje Jan Kamps May 17, 2024

Harness the TechCrunch Effect: Host a Side Event at Disrupt 2024 | TechCrunch

TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is just around the corner, and the buzz is palpable. But what if we told you there’s a chance for you to not just attend, but also take your brand center stage with your own event during the most anticipated tech gathering of the year? Yes, you read that right — you have the opportunity to host a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024! Why host a Side Event? Picture this: You,

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Robert Frawley May 17, 2024
Hardware

Sony sends strict warning letter to 700+ companies over AI training

Sony has officially put its stake in the ground on where it stands when it comes to AI models using the company’s IP for training, or at least Sony Music has. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES According to a letter seen by the Financial Times, Sony Music has warned more than 700 companies developing AI products, along with music streaming platforms, that using any of Sony’s music is strictly prohibited, and the company, along

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Jak Connor May 17, 2024
Hardware

Microsoft nudges closer to releasing new AI features for Windows 11

Behind the scenes, Microsoft is working on rolling out a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered features for Windows 11 users, and now the company has implemented a dedicated section within the Settings menu for “AI components“. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES The new addition to the Settings menu was discovered in Windows 11 Build 26217, and isn’t officially mentioned by Microsoft within its official blog post for the build. Notably, the new feature is

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Jak Connor May 17, 2024
Hardware

Google Pixel 7 And OnePlus 12 Are On Great Deals Now Up To 36% Off

The Google Pixel 8a just hit the market at a stellar price point of $499, which is quite a deal for a midrange phone with leading edge features. However, there are a number of alternatives out there, and Amazon has a handful of solid alternatives around that price point. First of is the Google Pixel 7 256GB model which has been knocked down $250 to $449.99, or 36% off the regular price. This phone doubles the

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Nathan Ord May 17, 2024

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