Photo by AMY OSBORNE / AFP via Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg believes that Apple and his company are in a “very deep, philosophical competition” to build the metaverse, suggesting the two tech giants are ready to butt heads in selling hardware for augmented and virtual reality. The Meta CEO told employees earlier this month that…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Photo by Araya Doheny/Getty Images for NightFly Entertainment, Ltd. On Tuesday, the White House officially threw its support behind a bill pushed by Tiger King star Carole Baskin to restrict exotic animal ownership. In a statement, the Biden administration said that the Big Cat Public Safety Act “would build on existing laws that protect big…
Everrati and Irvine, California-based Aria Group take apart a Porsche 911 to begin its EV rebirth. | Image: Everrati When we last spoke with Everrati CEO Justin Lunny, his UK-based restomod company that converts iconic cars to electric vehicles was expanding into the US market. Since then, the company set up headquarters in Calabasas, California,…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge You know, I didn’t want to join Instagram, but I had adopted a kitten with an internet following, and the following wanted to know how the kitten was doing. For a while, I dutifully updated once a week. But then Instagram started to change. Two big things…
While much of the automotive industry has suffered a downturn due to a lack of supply to meet pent-up demand, Ford has bucked the trend. At least, in terms of sales goals so far this year. Industry wide, new vehicle sales in the U.S. dropped 20.3% for the second quarter, to 3.53 million, compared with…
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. What is up, you delightful beings. Today, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Instagram. Devin wrote about how the platform just keeps getting worse with dark patterns lifted from TikTok,…
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RPM tech helps hospitals reduce costs and improve patient outcomes. Insider Intelligence One of the tools US health systems and hospitals are turning to for improved outcomes and reduced costs is remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology. RPM refers to the specific technology used to electronically transmit information between patients and physicians, and it is just…
Kellyanne Conway was one of the longest-serving White House officials during the Trump administration. She’s out with a new book, “Here’s the Deal.” Mark Wilson/Getty Images Trump slammed Kellyanne Conway in May after her book came out. Two months later he said before an audience in DC, “I love Kellyanne!” The former White House counselor…
Elon Musk has a new tech platform to control. On Monday, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company offered $44 billion to take Twitter private. SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty Images Twitter said it “significantly” slowed hiring in the second quarter to manage costs. The company also set a vote on Elon Musk’s takeover and…