The U.S. Senate earlier this week approved the CHIPS Act, which includes $52 billion to subsidize domestic semiconductor production. It still has to struggle its way through the bureaucracy (here’s a quick refresher), but clearing the Senate is a huge and important step toward the American chip fabrication industry getting a serious chunk of cash….
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Alex, Natasha and Mary Ann got together with Grace once again this week for our weekly roundup show, and hot dang was there a lot to talk about. So much so that we actually had to…
We’re T-minus 24 hours until the TechCrunch Disrupt early bird flies south and takes up to $1,300 in savings with it. If you’re serious about realizing your startup dreams, you need to be kind to your bottom line. Disrupt is packed with many long-tail opportunities, but this one ends in just 24 hours. Buy your…
Twitter’s bid to get Elon Musk to follow through with his multi-billion-dollar bid to buy the social network will officially go to trial on October 17, a Delaware judge has confirmed. As Bloomberg reported earlier today, the ongoing feud between Twitter and the world’s wealthiest man will come to a head in the Delaware Court…
More smartphone struggles, as reports trickle in for Q2. Per Canalys, global shipments dropped 9% for the quarter, reversing a brief recovery for the category, whose woes have only been amplified by the pandemic, ensuing shutdowns, supply chain issues and persistent economic uncertainty. The 287 million units represent the lowest figure since Q2 2020, when…
Samsung‘s next Unpacked event is scheduled for Aug. 10, but you can see the phones Samsung is about to launch right now, thanks to a very extensive leak with multiple press renders of both devices. The renders have been published by leaker Evan Blass and 91mobiles, and the phones in question are Samsung Galaxy Z…
SAVE $20: The Philips SmartSleep wake-up light will help you start the day calmly, and as of July 29 it’s $20 (20% off). Grab one for just $79.95. If your iPhone alarm jolts you awake every morning, it might be time to start your day a little more gently. Ditch the daily jump scare and…
Sometimes you just want trash food. I love a fancy, composed dish as much as the next person, but sometimes you just want junk to shovel into your mouth. There’s nothing wrong with that. And is there any better junk than a pizza roll? Probably not. It’s melty cheese, and pizza sauce, and a crispy…
After Netflix’s gigantic splash last Friday with The Gray Man, there’s nothing quite so action-packed or so expensive this weekend, but there’s still plenty of new shows and movies to take in via the likes of Netflix, Prime Video and HBO Max. The biggest releases of the week are Prime Video’s new supernatural drama Paper Girls and Hulu’s topical…
A 2020 cyberattack against the US federal court system ended up being far more damaging than initially thought, and has now been labelled, “incredibly significant and sophisticated” by a US congressman. A hearing at the House Judiciary Committee saw Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) touch upon a data breach that was first publicly disclosed by the…