Monthly Archives: September 2022

Drones 101: The Future of Drones for Consumers, Businesses, and the Military

Drones are taking off! FILE PHOTO: A UPS drone makes a Flight Forward medical delivery on WakeMed Health & Hospitals’ main campus in Raleigh Reuters These unmanned flying vehicles promise to help cut costs and improve operations for the businesses that adopt them. It’s a massive opportunity for consumers, businesses, and the military. In The Drones…

A Kansas teacher will receive a $95,000 settlement after she was suspended for refusing to use a student’s preferred name and pronouns

An empty classroom. Stella via Getty Images A Kansas teacher will receive $95,000 from her ex-employer after the school suspended her for refusing to use a student’s preferred name and pronouns. Pamela Ricard, formerly of Fort Riley Middle School, says doing so would have violated her Christian beliefs. Ricard sought a religious accommodation to avoid…

Apple readies its next iPhone, Joe Rogan interviews Zuck, and Twitter purportedly pauses plans to compete with OnlyFans

Hello again! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we quickly recap the last week’s worth of TechCrunch’s most read posts. Want it in your inbox every Saturday morning? Sign up here. Ready? Let’s just dive right in. most read What to expect from Apple’s iPhone event: Apple events tend to suck all…

George Conway says ‘any fair jury’ would convict Trump over his handling of classified documents

Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in Dallas, Tex., on August 6, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images George Conway said “any fair jury” would convict Trump over his handling of classified documents. While on “The New Abnormal” podcast, Conway also said a strong attorney couldn’t do much for Trump. “The one way he had out…

Gov. Greg Abbott suggests that Texas rape victims can take a Plan B to ‘prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place’: report

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas Marco Bello/Reuters Gov. Abbott said rape victims can take an emergency contraception pill to avoid pregnancy. He made the remark on “Lone Star Politics,” which will air Sunday, the Dallas Morning News first reported.  “With regard to reporting it to law enforcement, that will ensure that the rapist will be…

Buy Now Pay Later Report: Market trends in the ecommerce financing, consumer credit, and BNPL industry

Buy now, pay later solutions are continuing to grow in popularity as people seek alternative methods of financing. The BNPL industry will rack up $680 billion in transaction volume worldwide in 2025 Do you work in the Payments & Commerce industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with…

Anonymous claims responsibility for Moscow traffic jam tied to app exploit

On Thursday morning, Moscow’s busy Fili district became the site of a traffic jam unlike any before it. Motherboard (via The Verge) reports hackers used Russia’s Yandex Taxi ride-hailing app to order dozens of drivers to coverage on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, one of the city’s main thoroughfares. The act caused traffic on part of the already…