Ford said Thursday it has shored up its battery supply chain as part of its global strategy to sell more than 2 million EVs annually by 2026. The automaker, which is investing $50 billion to scale its battery-electric portfolio through 2026, said it plans to boost battery capacity, shorten its supply chain and use lithium iron…
As the crypto markets continue to tumble, a major industry player’s beliefs are also taking a turn as he shifts from being a “Bitcoin maximalist” to what he calls a “Bitcoin rationalist.” The reason for this change seems to be that he sees a future for the coin in decentralized finance (DeFi). Long-time Bitcoin backer…
Luminar, the Florida-based lidar company that went public via SPAC in 2020, has formed a close alliance with an auto behemoth in China. It’s making a strategic investment of an undisclosed amount in Ecarx, an auto tech startup co-founded by Eric Li, founder of China’s largest private automaker Geely, Ecarx said on Thursday. The funding…
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia today announced he’s stepping down from his position at the company he helped to launch over a decade ago. In a letter to employees also published to Airbnb’s corporate blog, Gebbia said he will remain on the board of directors but transition to an advisory role, supporting co-founders Brian Chesky and…
Facebook is revamping its main news feed and launching a new “Feed” tab where users can see posts from their friends, groups, pages and more in chronological order, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The Feed tab won’t show any “Suggested For You” posts. Zuckerberg also announced that “Home” is the new name of the…
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Mandolin, the digital fan engagement platform, launched two new products today with the aim of assisting artists with turning fans into superfans and maximizing revenue. Fan Navigator helps artists collect fan data and teaches them how to engage fans with digital experiences. Mandolin’s Fan Pages also drive fan engagement with a page for the artist…
Just over a month ago, I was standing onstage at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, delivering the opening remarks for TechCrunch’s first-ever climate event. It was a surreal moment that perfectly encapsulated the strange time warp we’ve both quickly and slowly been hurdling through over the past two-and-a-half years. It was the first time I’d been…
Run.ai, the well-funded service for orchestrating AI workloads, made a name for itself in the last couple of years by helping its users get the most out of their GPU resources on-premises and in the cloud to train their models. But it’s no secret that training models is one thing while putting them into production…
Damien Howard Contributor Share on Twitter Damien Howard is a partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe Martens. His practice focuses on protecting medical device, telecommunications, software and electronics-based inventions for both established companies and startups. Vlad Teplitskiy Contributor Share on Twitter Vlad Teplitskiy is a partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe…