[[{“value”:” Ashwin Nandakumar and Ashwin Jainarayanan were working on their doctorates at adjacent departments in Oxford, but they didn’t know each other. Nandakumar, who was studying oncology, one day stumbled across a curious dataset for prostate cancer, with which he needed sequencing help. “I reached out to a few friends asking to help me analyze this […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
From burritos to biotech: How robotics startup Cartken found its AV niche
[[{“value”:” Cartken and its diminutive sidewalk delivery robots first rolled into the world with a narrow charter: carrying everything from burritos and bento boxes to pizza and pad thai that last mile to hungry customers. But the vision — thanks to the startup’s approach to autonomous vehicle technology — was always broader, according to Cartken co-founder […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
LG acquires smart home platform Athom to bring third-party connectivity to its ThinQ ecosytem
[[{“value”:” LG has acquired an 80% stake in Athom, a Dutch smart home company and maker of the Homey smart home hub. According to LG’s announcement, it will purchase the remaining 20% of Athom within the next three years. However, the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. LG plans to integrate Athom’s Homey platform, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Fisker asks bankruptcy court to sell its EVs at average of $14,000 each
[[{“value”:” Fisker has a willing buyer for its remaining inventory of all-electric Ocean SUVs, and has asked the Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing its Chapter 11 case to approve the sale. If approved by the judge, Fisker would be able to offload 3,321 finished EVs to a New York-based vehicle leasing company for $46.25 million. That […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Top Five Summer STEM Activities For Kids and Families
[[{“value”:” Looking for some fun summer STEM activities? Don’t be bored at home this summer! Here are some of my favorite ideas to get active, engaged, and exploring in STEM all summer long: Museums and Libraries Your local libraries and museums are a great resource. Many offer summer programs for kids to keep them engaged over the summer and…
Commuters on computers: how is technology changing the way we live in our cities?
[[{“value”:” Commuters on computers: how is technology changing the way we live in our cities? Published: Smartphones, air pods and the internet are now essential items in many city-dwellers’ survival packs. In the hustle and bustle of the morning rush-hour, unplugged commuters are a rare sight. For better or for worse, the physical and digital worlds of our cities are…
CoinDCX acquires BitOasis in international expansion push
[[{“value”:” CoinDCX, India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding internationally through the acquisition of BitOasis, a digital asset platform in the Middle East and North Africa, the companies said Wednesday. The Bengaluru-based startup said BitOasis’s team is joining CoinDCX, with the original leadership continuing to manage the exchange, which offers trading in more than 60 tokens. BitOasis […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service
[[{“value”:” Collaborative document features are being made available inside Proton Drive, further extending the company’s trademark pitch of robust security. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Telegram lets creators share paid content to channels
[[{“value”:” Telegram launched a digital currency called Stars for in-app use last month. Now, the company is expanding its use cases to paid content. The chat app is also allowing channels to covert the stars they have to Toncoin — the cryptocurrency Telegram uses over The Open Network (TON) blockchain. Alternatively, they can use them to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Altrove uses AI models and lab automation to create new materials
[[{“value”:” For the past couple of years, innovation has been accelerating in new materials development. And a new French startup called Altrove plans to play a role in this innovation cycle. The deep tech startup has already raised €3.7 million (around $4 million at current exchange rates). If you’re interesting in new materials development, you may […] © 2024 TechCrunch….