Do you need a SPAC therapist?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace were all here to chat through the week’s biggest tech happenings. It was.....»»
It’s time to play “find the falling Chinese rocket” once again
We can probably expect reentry into Earth's atmosphere to occur about a week from today. Enlarge / Rendering of the Chinese Tianhe core module of the Tiangong space station. (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, China's spac.....»»
Post-impact images of DART mission have not disappointed
Ground, space-based telescopes, and a nearby cubesat have all captured the impact. Enlarge / Nailed the landing. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA) At a press conference shortly before NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spac.....»»
Logitech announces new range of keyboard and mice ‘designed for Mac’
Logitech is today launching a new ‘Designed for Mac’ brand, presenting a range of keyboard and mice aimed at Apple users. This includes a new , with low-profile tactile switches and backlighting activated by proximity sensor, available in Spac.....»»
Ubisoft is pretending it was never really that interested in NFTs
"We'll see if [NFT]s really answer the players' needs," CEO says. Enlarge / Galaxy brain, meet Ubisoft brain... (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Ubisoft) If you've been following Ubisoft's relationship with the NFT spac.....»»
Virtual Sessions Made Me a Better Therapist
Forced to use technology during Covid-19, I discovered surprising new ways to help couples. What I learned can make you a better partner......»»
Chatbots: A long and complicated history
In the 1960s, an unprecedented computer program called Eliza attempted to simulate the experience of speaking to a therapist. In one exchange, captured in a research paper at the time, a person revealed that her boyfriend had described her as "depres.....»»
Taiwan edge AI company Gorilla Technology IPO surges 123% on first day of Nasdaq trading
Taiwan-based edge AI company Gorilla Technology Group has completed the business combination with Global SPAC Partners and began trading on the Nasdaq on July 14 with the ticker "GRRR.".....»»
Trump"s SPAC surges after Elon Musk tries to get out of Twitter deal
Bad news for Twitter could turn out to be good news for former President Donald Trump......»»
Polestar SPAC merger poised to raise $850 million on Wall Street
The EV maker -- a Volvo subsidiary -- and the Gores Guggenheim SPAC expect to start trading on the Nasdaq in New York on Friday......»»
Improving urban planning with Superblocks
Rising heat, noise and air pollution, and dwindling green spaces—due to climate change and population growth, cities are facing more and more challenges. How can we tackle them? "A crucial factor is urban planning. The design and use of street spac.....»»
Love is dead on ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 2
Season 2 of Netflix's Love is Blind came in like a wrecking ball, revealing how — far from being blind — love honestly needs to see a therapist before considering tying any knots.....»»
What is gait analysis?
Could gait analysis improve your running style? We asked a sports therapist......»»
SPAC deals waning, VC market booming
Global transactions of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have slowed down, whereas the venture capital (VC) market last year posted the strongest performance levels ever and will remain high in 2022, a report by KPMG showed......»»
Epic Games vs Apple trial, verdict, and aftermath - all you need to know
After the Court's ruling in the Epic Games vs Apple App Store lawsuit, the legal wrangling shifted to the years-long appeals and an injunction process. Here's all you need to know about the courtroom drama, updated on February 5, 2022.Within the spac.....»»
Wag, a dog-walking startup that once raised $300 million from a single investor, is going public through a SPAC
Wag, a dog-walking startup that once received $300 million from a single investor only to stumble in executing its strategy, is set to go public in a deal valued not much higher than that one investment......»»
Online abuse in sport: Why athletes are targeted and how they can end up winning
For some sports stars, a certain level of adulation is just part of the job. But many are also now subjected to abuse and malicious campaigns on social media. It recently emerged that Liverpool FC have hired a therapist to help players deal with the.....»»
Restoring peace in family systems in communities of color
As a therapist of 13 years with a private practice serving primarily people of color, I became aware of a third, unspoken, pandemic that swept across our community during the COVID-19 lockdown; the conflict pandemic among families. With many families.....»»
SES to build largest li-metal battery factory in Shanghai
Honda has signed a joint development agreement with Boston-based SES Holdings for li-metal batteries, according to Nikkei Asia. SES Holdings is planning to go public on the New York Stock Exchange through a SPAC deal with Ivanhoe Capital, and Honda,.....»»
Investors lose out when investing in "blank-check" SPACs
The more revenue growth a company projects when it announces it will be acquired by a special purchase acquisition company (SPAC), the more investors buy the SPAC's stock—and the less likely those projections are to come true, according to new Univ.....»»
Gogoro, Poema announce additional PIPE investment from Hero MotoCorp, Engine No. 1
Gogoro, a developer of battery swapping ecosystems for urban mobility, and Poema Global Holdings, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have announced its strategic partner, Hero MotoCorp, Engine No. 1 and another investor wil.....»»