This Startup Is Using AI to Unearth New Smells
Google Research spinout Osmo wants to find substitutes for hard-to-source aromas. The tech could inspire new perfumes—and help combat mosquito-borne diseases......»»
Fisker"s bailout talks with large automaker end
Nissan was in advanced talks to invest in the company, in a deal that could act as a financial lifeline for the cash-strapped EV startup, according to reports......»»
Samsung users ask, “Why does the S-Pen smell so bad?“
Apparently the "Ultra" phone's S-Pen often smells like burning plastic. Enlarge / The Galaxy S24 line. (credit: Samsung) Electric design is a field full of varying opinions and trade-offs. Companies agonize over the phy.....»»
Users complain that the Samsung Galaxy S24 stylus… smells bad?
Apparently the "Ultra" phone's S-Pen often smells like burning plastic. Enlarge / The Galaxy S24 line. (credit: Samsung) Electric design is a field full of varying opinions and trade-offs. Companies agonize over the phy.....»»
DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman will run Microsoft’s new consumer AI unit
Most staffers from Suleyman's startup, Inflection, will join Microsoft as well. Enlarge / Mustafa Suleyman, talks on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park at Bletchley Park on November 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. (cr.....»»
Beware! The latest Windows 11 update might crash your PC
Reports on social media indicate that the routine security update for March causes Windows to crash upon startup, as well as other issues......»»
EV startup Fisker idles production, warns it may need to seek bankruptcy
Company says it is halting production for six weeks after missing required interest payment of about $8.4 million last week......»»
A Startup Will Try to Mine Helium-3 on the Moon
The Earth is in short supply of helium-3. The lunar surface may hold the answer......»»
Apple acquires another AI startup focused on deep neural network generation
DarwinAI, a company known for making deep neural networks smaller and more efficient, has been snapped up by Apple prior to the release AI features in iOS 18.DarwinAI's technology could be used to bring more AI processing on-deviceGiven its privacy-o.....»»
Hierarchy expansion: When should a startup hire managers?
In a new study out of Vanderbilt Business, Professor Megan Lawrence explores a common challenge growing organizations face: how to continue to organize and coordinate the work of its growing body of employees......»»
Suzuki gives SkyDrive a lift into the global air mobility race
SkyDrive is looking like Japan's brightest hope in the burgeoning air mobility business. By teaming with Suzuki on production, the eVTOL startup aims to emulate the success of the country's automakers on the global stage......»»
Fisker has reportedly hired restructuring advisers for a possible bankruptcy filing
The Wall Street Journal reports the struggling EV startup hired financial adviser FTI Consulting and law firm Davis Polk to work on a potential filing. Fisker said it had no comment on the report......»»
Former Mobileye executive joins U.K. automated driving startup
Erez Dagan, a longtime Mobileye executive, has joined British automated driving tech startup Wayve at a time the company has its sights set on a big expansion......»»
Fisker has hired restructuring advisors for a possible bankruptcy filing — report
The Wall Street Journal reports the struggling EV startup hired financial adviser FTI Consulting and law firm Davis Polk to work on a potential filing. Fisker said it had no comment on the report......»»
Meta sues “brazenly disloyal” former exec over stolen confidential docs
Meta's former exec allegedly shared data center secrets with a shadowy startup. Enlarge (credit: Boris Zhitkov | Moment) A recently unsealed court filing has revealed that Meta has sued a former senior employee for "braz.....»»
Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences claims it has found a way to reprogram elephant cells, a technical breakthrough that could lead to the return of the long-lost mammals......»»
Struggling EV startup Fisker seeks U.S. manufacturing partner to make Alaska pickup
Fisker doesn't have a factory, but instead relies on contract manufacturing in Europe. It's now in talks with an automaker — possibly Nissan — to build future models together in the U.S., according to a report......»»
Archaeologists unearth abandoned townsite at Washington on The Brazos
A short walk from the banks of the Brazos River in Washington County, members of a small crew dressed in sun hats and gardening gloves push buckets of mud through metal sieves, picking out nails, bits of glass and ceramic, and other traces of a log c.....»»
Battery startup Our Next Energy lays off 37 more employees
Battery startup Our Next Energy Inc. is again trimming headcount following months of struggles. Crain’s Detroit Business has learned that the Southeast Michigan-based company has cut another 37 jobs — 24 of which were located in Michigan — w.....»»
The US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from US nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands......»»
Battery startup Our Next Energy lays off another 3 dozen employees
Battery startup Our Next Energy Inc. is again trimming headcount following months of struggles. Crain’s Detroit Business has learned that the Southeast Michigan-based company has cut another 37 jobs — 24 of which were located in Michigan — w.....»»