Tune in, SPAC on, drop LSD
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive, Alex and Natasha and Danny decided that it was time to talk about drugs. No, not like.....»»
Europe"s car output to plummet by millions, S&P predicts
European carmakers could see output drop by more than one million vehicles per quarter starting late this year and continuing through 2023, as soaring energy costs weigh on the supply chain, according to a report......»»
Nanya cuts capex outlook after nearly 60% profit fall
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has revised downward its capex target this year after posting a nearly 60% sequential drop in net profits for the third quarter......»»
Apple"s new AirPods Pro 2 get steeper price drop for Amazon fall Prime Day
Originally discounted to $234.99 when the Prime Early Access Sale began, Amazon has just issued another $11.75 price drop on 2022 AirPods Pro (2nd Generation).Prime members get exclusive savings on AirPods Pro 2.You must be a Prime member to take adv.....»»
Playing a vinyl record: How to properly drop the needle
Playing records is fun, but some people are afraid to mess up the delicate gear. Never fear, we're here to show you how to properly play a vinyl record......»»
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.....»»
InSight Mars lander waits out dust storm
NASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by its solar panels as a continent-size dust storm swirls over Mars' southern hemisphere. First observed on Sept. 21, 2022, by NASA's Mars Recon.....»»
Global VC funding has seen a huge drop this year
Venture capital funding in Q3 2022 fell to almost pre-pandemic levels, according to Crunchbase data......»»
Samsung profit sinks 32% as memory chip downturn worsens
Samsung Electronics reported its first profit drop since 2019, underscoring the depth of a global PC and memory chip downturn......»»
Students in Rwanda confound pandemic predictions and head back to school
New data from Rwanda, and some of the first published on how COVID-19 has impacted school attendance in the Global South, suggest that a widely-predicted spike in drop-out rates has "not materialized"......»»
No thanks, Chris Pratt. The perfect "Super Mario Bros." movie already exists.
It’s time to drop the notion that movie adaptations have to be accurate to be good.When the husband-and-wife director duo Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel sat down to bring the Super Mario Bros. video games to life in the early 1990s, they didn&.....»»
NASA study finds climate extremes affect landslides in surprising ways
Climate change is driving more volatile precipitation patterns around the world—very dry stretches punctuated by storms that drop large amounts of rain or snow in a short amount of time. While wetter and drier spells may have certain effects that a.....»»
Global smartphone shipments continue to underperform in 2H22, says DIGITIMES Research
DIGITIMES Research expects global smartphone shipments in the third and fourth quarter of 2022 to both drop over 10% on year, resulting in declines for six quarters straight, according to DIGITIMES Research's latest figures from the Smartphone tracke.....»»
Pixel 6a is $100 Off to Tempt Before Pixel 7 Arrival
Google’s cheapest and newest phone, the Pixel 6a, is discounted once again after launching in July. We’ve seen its $449 price drop by as much as $80 in its early life, giving a sub-$400 price tag to a phone that punches well above that in.....»»
App Store revenue last month experienced its biggest drop in seven years
Apple’s App Store revenue fell by 5% year-on-year in September, with games revenue down by 14%, according to Sensor Tower analytics. Morgan Stanley, which carried out financial modeling based on the data, said that this was the biggest drop seen s.....»»
Researchers find that pumping draws young groundwater to new depths, potentially with contaminants in tow
How old is your water? It may seem like a peculiar question at first, but there are real implications to how long a drop of water has spent underground. Research suggests that the water cycle is speeding up in some places as a result of human enterpr.....»»
How to watch Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel Watch event on October 6
Google is ushering in the fall tech season this year with an event to show off the Pixel 7 lineup and the new Pixel Watch. Here's how to tune in......»»
CarMax"s tough Q2 results set off alarms
CarMax's volume and profit drop stoked fears of a more prolonged demand deterioration in the used-car market......»»
SSD price slump shows no end in sight
A new report from analysts at TrendForce suggests NAND flash prices will drop by 15-20 percent in Q4 2022, likely dragging down SSD prices. Prices could bottom out around the end of this year, but the picture going into 2023 is unclear......»»
iPhone 14 Pro Review: Major Minor Upgrades
Is this the year to skip the upgrade to the latest new iPhone, or does the iPhone 14 Pro have a feature set so interesting you're gonna need to drop the cash? Is thi.....»»
IC packaging leadframe demand to drop further in 4Q22
IC packaging leadframe demand is expected to fall further in the fourth quarter of 2022 and shows no signs of recovery, as inventory adjustments for commodity chips are taking longer than expected, according to industry sources......»»