Welcome Tage Kene-Okafor, Mary Ann Azevedo, Sophie Burkholder and a guy named Drew
There are some additions to the TechCrunch team that I’m happy to announce. First, Kirsten Korosec, who has been with us for more than two years, was promoted to Transportation Editor. Kirsten has done amazing work, helping to elevate our footh.....»»
GM"s revived PHEV plans offer flexibility in North America
CEO Mary Barra did not say which segments GM will target with plug-in hybrids or when they would arrive, though they are not expected this year......»»
Gene expression influences 3D folding of chromosomes by altering structure of the DNA helix, finds study
A collaborative study by the UTokyo-KI LINK program, headed by Camilla Björkegren from Karolinska Institutet, Kristian Jeppsson and Katsuhiko Shirahige from The University of Tokyo shows that a protein complex named Smc5/6 binds DNA structures calle.....»»
GM will bring plug-in hybrids back to North America in strategy shift
CEO Mary Barra did not disclose which vehicle segments will receive the plug-in technology or when......»»
GM PHEVs to return to North America
CEO Mary Barra did not disclose which vehicle segments will receive the plug-in technology or when......»»
Two Nations, a Horrible Accident, and the Urgent Need to Understand the Laws of Space
Welcome to the world’s foremost training ground for saving space from disasters, disputes, and—perhaps one day—colonizers named Musk......»»
Two Nations, a Horrible Accident, and the Urgent Need to Understand the Laws of Space Right Now
Welcome to the world’s foremost training ground for saving space from disasters, disputes, and—perhaps one day—colonizers named Musk......»»
Sky Italia Targets Pirate Streaming App VancedFlix Through GitHub
GitHub has removed the popular pirate streaming app VancedFlix from its servers in response to a takedown notice sent by Sky Italia. The request targets a similarly named repository on the developer platform, as well as the app's APK file that's link.....»»
Lithia regional president named chief customer officer
Lithia Motors Inc. has named Regional President Adam Chamberlain its chief customer officer......»»
Study reveals how some bacterial infections become chronic
In the early 1900s, a cook named Mary Mallon, better known as "Typhoid Mary," spread Salmonella Typhi, the causative agent of typhoid fever, to dozens of her patrons even though she showed no symptoms. Many people today harbor pathogenic Salmonella b.....»»
Check out this great 1997 thriller before it leaves Prime Video next week
This 1997 thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson was named the best movie of the year by Roger Ebert. Find out what it is and why you should watch it on Prime......»»
Building A 1:1 Scale Model Of Planet Earth In Minecraft
Building a 1:1 scale model of planet Earth in Minecraft used to be a pipe dream. But now, a YouTuber named Pippen is leading the effort to make it happen, with thousands of builders working across the globe on 80 teams. Though the project is only.....»»
New magnolia tree species discovered in northern Honduras
Fauna & Flora's in-country partner in Honduras has discovered a new species of magnolia. Named in honor of two prominent Honduran conservationists, Magnolia ciroorum was found in Pico Bonito National Park during ongoing fieldwork to document and safe.....»»
Stellantis N.A. COO Mark Stewart named CEO of Goodyear Tire
Mark Stewart oversaw record profits for Stellantis’ North American business in 2022. Stellantis announced his departure early Tuesday. .....»»
Apple teases its new Hongdae store in South Korea opening on Saturday
Earlier this month, Apple confirmed that it will open its seventh retail store in Seoul’s Mapo District, near Hongik University Station in South Korea. Named Apple Hongdae, the store will open on Saturday, January 20, and the company has now teased.....»»
Stellantis N.A. COO Mark Stewart to be named CEO of Goodyear, report says
Stewart, a native of Alabama, oversaw record profits for the company’s North American business in 2022. Stellantis announced his departure early Tuesday. .....»»
Most older iPhones, Macs, and iPads are vulnerable to a new GPU security flaw
A security flaw named LeftoverLocals lets attackers access data that has been processed in a device's GPU, and while Apple says A17 iPhone and M3 Macs have fixes, older models do not.Researchers show how a GPU vulnerability could be exploitedThe repo.....»»
AMD may finally launch what we’ve all been waiting for later this year
The next iteration of AMD's Ryzen CPUs, code-named Granite Ridge and featuring the Zen 5 core architecture, is said to have entered mass production......»»
Scientists clone first rhesus monkey using new method
Scientists in China on Tuesday announced that they have cloned the first healthy rhesus monkey, a two-year-old named Retro, by tweaking the process that created Dolly the sheep......»»
Climate change threatens fish supply: Tiny phytoplankton, big consequences
A research team that includes Dr. Angus Atkinson of the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Dr. Axel Rossberg from Queen Mary University of London has discovered a hidden amplifying mechanism within the ocean's food web. Their findings, published in Natur.....»»
What will Google’s Apple Vision Pro support look like?
Last week, Apple named some of the third-party apps that will be available for its spatial computing platform. No Google productivity or entertainment services were explicitly mentioned for Vision Pro. For the latter, we got “Disney+, Max, and othe.....»»