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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.....»»
Updated climate models are clouded by scientific biases, researchers find
Clouds can cool or warm the planet's surface, a radiative effect that contributes significantly to the global energy budget and can be altered by human-caused pollution. The world's southernmost ocean, aptly named the Southern Ocean and far from huma.....»»
Jeep Reveals Two EVs Coming to U.S. in 2024
On Thursday, Jeep revealed plans to bring two electric vehicles to the United States by 2024. The Jeep Recon and tentatively-named Wagoneer S will be among four all-electric SUVs coming from the brand by the end of 2025. Stay on Top of It: Tips for.....»»
The cast of "Cobra Kai" plays "Cobra Kai or Miyagi Do"
Cobra Kai stars Xolo Maridueña, Peyton List, Mary Mauser, Jacob Bertrand, and Gianni DeCenzo debate which dojo pop culture icons like Ted Lasso and Lizzo would join. Cobra Kai Season 5 is now streaming on Netflix......»»
Fromme chair by Tom Chung for Petite Friture
Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Tom Chung has created a stackable chair named Fromme for French design brand Petite Friture, which can be used inside and outside. Read more Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Tom Chung has created a s.....»»
SANAA named winner of 2022 Praemium Imperiale for architecture
Japanese architecture studio SANAA's founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa have been named the architecture laureates for this year's Praemium Imperiale awards by the Japan Art Association. Read more Japanese architecture studio SANAA's.....»»
Former Ford President Hinrichs named CEO of railroad giant CSX
Joe Hinrichs, 55, who left Ford in 2020, succeeds CSX CEO James Foote, who will retire this month but remain a company advisor......»»
Arduino IDE 2.0 Goes Gold
When the project that would eventually be named Arduino started evolving in the early 2000s, their goal was to make microcontrollers more accessible to non-engineers. So in addition to an easy-to-use dev board, they needed something more approachabl.....»»
North American car, truck, utility of the year semifinalists named
Kia, Honda, BMW, Nissan, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Genesis have multiple models eligible across the three categories......»»
It"s corn! How the online viral "Corn Kid" is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry
An American seven-year-old named Tariq went viral on the internet last month after appearing in an 85-second Instagram clip professing his love for corn. His quirky quips, including the catchphrase "Have a cornstastic day!" quickly found favor with i.....»»
New Relic expands leadership team with Siva Padisetty as SVP and GM and Tia Williams as GVP
New Relic has named Siva Padisetty as SVP and GM, Telemetry Data Platform and Global Infrastructure and Tia Williams as GVP of Design and Product Experience. Padisetty joins New Relic from Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he served as GM of Management.....»»
The "majestic" Singapore orchid named in honor of Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth is majestic, hardy and "very fashionable", said a top Singapore flower curator—referring not to the late monarch, but to an orchid named after the queen when she visited the former British colony......»»
First Assassin’s Creed Mirage trailer reveals new protagonist, release window
Ubisoft has shown more details about Assassin's Creed Mirage, including a new character named Roshan, who acts as protagonist Basim's mentor......»»
Ted Cruz blows up Congress’ plan to save journalism by making Big Tech pay up
Cruz worries newsrooms and Big Tech would collude to censor content. Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer / Staff | Getty Images News) Both Google and Meta have taken steps to start paying US publishers for aggregating their news con.....»»
Arlette Hart joins Appgate as VP Threat Advisory Service
Appgate has named Arlette Hart as Vice President, Threat Advisory Services. Hart will lead the Appgate Threat Advisory Services team in helping organizations discover weaknesses in their defense before adversaries do through penetration testing, adve.....»»
OBS Studio 28 with native Apple Silicon Mac support now available to everyone
OBS Project last month released a new beta version of the popular live streaming app OBS Studio, which has added native support for Macs with an Apple Silicon chip. The update, named OBS Studio 28, is now available as an official release to everyone.....»»
Frank Drake, astronomer famed for contributions to SETI, has died
The equation named after him helps organize our thoughts on extraterrestrial life. Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons) On Friday, the family of astronomer Frank Drake announced that he passed away peacefully at 92 in his Calif.....»»
Eight new species of tiny geckos come tumbling out of Madagascar"s rainforests
An international team has discovered and named eight new day gecko species from Madagascar, and each of them is no longer than your pointer finger......»»
AI wins state fair art contest, annoys humans
Stealth win for AI-generated art inspires heated ethics debate on social media. Enlarge / The winning entry, Théåtre D'opéra Spatial. (credit: Jason Allen) A synthetic media artist named Jason Allen entered AI-generated art.....»»
Novel synthetic nanomembranes show potential to improve industrial efficiency and sustainability
A team from Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College London (U.K.), Northwestern University in Evanston (U.S.) and Bielefeld University (D) have produced a new breed of polymer nanomembranes with aligned supramolecular macrocycle molecules......»»
Discovery and naming of Africa"s oldest known dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists led by Virginia Tech has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton—incredibly, mostly intact—was first found by a graduate student in the Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences and other pa.....»»