Shame of Thrones A Maryland-based startup called Throne Labs thinks it has the answer to the lack of public and clean bathrooms in cities like Washington, DC. That answer? App-based public restrooms that only let you in with a QR code — and which track if you’ve left a mess behind. The company says it’s solving… Continue reading Public Toilet Requires QR Code to Access, Tracks Your Cleanliness Score
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Uber overhauls app safety features, including a new way to text 911
Uber is overhauling its four-year-old app safety toolkit, adding a new feature for riders to contact security company ADT during rides. The company is also expanding the availability of a feature enabling customers to text 911. The safety toolkit is a section of Uber’s app through which customers can contact emergency services, report a safety… Continue reading Uber overhauls app safety features, including a new way to text 911
StarTree Raises $47M in Series B Funding
StarTree, Inc., a Mountain View, CA-based real-time analytics company, raised $47m in Series B funding. The round was led by GGV Capital, with participation from new investor Sapphire Ventures and existing investors Bain Capital Ventures and CRV. The company, which has raised a total of $75 million to date, intends to use the funds to accelerate product development, expand sales… Continue reading StarTree Raises $47M in Series B Funding
This Gorgeous Wireless Speaker System Offers Hassle-Free Hi-Fi
KEF’s original LSX was one of our favorite wireless speaker systems, and the new LSX II improves on everything we liked about the original. These sleek bookshelf speakers deliver fantastic, room-filling sound from a small footprint, and setting them up with everything from a TV to your Spotify account couldn’t be easier. It’s not easy… Continue reading This Gorgeous Wireless Speaker System Offers Hassle-Free Hi-Fi
Here’s Why The Zenvo TS1 GT is Highly Underrated – HotCars
Every few decades, we see a turning point in the design, performance, and purpose of a car. For example, the Ford Model T changed the industry by becoming the world’s first mass-producing car. McLaren F1 started the trend a few decades ago, and it hasn’t stopped since. After the 3-seater hypercar took the world by… Continue reading Here’s Why The Zenvo TS1 GT is Highly Underrated – HotCars
Sleazy Project Sold NFTs of Porn Stars, But Never Got Their Permission
At first glance, PornstarPunks looks like a promising, if ribald, take on established NFT tropes: collectible digital assets based on porn performers — its most viewed tokens on OpenSea are name brand stars Lana Rhoades, Mia Khalifa and Johnny Sins, though it also includes many little-known personalities from cam sites and OnlyFans — and styled in the… Continue reading Sleazy Project Sold NFTs of Porn Stars, But Never Got Their Permission
Where Do High-Energy Cosmic Rays Come From? A Star’s Last Gasp
Gamma rays from this supernova remnant have been seen by telescopes since 2007, but exceptionally energetic light wasn’t detected until 2020, when it was picked up by the HAWC Observatory in Mexico, piquing the interest of scientists hunting for galactic PeVatrons. When gamma rays reach our atmosphere, they can produce showers of charged particles that… Continue reading Where Do High-Energy Cosmic Rays Come From? A Star’s Last Gasp
Apple trade secret treason: Zhang pleads guilty
A theft of trade secrets at Apple seems to have been solved. The other is still being negotiated. Also Apple probably wants to build an autonomous car and is doing research on it. However, Project Titan, as the project was previously called, had to deal with two thefts of trade secrets. One happened in 2018,… Continue reading Apple trade secret treason: Zhang pleads guilty
Web3 Ride-Hailing App Drife Takes on Uber in India
Why not? EVs lack tailpipe emissions, sure, but producing, operating, and disposing of these vehicles creates greenhouse-gas emissions and other environmental burdens. Driving an EV pushes these problems upstream, to the factory where the vehicle is made and beyond, as well as to the power plant where the electricity is generated. The entire life cycle… Continue reading Web3 Ride-Hailing App Drife Takes on Uber in India
New partnerships in the field of autonomous trucks
Many companies are now cooperating with each other to bring autonomous driving into the transport industry for trucks. Already with the attempt to introduce autonomous driving in cars, formed blocks. Something similar seems to be happening in the truck sector. The pressure to develop is probably also growing because startups like TuSimple must catch up,… Continue reading New partnerships in the field of autonomous trucks