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• The US is about to get serious about EVs (Techcrunch)
  The US market for electric vehicles is at an inflection point.
• Clarity raises $16M to fight deepfakes through detection | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Clarity is among the many startups large and small attempting to fight deepfakes through AI-powered detection technology.
• Disney+ is launching a special IMAX format for 13 Marvel movies (Techcrunch)
  Disney+ is bringing IMAX’s Expanded Aspect Ratio across 13 Marvel movies on its platform on November 12.
• Battery recycling on track to be next investor darling of EV era (Techcrunch)
  Suddenly awash in interest from EV makers and venture firms, battery recycling has seen a spate of partnerships and funding deals in the pa…
• Apple stops selling the 12-inch MacBook, a computer you either loved or were confused by (Techcrunch)
  Apple officially stopped selling the 12-inch Mac Book today, a computer that hasn’t had an update since June 2017 and that is also maybe on…
• What does the future look like for e-commerce aggregators? (Techcrunch)
  The world of e-commerce isn’t slowing down, yet many e-commerce aggregators are already struggling.
• You can now buy AWS' $99 DeepComposer keyboard | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  AWS today announced that its DeepComposer keyboard is now available for purchase.
• Actual, which renders company ESG data in a SimCity-like platform, raises $5M seed | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Trying to deal with the huge amount of data associated with how companies are going to transition to a "net zero" economy is an uphill task.
• Bitmain co-founder welcomes crypto regulation to restore market confidence (Techcrunch)
  The collapse of Three Arrow Capital and other have drawn questions about the soundness of the heady digital asset investment space.
• Along’s new mobile app lets creators record ‘infinite length’ video collabs (Techcrunch)
  A new app called Along wants to remove restrictions to allow infinite-length collaboration videos with multiple creators.
• Fitbit’s Sense and Versa smartwatches get upgrades (Techcrunch)
  The Pixel Watch remains the big looming question mark over the horizon for Google’s wearable ambitions, but for now, the Fitbit lines are c…
• The guide to great metrics: Product-led principles (Techcrunch)
  Metrics alone don’t help you build a business. They can help you set targets, but they do little to help you hit those targets.
• (RED) Partner Apple Has Raised Over $65M For AIDS Relief In Total | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  (RED) announced early today that its partner Apple had helped it raise more than $65 million to finance programs which include prevention,…
• FEMA just tested the US national emergency alert system (Techcrunch)
  The test ran at 2:20pm ET, and is the first national test of the U.S. emergency alert system since the pandemic.
• How Apple reinvented the cursor for iPad (Techcrunch)
  Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use.
• Marc Lore chews the fat about reinventing at-home dining at Disrupt (Techcrunch)
  There’s no denying it — when it comes to e-commerce, Marc Lore delivers.
• Britishvolt’s bankruptcy is the death knell for the UK’s battery industry (Techcrunch)
  competitive, but its failure comes a decade too late.
• Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt receives a $14 billion order from VW | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Northvolt, the Swedish battery manufacturer which raised $1 billion in financing from investors led by Goldman Sachs and Volkswagen back in…
• Car2go puts safety in the hands of humans (Techcrunch)
  While nearly every car-related company on the planet is integrating sensors and refining algorithms to create safer cars that eliminate hum…
• The Das Keyboard 5Q adds IoT to your I/O keys (Techcrunch)
  Just when you thought you were safe from IoT on your keyboard, Das Keyboard has come out with the 5 Q, a smart keyboard that can send you n…
• Momentus buys six slots on SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare missions (Techcrunch)
  Momentus, the in-space shuttle service for payloads, has bought six spaces on SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program missions.
• Don’t be silly, of course you can use EVs in cold weather (Techcrunch)
  A publication that shall not be named (merely linked to) published an opinion piece that is the latest in a string of false narratives arou…
• How China’s first autonomous driving unicorn Momenta hunts for data (Techcrunch)
  Cao Xudong turned up on the side of the road in jeans and a black T-shirt printed with the word "Momenta," the name of his startup.
• Apple iOS 6 Maps Ported Over To An iPhone 4, 3D Flyover Mode Intact (Techcrunch)
  News that Apple's brand-spankin' new Maps app wouldn't have full functionality across all of their iOS 6-capable devices struck many as a m…
• Montblanc enters the 21st century with a fancy digital pen (Techcrunch)
  They're nice to own, really great to write with, and awful pretty.
• A Visit To the Montblanc Factory (Techcrunch)
  Our buddy Ariel visited the Montblanc plant where they make some of the nicest - and most ridiculous - pens in the world.
• Gwyneth Paltrow invests in The Expert, a video marketplace for high-end interior designers (Techcrunch)
  The pandemic-induced lockdowns halted many a home decoration project, but the irony was that our homes became even more important.
• Former OpenSea exec arrested and charged with insider trading of NFTs (Techcrunch)
  A top former executive at the highly valued NFT startup Open Sea was arrested Wednesday and charged “with wire fraud and money laundering i…
• Inside the Porsche Taycan's minimalist, 911-inspired interior (Techcrunch)
  Porsche has taken the wraps off the interior of the all-new, all-electric Porsche Taycan ahead of its world debut September 4.
• Toyota’s EV strategy hinges on a partnership with a petrochemical company (Techcrunch)
  And a recent announcement about a manufacturing partner suggests that the company is still feeling its way forward.
• Movie and TV app ReelTime helps you track your viewing, check ratings and more (Techcrunch)
  It’s not easy to keep up with all the content being released to dozens of streaming services.
• Amazon-owned MGM makes show with footage from Amazon-owned Ring (Techcrunch)
  Ring recently came under fire for leaking footage to law enforcement without device owners' permission.
• Apple reactivates Facebook's employee apps after punishment for Research spying (Techcrunch)
  After Tech Crunch caught Facebook violating Apple’s employee-only app distribution policy to pay people for all their phone data, Apple inv…
• Fitbit’s new kid smartwatch is a little Wiimote, a little Tamagotchi (Techcrunch)
  Fitbit's Ace LTE launches on Wednesday for preorder and costs $230.
• Apple cancels AirPower product, citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware (Techcrunch)
  Apple has canceled the AirPower product completely, citing difficulty meeting its own standards.
• Northvolt’s $5B debt deal should be a wake-up call for the US battery industry | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  battery industry has surged in the wake of the IRA, but it still lacks a domestic anchor like Northvolt.
• A Tesla co-founder returns, TuSimple restructures again and Uber's stickiness strategy | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B.
• BMW and Daimler abandon Apple Car talks (Techcrunch)
  If Apple really is working on a car, it won't be the Ultimate Driving Machine™. BMW and Daimler have discontinued talks with Apple over a p…
• For the first time in years, the Apple Store is down ahead of WWDC (Techcrunch)
  Expect the Apple Store to return to its normal operations following today's WWDC Keynote.
• Hyundai to spend $10B in US by 2025 on EVs, AVs and robotics (Techcrunch)
  Hyundai said it plans to invest more than $10 billion toward accelerating electrification and autonomous vehicle technology in the U.S.
• Founders Factory and G-Force launch seed program for climate-focused startups (Techcrunch)
  tech accelerator Founders Factory is joining forces with a European counterpart to launch the Founders Factory Sustainability Seed program.
• Binance.US hires Jasmine Lee as CFO (Techcrunch)
  After nine months of searching, Binance.US, the American partner of the world’s largest crypto exchange, has finally found a new permanent…
• The Tissot Seastar 1000 is a low-cost and high-quality Swiss diver (Techcrunch)
  In the pantheon of watches there are a few that stand out.
• From the ashes of nearly a billion dollars, Ample resurrects Better Place’s battery swapping (Techcrunch)
  A little over 13 years ago, Shai Agassi, a promising software executive who was in line to succeed the chief executive at SAP, then one of…
• Birmingham-based Help Lightning raises $8 million for its remote training and support tools (Techcrunch)
  In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala.
• Khazenly, an Egyptian on-demand warehousing and fulfillment platform, raises $2.5M seed funding (Techcrunch)
  The e-commerce market in Egypt is expected to grow 30% to $7.5 billion this year, spurred by a growing number of younger shoppers and risin…
• Fast-charge EV battery maker StoreDot pulls in $80M led led by Vietnam's VinFast | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  The Series D round is due to close at up to $80 million. The capital will be used for the completion of Store Dot’s R&D and mass production…
• Competitive Ruling Will Bring New Generation Of Swiss-Made Smartwatches (Techcrunch)
  The Swatch Group has long been the primary movement supplier to the majority of Swiss (and non-Swiss) watch manufacturers.
• Aspiring DJ? How about a $24K reference turntable to get you started? | TechCrunch (Techcrunch)
  “The best gets better!” “A triumph!” “Who shot JR?” All ways of introducing the Acutus Reference, a $24,000 turntable that’s more for Paul…
• First “Light” iPhone Images Appear (Techcrunch)
  And we're off: the first photos of a "cheap" iPhone - not specifically of the iPhone 5 but of a light version of the iPhone 4 - are beginni…