A former Apple lawyer who was in charge of preventing insider trading has pleaded guilty to six counts of securities fraud for insider trading, according…
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Visby Medical tests positive for a Series E extension at $1B+ valuation – TechCrunch
Medical diagnostics company Visby Medical raised $100 million in a Series E round earlier this year. Today, the company told me it extended that round…
Almost a quarter of the ocean floor is now mapped
Roughly 25 percent (23.4 percent to be exact) of the Earth’s sea floor has been mapped, thanks to an international initiative known as Seabed 2030….
Warehouse Wars – TechCrunch
Welp. Three straight weeks of work travel amid a seemingly endless pandemic finally caught up with me. Forgive me, as I’m writing this under the…
Apple plans to let you pay for gas using CarPlay
Apple has a big update to CarPlay slated for sometime later this year, but in the meantime, the tech giant has begun working with partners…
A look into the British DFI’s plan to invest in African economies, venture funds and tech startups – TechCrunch
On April 4, the U.K.’s development finance institution, Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) Group, formally changed its name to British International Investment. As part of the…
Major League Baseball wants to deploy strike zone robo-umpires in 2024
Major League Baseball will “likely” introduce an Automated Strike Zone System starting in 2024, commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN. The so-called robot umpires may call…
North Korea’s weapons program is also among crypto losers
One thing I have come to appreciate is that cryptocurrency isn’t really very good at its killer use case: crime. Today’s example comes from North…
Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party feature is now available on smart TVs and streaming devices – TechCrunch
Amazon Prime Video’s Watch Party feature, which lets you watch a movie or a TV show together with your friends remotely, is now available on…
Substack CEO says he’s ‘very sorry’ about laying off 13 people
Substack is the latest tech company to announce layoffs, with the company’s CEO Chris Best tweeting on Wednesday that he’s letting 13 workers go. According…