Tesla is quickly responding to the NHTSA’s investigation of in-dash gaming while cars are moving. The Guardian has learned Tesla will deliver an update disabling on-the-move Passenger Play.
Purple Dot, a waitlist and pre-order platform for the fashion industry, raises $4M
Because of the unpredictable nature of the fashion industry, fashion brands often have to ‘guestimate’ demand for their products, and if they get that demand wrong, they have to deal with the wasted inventory. All too often clothes end up being incinerated unnecessarily, adding to their environmental impact. UK startup Purple Dot has an ecommerce […]
New Zealand’s startup ecosystem poised to grow more ‘tall poppies’
For a country with limited resources that relies on trade, developing thriving tech exports may not just be a good idea — it may be a necessity to survive.
The Amazon Glow is a somewhat buggy blast
I’m annoyed that the magic black box on the table occasionally seems unable to track my hands. My three-year-old, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to mind at all. He’s laughing so hard he can barely breath as he repeatedly vacuums up dinosaurs his grandma is putting on the table from 200 miles away. I suppose none of […]
10 growth marketing experts share their 2022 predictions and New Year’s resolutions
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Capital is a commodity
Capital is a commodity, the VC platform the differentiator, but working with the right people may have the most profound impact.
Dinner is servoed
I’ve been up to my neck in CES planning — and, I suppose, unplanning this week. There’s a strange disconnect getting pitches for the one millionth UV light sanitizing robot while you’re weighing the pros and cons of attending a show in-person, amid the latest variant surge. Ultimately, we’ve decided not to go to Vegas […]
FightCamp brings some data-driven punches into workouts
I am sore. Not in a oh-hell-I-cannot-sit-down kind of sore. More like, “OK!, I worked some-long-ignored-muscles sore.” And in year where I’m trying to extract myself out of the COVID-19 pandemic doldrums, this is a good thing. The cause isn’t from cycling on a Peloton but another newer entrant to the connected home gym scene. […]
Codecademy sends it with Skillsoft in a $525M deal
Coding class platform Codecademy has sold to Skillsoft for $525 million, in a mix of stock and cash, marking yet another instance of consolidation in the educational technology sector. The sale comes nearly a year after Codecademy raised a $40 million Series D and pivoted its consumer-focused product to serve more enterprise customers. Then CEO […]
Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill is the second authorized by the FDA
Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill will already have some competition in the US: The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency use authorization for Merck’s Molnupiravir pill.