South American startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200

Here's a shoutout to South American early-stage startup founders! We want YOU to apply for the Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. But you'd better hurry -- time is running out.

BMW Has Finally Made the 5 Series Electric

[photo1]Jeremy WhiteAn entire decade after the launch of its first full production electric vehicle, the i3, BMW has finally revealed its full electric version of the 5 Series, its second most popular...

Motorola's fourth swing at a foldable Razr launches June 1

Motorola is still not giving up on the whole idea of a flexible-display Razr phone, and the company actually has a fourth generation of the device coming up. The launch date is already official, set f...

Deal Dive: VC interest in wildfire tech grows as the world burns around us

Wildfires, and the damage they cause, are a growing problem. The U.S. saw more than 66,000 wildfires in 2022 alone, and while many think of these natural disasters as largely a California problem, the...

Anthropic's $5B, 4-year plan to take on OpenAI

AI research startup Anthropic aims to raise as much as $5 billion over the next two years to take on rival OpenAI and enter over a dozen major industries, according to company documents obtained by Te...

Asking the right dumb questions

You'll have to forgive the truncated newsletter this week. Turns out I brought more back from Chicago than a couple of robot stress balls (the one piece of swag I will gladly accept). I was telling so...

We drive the most hardcore Toyota Corolla ever: The GR Morizo Edition

After decades of being the brand known for sensible, inoffensive motoring--as spearheaded by models like the Camry and Prius--Toyota has been going through a bit of a reinvention as of late. The brand...

Should You Have a Lobotomy?

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After 6 long months, an Android phone finally cloned the iPhone 14

A hearty congratulations to Android manufacturer Realme for being the first to clone the iPhone 14's Dynamic Island. It was a rough six months, but everyone at the Chinese OEM (a subsidiary of BBK, sa...

iPhone 15 Pro Front Glass Leak Reveals Ultra-Thin Bezels Around Display

While the iPhone 15 lineup is still around six months away, front glass panels for the devices were allegedly leaked today in a pair of videos shared on Chinese websites Bilibili and Douyin. The video...

At Upfront Summit 2023, AI is the omnipresent celebrity

A marching band, a red carpet and a DJ who codes her beats are all things you can get before coffee (and a business card) at the Upfront Summit, one of venture's most awaited conferences. But not even...

How to Give the Best Presentation of Your Life

[photo1]Believe it or not, some people are jazzed about giving presentations. They love the experience, jump in with two feet, and many become accomplished public speakers who, in some cases, make a p...

With peer group benchmarks, Apple undercuts third-party app analytics tools

Apple has introduced a new way for developers for platforms like the iPhone to track their apps' performance. It's a new dashboard called peer group benchmarks that shows percentile data on how an app...

Review: Zwift Hub Smart Trainer

[photo1]Stephanie Pearson9/10Zwift is not my natural habitat. Neither are any of the similar virtual training platforms that provide stationary runners and cyclists with on-screen routes through fanta...

"Moto Rizr" rollable phone shows why rollables don't work in the real world

Mobile World Congress is this week, and that means wild flexible display concepts that will probably never see the light of day. Motorola has been letting everyone try out the new "Moto Rizr" concept,...

Next Year's iPhone 16 Pro Still on Track to Feature Under-Display Face ID, Followed By Under-Display Selfie Camera in 2026

Apple is still on track to switch to under-display Face ID technology next year that will provide more usable display area on iPhone 16 Pro models, claims a new report out of Korea.In line with this r...

A Strategic Approach: Tips For Growing Your Legal Practice During Economic Uncertainty

[photo1]Running a law firm can be challenging. The demands of practicing law are often overwhelming, leaving small firm lawyers with little time left to focus on law firm management. However, in today...

Lyft is charging riders wait time fees -- but drivers aren't reaping the rewards

Lyft finally started charging riders wait time fees in December, but drivers are complaining those fees aren't making it into their wallets. At least, not yet.Lyft's wait time fees, or the charges tha...

Autopilot had no involvement in fatal Texas Tesla crash, NTSB says

Tesla's Autopilot driver-assistance system was cleared by the nation's crash investigator of involvement in a fatal Model S crash. The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final repor...

Blizzard studio halts union plans amid alleged management meddling [Updated]

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In a statement provided to Ars Technica, a CWA spokesperson said Sivak "chose to follow Activision Blizzard's lead and responded to the workers' desire to form a uni...