Federal Agency Legalizes Self-Driving Cars Without Steering Wheels, Pedals

On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a groundbreaking rule change that updates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The regulatory change clears the way for driverless cars that don’t have traditional controls like a steering wheel or pedals. FMVSS requirements

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Apple’s iOS 15.4 Arrives Next Week. Here Are the Biggest Updates 2022

Apple’s next iPhone update will arrive next week, the company announced Tuesday at its first event of the year. iOS 15.4 has seen five beta versions and introduced AirTag anti-stalking alerts, a gender-neutral voice option for Siri, new emoji, updates

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Google restores ability to delete default search engines in Chrome 99

Google removed the ability to remove default search engines in Chromium recently, and integrated the change in Chrome 97, which it released in January 2022. All web browsers come with a set of search engines, called default search engines, that users may

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InstaPro APK MOD Free Download 2022 For Android

Insta Pro Apk is an application that allows users to take screenshots and share them on social media. You can also download videos, stories, and images from Instagram. The screenshots and videos are automatically translated and do not require editing or

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Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel on the “bifurcation” coming to the world of web3

On the contrary, Tavel has led one of the only crypto-related bets that Benchmark has made in recent years, making an early investment in the blockchain analysis outfit Chainalysis after it helped crack the famous Mt. Gox case. (Years ago,

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Payhawk becomes a unicorn as it extends its Series B

European spend management startup Payhawk has added $100 million to its Series B round that I already covered back in November. The startup confirms that it has reached a post-money valuation of $1 billion, as The Information’s Kate Clark previous

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Singapore-based Volopay accelerates APAC and MENA expansion with $29M Series A

The executive did not provide Volopay’s valuation.  In addition, Volopay will hire aggressively in each of its new markets.  The platform also processes domestic and international bank transfers with low foreign exchange rates and transaction fees.  “That restricts the type

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NASA extends SpaceX’s Commercial Crew contract by three missions for $900 million

NASA announced today that it has officially awarded SpaceX the Crew-7, Crew-8, and Crew-9 missions to the International Space Station, bringing SpaceX’s total Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract to $3.49 billion. The original $2.6 billion contract was issued to

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This imaging sensor sees right through you with terahertz waves

You may not be able to see ’em with your eyes, but in the space between infrared light and microwaves is an invisible stretch of the electromagnetic spectrum where neither electronics nor optical devices can manipulate energy. The cool thing

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EU confirms ban on Kremlin-backed media is expected to cover online platforms

The EU’s ban on Kremlin-backed media outlets, Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik (plus any subsidiaries), is expected to cover online platforms and apps as well as traditional broadcast channels, TechCrunch has confirmed. The “unprecedented” sanction was announced yesterday as the

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After 2 rejected deals, Zendesk considers its next steps

When Zendesk spurned a $17 billion acquisition offer earlier this month, it did so partially on the basis that the proposed transaction undervalued the company, especially in light of its then-pending $4.13 billion attempt to purchase Momentive/Survey Monkey. But after

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Cruise co-founder Kyle Vogt retakes CEO spot after GM exec’s sudden departure

  Kyle Vogt, who co-founded Cruise and ran the startup for years following GM’s acquisition in 2016, is back in charge. Vogt made the announcement Monday via a tweet. The formal announcement comes more than three months after Cruise CEO

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