/ Google has announced a number of teacher-focused updates to its services, including tweaks to Docs and Practice Sets. Big news for Chromebook users.Image: Google Google has announced a laundry list of classroom-focused updates to its services across ChromeOS, Google Classroom, Docs, and more. Many of the tools center around teachers — in particular, using
Month: March 2023
Power outages are an all-too-common fact of life and you never really know when you could be in need of a backup battery. And like the old saying goes, it’s always better to be safe than to be sorry. One of the best ways you can prepare is with a portable power station, a compact
Fez Delivery, a Lagos-based last-mile logistics startup with hubs across Nigeria, has raised $1 million led by pan-African investor Ventures Platform with participation from Voltron Capital, Acasia Ventures and other angel investors. Founder and CEO Seun Alley, in a statement, said the company plans to use the seed investment to deepen its work in Nigeria
Concrete. Ubiquitous. A mainstay of the construction industry — over 10 billion cubic meters of concrete are used every year. And also responsible for up to 8% of CO2 emissions — one ton of ordinary Portland cement creates somewhere between 800 and 900 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Finnish startup Carbonaide has just raised €1.8 million (~$1.9
Polyphony’s Gran Turismo 4, released in December 2004, is a video game we have been playing for almost 20 years, and we have all been playing it, this entire time, without realising that it has cheat codes. CC Off English But it does! Twitter user Nenkai posted the revelation over the weekend, showing that there
Earlier this month we reported that a small number of people had been taking and appearing in “lewd” photos with statues at Studio Ghibli’s new theme park, and that the act of posting those images on social media had reportedly “disturbed many people”. CC Off English “Frankly speaking, posting photos like that on social media
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Monday Crunch, our Crunch-a-licious friends! Our favorite part of Lorenzo’s excellent piece on how the feds busted a cybercrime forum: “In a spectacular snafu on the hacker’s part . . .
Disney this week will start the first of three rounds of layoffs, according to a report from Deadline Monday. CEO Bob Iger reportedly sent a memo to Disney employees about the start of layoffs that will cut approximately 7,000 employees starting this week, with another round coming in April and a third round happening over
Have you ever wanted an iPhone case that looks like a pair of Crocs? You know, the ugly-but-comfy slip-on shoes covered in holes that you can optionally decorate with colorful push-pins? You haven’t? Well, apparently some designer at smartphone case maker Casetify saw a pair of Crocs and thought to themselves, wow, that would make
The World Health Organization recommends that adults do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise per week. One of the best ways to see how hard you’re working out is by wearing a heart-rate monitor. While wearables like smartwatches and smart rings can measure your heart rate easily on the go, a chest strap heart-rate monitor
Last week, the cosmetics retailer Lush unveiled their collab lineup of Super Mario Bros. bath items. Finally, gamers will have a reason to take a bath. A bath bomb is a compact ball of essential oils and other ingredients that are used for skincare. Lush’s founder invented them nearly thirty years ago and the company
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is just two months away, and there’s still a ton we don’t know about the widely anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild. Like, for instance, how different will it actually be from the hit 2017 open-world game? Thankfully, Nintendo just announced a new gameplay deep dive
The concept of “shoppable videos” has been around for at least a decade, with some big companies, like Showroom, Firework, Vimeo, YouTube and Klarna getting in on the action. There have also been startups embracing this space that have received some attention from investors in the past, like Cinematique, which gave it a go in
Sonos has two new speakers going on sale Tuesday, March 28, and they’re both significant new models that occupy a couple of key spots in the overall Sonos line-up: The Era 100 is essentially the replacement for the Sonos One, arguably the ‘default’ starter speaker for anyone looking to build out a Sonos system. The
Nintendo/CNET The latest and greatest Nintendo Switch model is seeing a rare saving today at Woot. We expect this deal won’t hang around for long, though, so don’t miss it. If you’ve been holding our for a price drop on the Nintendo Switch OLED model, your patience is being rewarded today as Woot’s discounted the console by
There is a new type of Guy. There’s always a new genre of Guy. Historically, but especially in the past five years, men have begun to coagulate — merge, if you will — around singular, unified identities that bond them in spaces both real and virtual. We have Video Game Guys. Craft Beer Guys. Reddit
The controversy surrounding Dark and Darker, an MMO that stands accused of stealing not just assets but also staff from Korean publishers Nexon, escalated over the weekend when the game was delisted from Steam. CC Off English As we’ve reported previously, Dark and Darker—a fantasy MMO that was supposed to go into Early Access in
If you picked a top seed to win it all, consider your March Madness brackets busted. For the first time in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history, not one of four No. 1 seeds has advanced to the Elite Eight. Purdue and Kansas lost earlier, and on Friday the final two top-seeded teams, Alabama and Houston,
No one feels their best when they don’t get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation isn’t just feeling tired. It’s linked to serious chronic health conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and weakened immune function. It also compromises your ability to cope with stress. Sleep’s influence doesn’t stop there. Research shows that poor sleep habits have been found
Oma Fertility is on a mission to improve in vitro fertilization. The company says it accomplishes this by offering clients better technology, respectful care, and ethical pricing. Founded by Gurjeet Singh in 2020, the company raised $71.5 million over three rounds of funding. Chrissy Meyer and Root Ventures invested in the last two rounds. I’m
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The reports issued by the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are usually grim affairs. But even by that standard, last week’s seemed particularly bleak. The upshot is that the world has already warmed by 1.1 degrees Celsius, and we’re on track to hit 1.5 degrees Celsius — the “safe” limit set by the Paris
/ Who would have thought that typing into a chat window, on your computer, would be 2023’s hottest innovation? Tired: the metaverse. Wired: the message-verse?Image: OpenAI / David Pierce It’s pretty obvious that nobody saw ChatGPT coming. Not even OpenAI. Before it became by some measures the fastest growing consumer app in history, before it
At GDC 2023, I sat down in gaming accessory company Razer’s office and felt something I’d never experienced before: playing a video game and having my controller and headphones vibrate at different intensities that I could adjust to my liking. Then I watched a blockbuster superhero film with headphone vibration tuned to the action —
Going to the movies is a favorite pastime for many people, but with rising prices, it’s become more expensive than ever to buy a couple of tickets and a tub of popcorn. You can still get the magical feeling of going to the movies right from your own backyard, though, by using an outdoor projector.
Investing in a high-quality PC gaming chair with an ergonomic design is one of the best ways to improve your gaming experience. Whether you’re working or unwinding, gaming chairs offer some serious comfort for long hours locked in front of a screen. It gives you a throne for gaming and makes for a great study
Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. It’s hard to be proactive after the tide has already shifted. However, that’s what we’re seeing happen in the solo GP world, where investors, hearing
Welcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. When The Cure’s frontman Robert Smith said he was “sickened” by Ticketmaster fees, many of us felt vindicated. The platform then refunded some fees,
Meal delivery kits continue to grow in popularity thanks to how much convenience they can provide. As prices soar at the supermarket finding a deal is a welcome reprieve. One of our favorite meat delivery services is ButcherBox, and right now, you can save a total of $100 off the first five months of your subscription
Keeping up with the latest technology money moves Ram Iyer 9 hours Despite the slowdown in venture capital activity, there’s still a mountain of money flowing through startups today. TechCrunch+ is launching a series of posts looking at recent, notable venture rounds, exit activity and other news that relates to the financial side of building
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