India’s local manufacturing push spurs 2 billion mobile unit shipments

[ad_1] India’s ambitious push for self-sufficiency in mobile phone assembling is yielding results. India shipped 2 billion domestically assembled smartphones and feature phones between 2014 to 2022 as part of its Make in India initiative, according to a new research, as the world’s second largest handset market pushes to become self-reliant with its growing manufacturing … Read more

AI startup Anthropic raises $100M from Korean telco giant SK Telecom

[ad_1] Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by former OpenAI leaders, will receive $100 million in funding from one of the biggest mobile carriers in South Korea, SK Telecom (SKT), the telco company announced on Sunday.   The funding news comes three months after Anthropic raised $450 million in its Series C funding round led by Spark Capital … Read more

The space industry is starting a green revolution

[ad_1] Martin Coates Contributor Martin Coates is the CEO of U.K.-based spaceflight company Orbex and is an engineering and technology management veteran with more than 30 years’ experience. He is also a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Rocket launches are nothing short of spectacular. Whether we grew … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg Says It’s Time to “Move On” from Fight with Elon Musk

[ad_1] Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Noooooooooooooooooo…!!! [screams into the abyss] It appears that the entertainment opportunity of a lifetime may be evaporating before our eyes. In a turn of events that is sure to disappoint millions of people, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seemed to call off the fight between him and corporate competitor Elon … Read more

Student opportunities abound at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023

[ad_1] Here’s a reminder for students or recent grads. You’re the startup world’s future generation, and we’re investing in you. How? By offering passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 (September 19–21 in San Francisco) at a super-sweet discount. A student pass costs $195 compared to full general admission of $850. What are you waiting for? Buy … Read more

Bugs in transportation app Moovit gave hackers free rides

[ad_1] Hackers could have hijacked the user accounts of a popular transportation app and used them to get free rides and access people’s personal information, according to a security researcher. Omer Attias, a security researcher at SafeBreach, said he found three vulnerabilities in the Moovit app, which allowed him to collect new Moovit user’s registration … Read more

X-Men and Mutants to Get Bigger Marvel Comics Push

[ad_1] Image: Mark Brooks/Marvel Comics For a long time, the X-Men were an oddity in the pages of Marvel Comics. They were extremely popular for years on end and able to stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Spider-Man and the Avengers through multiple series, but during the late 2010s, the characters were gradually diminished in … Read more

Tell Us Your Favorite Keith David Role

[ad_1] Image: Rich Polk/Getty Images (Getty Images) Earlier in the week, game developer Bungie revealed that Keith David would be portraying the role of Destiny 2’s Commander Zavala beginning with 2024’s The Final Shape expansion. The actor is taking over the role from Lance Reddick, who passed away earlier in the year, but his relationship … Read more