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Back to news homeShipChain to Settle with the SEC Following $27.5 Million ICO of SHIP Tokens
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accepted an offer to settle from ShipChain, a company that apparently raised $27.5 million in an initial coin offering (ICO) for SHIP tokens. […]
Chatroulette Is On the Rise Again—With Help From AI
A decade ago, Chatroulette was an internet supernova, exploding in popularity before collapsing beneath a torrent of male nudity that repelled users. Now, the app, which randomly pairs strangers for […]
The Year of Driving Less—but More Dangerously
In theory, bringing society to a screeching halt should curtail traffic deaths. No one’s going to bars and then driving home; few are commuting to work; the occasional trip to […]
What AlphaGo Can Teach Us About How People Learn
We are, of course, looking at ways to apply MuZero to real world problems, and there are some encouraging initial results. To give a concrete example, traffic on the internet […]
In Germany, electric cars struggle to get into gear
“For the car industry, COVID-19 will stick around longer than the virus does,” Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, the head of the institute CAR-Center Automotive Research at Duisburg University, told DW. Dudenhöffer was […]
Opinion: Good times ahead for German post-virus economy
Many have said it before, but it’s never been as true as it is now: It has to get worse before it gets better. This long, dark winter will be […]
French chefs struggle to reinvent themselves amid uncertainty
Viktor Mercier attended a prestigious culinary school in France, worked in Michelin-starred restaurants and made it to the finals of the popular television show “Top Chef.” Last year he opened his […]
Lt. Gen. John Thompson explains how startups can interact with the Space Force
Space Force’s Lt. Gen. John Thompson spoke at TechCrunch Session: Space earlier this week. Throughout the wide-ranging interview, General Thompson explained the various ways and means for private companies like […]
PepsiCo signs on to sponsor new founder-in-residence program from M13
The budding venture studio being built inside M13 has signed PepsiCo as its first new corporate partner. Through the deal, PepsiCo has agreed to bankroll the first founder-in-residence program from […]