TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch StoriesNowGoogle combines Maps and Waze teams as pressures mount to cut costsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Rebecca BellanGoogle plans to combine the teams working on its Maps product and on Waze, a mapping service that Google acquired in 2013. The merger comes as the search engine giant feels the pressure to cut costs and consolidate operations, reports The Wall Street Journal. Waze’s team of 500 employees will fall …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories2 hours agoTesla appears to be turning back to radar for its vehiclesverified_publisherTechCrunch - Rebecca BellanTesla plans to add a new radar product to its vehicles in mid-January, according to documents posted with the Federal Communications Commission. The disclosure, which was first reported by Electrek, comes as the company faces scrutiny over the safety and capabilities of its standard advanced driver …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunch4 hours agoDaily Crunch: Plaid unravels a fifth of its workforce after ‘growth did not materialize as quickly as expected’verified_publisherTechCrunch - Christine HallTo get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello, and welcome to Hump Day! If you haven’t gotten your fill yet of tech egos, you’ll want to tune into today’s Equity podcast, where Natasha M and Alex talk about …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories4 hours agoTheranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to 13 years in prison for defrauding patients and investorsverified_publisherTechCrunch - Amanda SilberlingThe former COO of disgraced blood testing startup Theranos, Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced to 155 months, or about 13 years, in prison, and three years of probation. After a three-month trial, in July, Balwani was found guilty on all twelve criminal charges, ranging from defrauding patients …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories4 hours agoAmerica’s weak EV charging infrastructure might get a boost from dealersverified_publisherTechCrunch - Harri WeberAs electric vehicles begin to take some market share, the nation’s charging infrastructure is playing catch-up. Some folks already have an edge in this race, including some California residents and Tesla fans, but many EV owners in America still face charging deserts and unreliable stations — two …
TechCrunchflipped into All About Apps5 hours agoHalo and Sea of Thieves ambience tracks come to Calm meditation appverified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweySound design in games is rarely given the same level of attention as graphics, but games these days really do have extraordinarily detailed and interesting soundscapes. Microsoft thinks so, anyway, and is bringing two auditory environments from Halo Infinite and Sea of Thieves to the meditation app …
