Apple’s big week was not without its flaws – TechCrunch

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The most learn story this week was . . . properly, the whole lot that got here out of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Convention. Apple tends to dominate the information cycle throughout WWDC, and this 12 months’s present was no exception.

Apple at all times kicks off WWDC with a keynote the place they make back-to-back-to-back bulletins for merchandise from throughout their lineup. New iOS! Plans to take over your automobile’s dashboard! A brand new M2 chip that’s one way or the other even quicker/extra environment friendly than the already absurdly quick/environment friendly M1! Fairly than hyperlink out to a zillion completely different posts on all of the information, I’ll simply hyperlink you to our huge WWDC roundup right here.

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M1’s “unpatchable” flaw: Talking of M1, safety researchers at MIT have detailed the workings of what they are saying is an “unpatchable” safety flaw within the chip. An Apple spokesperson thanked the researchers for “this proof of idea” however mentioned the corporate doesn’t suppose it presents “an instantaneous danger” to customers and is “inadequate to bypass working system safety protections by itself.”

Uber Eats will now ship you meals from throughout the nation: Your [on-demand delivery companies] have been so preoccupied with whether or not or not they might, they didn’t cease to suppose in the event that they ought to.

Oracle drops $28 billion on Cerner: We knew Oracle was shopping for the well being information firm Cerner — although we discovered in regards to the deal on the very finish of December, a time when most individuals are doing the whole lot they’ll to not take a look at a pc display screen/the information. Oracle introduced this week that the deal is finished, wrapping issues up for a completely large $28 billion.

Extra layoffs: Oh, hey, it’s my least favourite (however seemingly unending) a part of this text. Since we final checked in, there’ve been layoffs at Superhuman (22% of employees), edtech unicorn Eruditus, the scooter firm Chook (23%), clothes subscription Sew Repair (15% of salaried staff), safety unicorn OneTrust (25%) and lots of extra. Amanda and Natasha have an summary of the most recent layoffs right here.

The Nimbus is “like a motorcycle with a roof”: Need the zippy enjoyable of a bike or scooter however don’t wish to take care of, you realize, climate? This week Michigan-based startup Nimbus unveiled the prototype of “Nimbus One,” a three-wheeled EV that appears like a mixture between a bike and a Sensible automobile. The corporate says that they’ll price a bit shy of $10,000 — or, on subscription, about $200 a month — after they begin delivery subsequent 12 months.

Picture Credit: Nimbus

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Everybody has a podcast lately, and guess what? SO DO WE. Truly, we’ve received a bunch of them!

One of many highlights this week was Chain Response, the place Anita and Lucas chatted with a16z’s Sriram Krishnan in regards to the agency’s new $4.5 billion crypto fund and what the web3 panorama seems like after the latest crypto tumbles.

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Peeking into Lunchbox’s $50M pitch deck: Again in February, Lunchbox — an organization that builds on-line ordering techniques for eating places and ghost kitchens — raised a $50M Sequence B. This week, Haje took a take a look at the pitch deck the corporate used to get buyers onboard.

Picture Credit: Lunchbox (opens in a brand new window)