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

Hello, mates! Welcome again to Week In Evaluation, the e-newsletter the place we recap a few of the high tales to cross TechCrunch dot com this week.

The most learn story this week was . . . effectively, 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 automotive’s dashboard! A brand new M2 chip that’s one way or the other even sooner/extra environment friendly than the already absurdly quick/environment friendly M1! Relatively than hyperlink out to a zillion completely different posts on all of the information, I’ll simply hyperlink you to our large 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 stated the corporate doesn’t suppose it presents “a direct 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 realized in regards to the deal on the very finish of December, a time when most individuals are doing the whole lot they will 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 huge $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 Chicken (23%), clothes subscription Sew Repair (15% of salaried staff), safety unicorn OneTrust (25%) and lots of extra. Amanda and Natasha have an outline of the newest layoffs right here.

The Nimbus is “like a bike 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 combination between a bike and a Sensible automotive. The corporate says that they’ll value a bit shy of $10,000 — or, on subscription, about $200 a month — once they begin delivery subsequent 12 months.

Picture Credit: Nimbus

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Everybody has a podcast lately, and guess what? SO DO WE. Really, 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 appears like after the latest crypto tumbles.

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Girls are leaving VC corporations to launch funds of their very own: “Over the previous 12 months, quite a few notable girls traders have left their roles at established corporations to launch funds of their very own,” writes Rebecca Szkutak, breaking down a few of the newest high-profile departures.

The NFT droop is actual: NFT gross sales are down. Will funding in NFT-focused corporations observe go well with? Alex takes a take a look at the info.

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

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