The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg | TechCrunch
…this year, Jack Dorsey denied the cuts were a sign of trouble, insisting instead that AI tools “are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build…
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How Elon Musk left OpenAI, according to Greg Brockman | TechCrunch
In late August 2017, key figures at OpenAI (then a small nonprofit research lab) gathered to discuss how they would create a for-profit to commercialize its technology and raise the funds…
Apple raises Mac and iPad prices, spares iPhone for now | TechCrunch
…They may raise prices on select products, cut discounts, or adjust their product lines to focus more on premium devices,” he added. While the AI chip crunch is affecting consumer companies, suppliers…
Exclusive: Ouster's new color lidar is coming to replace cameras | TechCrunch
…This dramatically cuts down on the amount of work Ouster's customers have to do to make sense of the competing sensor streams, Pacala said, and it also sets those customers up…
TechCrunch Mobility: All eyes on Tesla FSD | TechCrunch
…The layoffs come just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff. CEO Silvio Napoli said the cuts are part of an effort “to simplify the company, sharpen execution…
Slate Auto's radically simple electric truck starts at $24,950 | TechCrunch
…That likely helps cut out a major cost center, as factory paint shops can run in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The company did not offer more details about the buying…
Anthropic's Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are | TechCrunch
…The company may soon pull ahead of its main competitor, as it looks to raise tens of billions of dollars in a funding round that would put its valuation at some $950…
WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags | TechCrunch
…While letting users claim their existing Facebook and Instagram usernames may cut down on impersonation, it also shows how easily Meta can stitch identity together across its own apps, even as users…
r/WallStreetBets really hates the SEC's proposal to weaken quarterly reporting | TechCrunch
…That group includes a number of retail investors, some of whom submitted anonymously, as well as certified financial planners, hedge fund managers, and even one former SEC attorney (who, to be fair…
What is Bending Spoons? The little-known AOL and Vimeo owner that's now public | TechCrunch
…Layoffs followed the acquisition , as well as cuts to Evernote’s free offering . The first half of the following year, 2024, was particularly active, with the acquisition of Meetup , app maker Mosaic…