Microsoft
…Microsoft confirmed the layoffs in a statement to Seeking Alpha . “As part of our regular business planning, we’ve implemented organizational changes to best position ourselves for future success,” said an unnamed…
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Rideables
…As Bloomberg reports, Lime finally filed for an IPO on Friday, five years after it originally announced plans to go public. The Uber-backed micromobility company notes in its SEC filing that…
You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
…This change is a step toward that.” The announcement was a sign of the times. Investors have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into companies like OpenAI and Anthropic to help…
Electric Bikes
…That’s expected to change dramatically over the next decade, with brands like VanMoof, Rad Power Bikes, and legacy bike makers like Specialized, Trek, and others introducing new and more powerful models…
Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
…It asks the companies to detail plans for bundling multiple features and products, as well as pricing, discounting, and profitability. Other questions appear to probe how challenging it is to break into…
Virtual Reality
…about the changes. Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR Jay Peters Feb 19 Stevie Bonifield Mar 10 Apple’s Vision Pro will support playing iRacing and X-Plane from the cloud…
GM
…GM is also temporarily 850 workers from its Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Ohio, and 750 employees at the Ultium Cells’ Tennessee plant. GM lays off more than 1,700 at…
Speech and Moderation
…The government has grown increasingly aggressive in its attempts to deal with online critics. Reddit has not said whether it plans to fight the subpoena, but according to The Intercept : “Privacy is…
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
…It’s been diagnosing plant problems and scheduling maintenance reminders for months now, if not longer. New Siri is built on Gemini models, so it makes a lot of sense that the…
BitTorrent’s disastrous, legendary, and controversial story
…And there’s BitTorrent, the company cofounded by Cohen, which struggled for years to make money with its technology. “Going into it, my plan was not to start a business,” Cohen recalls…