Senate hearing with five social media CEOs was a missed opportunity
Five social media CEOs were sworn in on Wednesday for what could have been the most eventful children’s online safety hearing yet. But even with some of tech’s most powerful…
Cerulean empowers ocean pollution watchdogs with orbital observation
The vastness of the ocean allows polluters to evade detection in all but the most egregious violations. SkyTruth aims to change that with Cerulean, an orbital monitoring platform for coastal…
Apple Vision Pro: Day One
It’s Friday, February 2, 2024. Today is the day. You’ve been eyeing the Vision Pro since Tim Cook stepped onstage with the product at last year’s WWDC. Longer than that, really,…
FCC moves to outlaw AI-generated robocalls
No one likes robocalls to begin with, but using AI-generated voices of people like President Biden makes them even worse. As such the FCC is proposing that using voice cloning…
Tech layoffs scale to three-quarter high
In its most recent quarter, Microsoft reported $62 billion worth of revenue, $27 billion worth of operating income, and $21.9 billion worth of net income. It also recently cut 1,900…
Social Media Trends No One is Talking About in 2024
2024: The Hot Takes that Will Shape the Digital Landscape Introduction In the ever-evolving world of social media, staying ahead of the trends is the key to success. As we…
CEOs from Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord head to Congress for kids’ online safety hearing
CEOs from some of the biggest social platforms will appear before Congress on Wednesday to defend their companies against mounting criticism that they have done too little to protect kids…
Oura launches a new feature to mesure your resilience against stress
Smart ring maker Oura is rolling out a few features called Resilience, which measures how much can users withstand stress. The company is measuring resilience using parameters like stress load…
A SaaS revolution is coming for the 99%
Julien Codorniou Contributor Julien Codorniou is a SaaS investor at Felix Capital in London, having previously worked for 11 years at Facebook and 6 years at Microsoft. He co-authored “The…
What Beauty Trends Can Turn a Person Into
Beauty trends can vary widely over time and across cultures. People may experiment with different beauty trends for self-expression, cultural reasons, or to follow the latest fashion. However, it’s essential…
Universal Music Group plans to pull song catalog from TikTok
Universal Music Group (UMG), the label representing artists including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande, says that it’ll pull its music from TikTok tomorrow at midnight after failing to…
BlueLayer is building the operating system for carbon project developers
Meet BlueLayer, a new European startup that is building a software platform specifically designed for carbon project developers. In particular, BlueLayer wants to help these companies manage their carbon credits…
The Taylor Swift deepfake debacle was frustratingly preventable
You know you’ve screwed up when you’ve simultaneously angered the White House, the TIME Person of the Year, and pop culture’s most rabid fanbase. That’s what happened last week to…
Aurora Solar lays off 20% of employees after reportedly missing growth targets
Despite record growth in the solar industry last year, software startup Aurora Solar has laid off 20% of its staff of about 500 people, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The company,…
ChatGPT users can now invoke GPTs directly in chats
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