Score weeklong Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings on passes to TechCrunch Early Stage 2024
Will this Congress ever pass an omnibus deal? We don’t recommend holding your breath. Instead, consider the uncontentious Black Friday meets Cyber Monday deal we’re offering on passes to TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 — our daylong startup founder conference — on April 25 in Boston, Massachusetts. We’re celebrating the season
Read moreBritish Library confirms data stolen during ransomware attack
The British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries, has confirmed that a ransomware attack led to the theft of internal data. In late October, the British Library first disclosed it was experiencing an unspecified cybersecurity incident that caused a “major technology
Read moreApple reportedly plans to release its Vision Pro headset in March 2024
Apple is planning to release its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in March, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The tech giant was reportedly planning to release the headset in January, but is still preparing distribution plans and conducting final device testing. When Apple unveiled the $3,499 Vision Pro back in June,
Read moreEffective accelerationism, doomers, decels, and how to flaunt your AI priors
Several political perspectives are shaping quite a lot of the work on artificial intelligence, and so we need to understand them, especially now. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreMicrosoft hires Altman, Brockman to head new AI unit as chaos at OpenAI deepens
In yet another huge twist in the OpenAI leadership saga, ousted chief executive officer Sam Altman, who had reportedly been negotiating to return to the company, has been snapped up, along with his OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, to head an advanced AI research unit at Microsoft. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Read moreCoinDesk bought by crypto exchange Bullish
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After FTX’s collapse led to financial woes for CoinDesk’s parent company, the cryptocurrency news site is getting acquired. Bullish, a crypto exchange run by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom Farley, purchased the entire site in an undisclosed all-cash deal, as first
Read moreMTN Preserves the Safety of Children Online and Mental Well-Being in Africa
Preserving the well-being of children online, is increasingly important with rapid technological advancements taking place. Nowadays with quick and easy access to the internet, implementing security measures to preserve the online safety of children navigating the web is crucial. While the internet provides children with access to innumerable access to
Read moreLucidLink lands $75M for its on-demand file streaming tech
LucidLink, a startup offering a platform that enables teams to work on files without having to download or sync them, today announced that it raised $75 million in a Series C round led by Brighton Park Capital with participation from Headline, Adobe Ventures and Baseline Ventures. The tranche brings LucidLink’s
Read moreSEVA, a new growth equity fund, secures $85M for debut fund in four months
SEVA intends to invest in New York-based customer-centric founders of fast-growing, bootstrapped companies to scale via profitable growth. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreGrateful Digital Trailblazers Reflect on Innovation and Lifelong Learning
I love this time of year in the United States when we have a brief pause from our complex lives and get the chance to break bread with family and friends. Thanksgiving means a lot more for me this year, but I will have to leave the story on why
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