Microsoft hires Inflection founders to run new consumer AI division
Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman and Karen Simonyan, co-founders of high-profile AI startup Inflection AI, and several of their colleagues as the Satya Nadella-led cloud giant continues its aggressive push to attract top talent. Suleyman — also a co-founder of DeepMind, which Google bought in 2014 to bolster its own
Read moreHow to become a better software engineer: A guide for all levels
Becoming a better software engineer requires more than mastering algorithms or learning new programming languages. It’s about evolving into a more well-rounded professional who can tackle different aspects of the engineering craft. But there are many ways to get there, and that can make the journey confusing. Should you become
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: EV makers are struggling, and Fisker’s in a particularly precarious position
Fisker’s finances are back in the news after the company warned back in February that it didn’t have enough cash to make it through its next year. The company said this week that it intends to halt production for six weeks to get its business back in order. Fisker is
Read moreRamp CEO says the fintech startup is just scratching the surface
Fintech exploded over the last five years. Startups in the category raised more than $350 million in VC funding from 2019 through 2023, according to data from CB Insights. Despite all that growth, Eric Gylman, the co-founder and CEO of Ramp thinks that the industry, and companies like his, are
Read moreFacebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again
Remember when you would “poke” your friends on Facebook to get their attention, annoy them or just start a poke war? Well, Facebook is trying to bring back that experience with some small updates to the poking feature. The company announced on Tuesday that it recently improved the platform’s suggestions
Read moreNala set out to offer remittance services, it’s building a B2B payment platform too
Payments company Nala pivoted to offer remittance service in 2021, tapping the growing money transfer market in Africa, and demand for reliable and affordable services. Nala founder, Benjamin Fernandes, said they intended to build their products on this premise right from the outset. Over the last two years, the Tanzanian
Read moreKaspersky’s 7 Tips for Dealing with Hacking Attempts
In today’s connected world, it is a matter of when rather than if you will experience someone trying to hack you. With cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated in their attempts, it is possible that at some point or another you may interact with a scammer or click on a phishing link.
Read moreLinktree is now allowing users to highlight links better with featured layout function
Link-in-bio startup Linktree introduced new features today including a featured layout to highlight links better, the ability to fetch the latest posts from Instagram, and support for a more prominent profile picture. The company said that the new featured layout is great for highlighting certain links. When you select “Featured
Read moreHow Honda hedged its bet on the hydrogen fuel cell-powered CR-V e:FCEV
Just like battery-electric cars 20 years ago, hydrogen fuel cell cars suffer from the old chicken and the egg problem. Nobody wants to buy a fuel cell vehicle until the supporting infrastructure is in place, but it’s tough to invest in infrastructure when nobody owns a fuel cell vehicle. Honda
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