X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you’ve blocked
X will soon change the functionality behind its block button so that if you block an account, they will still be able to see your public posts, according to changes to X’s website spotted by independent app researcher, Nima Owji. Elon Musk confirmed these changes on Monday, noting that blocked
Read moreTelegram will now hand over your phone number and IP if you’re a criminal suspect
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Telegram will now turn over a user’s phone number and IP address if it receives a request from authorities, according to its just-updated privacy policy: If Telegram receives a valid order from the relevant judicial authorities that confirms you’re a suspect in a
Read moreRivian reveals first $10M in grants for long-promised Rivian Foundation
Rivian has revealed the first $10 million worth of grants from the Rivian Foundation, a philanthropy established three years ago in conjunction with Rivian’s IPO to dedicate 1% of its equity to those making the “natural world” a “stakeholder in our success.” The company launched a website for the foundation
Read moreEphos wants to shatter the market for AI and quantum chips with a new design based on glass
A theoretical physicist believes he has made a breakthrough in photonics research that will enable us to have faster and better processors — a major need in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other tech with heavy workloads. Now, his startup has received early backing from NATO, the European government, and
Read moreRabbit’s web-based ‘large action model’ agent arrives on r1 as early as this week
Rabbit is ready to release the first generic version, which is to say not specific to any app or interface, of its Large Action Model. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreConsumer, culture, and creators with Erin and Sara Foster at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024
Two of the industry’s most famous sisters, Erin and Sara Foster, sit down alongside business partner Phil Schwarz at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 to talk about consumer investing, culture curation, and what it means to be a creator in the modern age. Moderated on the Disrupt main stage, the conversation will
Read moreBoston Dynamics’ Spot can now autonomously unlock doors
The “embedded digital access credentials” work over Bluetooth. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreChris’ Corner: It DOM Matter
“Regardless of where it is in the DOM.” That’s a phrase that goes through my mind in regard to a number of new CSS features and it’s so cool. I certainly spent most of my formative HTML & CSSin’ years being very careful about where things needed to go in
Read moreLetta, one of UC Berkeley’s most anticipated AI startups, has just come out of stealth
AI memory management startup Letta just emerged from stealth with $10 million in seed led by Felicis and a bunch of big-name angels. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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