Deel acquires Hofy to build its own IT device management service
Both of Hofy's co-founders, Sami Bouremoum and Michael Ginzo, along with the rest of the startup's leadership team and 120 employees, are joining Deel to build Deel IT. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDyson’s new OnTrac headphones don’t purify air
Given the years and money invested in the Zone’s creation, there’s logic in Dyson’s decision to turn its R&D work into a more standard set of headphones with the OnTrac. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBill Weber out as CEO of Firefly Aerospace
Bill Weber is out as chief executive at Firefly Aerospace, following a nearly two-year stint in the role, the maker of launch vehicles, lunar landers and orbital vehicles announced late Wednesday. While the board initiates a search for a new CEO, board member Peter Schumacher will serve as interim CEO, the
Read moreSpaceX’s vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station is a Dragon on steroids
NASA was looking for proposals that maximized the use of flight heritage because reliability will be key. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreWhat business leaders need to know about AI
From performing data analyses, to summarizing complex research findings, to analyzing patterns across millions of images, AI today is seemingly limitless in its powers and possibilities. While just a few years ago many were asking, “what can AI do?,” it may now be more appropriate to ask, “what can’t AI
Read moreHow a B2B payments startup won Max, Jack and Sam Altman, JP Morgan as investors
Slope's founders both have a background in AI, so large language models power the company’s underwriting infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTTT models might be the next frontier in generative AI
TTT models, a new architecture, could effectively replace transformers if they scale up as their creators suggest they will. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreEthereum co-founder’s warning against ‘pro-crypto’ candidates: ‘are they in it for the right reasons?’
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, issued a warning on Wednesday against choosing a candidate purely based on whether they claim to be “pro-crypto.” In a blog post, Buterin said it’s more important to scrutinize a candidate’s broader policies to ensure they support cryptocurrency’s underlying goals, including internationalism and protection
Read moreInMobi eyes $10 billion valuation in 2025 India IPO
Adtech startup InMobi is eyeing a valuation of about $10 billion in an initial public offering it is planning for next year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: This startup wants to make Wordle for chess
If you play Wordle every day but also happen to enjoy chess, we’ve got great news for you. Echo Chess, a game built by a company called Echo Chunk, is trying to become Wordle for Chess. No, you’re not playing Wordle but only guessing words like “QUEEN” or “CHECK.” Echo
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