Reddit’s blockchain-based Community Points are going away
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is sunsetting its blockchain-based Community Points product, the company announced on Tuesday. A Reddit admin (employee) shared the announcement about Community Points, which uses the Ethereum blockchain, on a few subreddits, including r/CryptoCurrency (which had its own “moons” crypto token), r/FortniteBR (which
Read moreIRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024
The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced today. Direct File, as the service is called, is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and other paid tax prep services,
Read moreChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity. But it also has a more…nefarious side. In any case, AI tools are not going away — and indeed has expanded dramatically since its launch
Read moreWeWork fires back at competitor Codi with cease and desist following ‘WeWont’ campaign
WeWork has sent a cease and desist letter to rival Codi in response to the startup’s recent marketing campaign it dubs “WeWont,” TechCrunch has exclusively learned. In the letter dated by October 13, viewed by TechCrunch, WeWork’s Chief Legal Officer Pam Swidler cited “unauthorized use and misappropriation of WeWork’s intellectual
Read moreCIOs must lead AI’s machine-human interface development: Gartner Peer Forum
Generative AI is changing the nature of the human-machine relationships, and the CIO is in a unique position to help organizations find opportunities by understanding and managing the new world of the human-machine interface. That was the message from the three Gartner analysts who provided a special press briefing following
Read moreA comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs
Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. The tech industry has seen more than 240,000 jobs lost in 2023, a total that’s already 50% higher than last year and growing. Earlier this year, mass workforce reductions were driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta and Zoom.
Read moreWhen was the last time Marc Andreessen talked to a poor person?
Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen posted a manifesto on the a16z website, calling for “techno-optimism” in a frenzied, 5,000-word blog post that somehow manages to re-invent Reaganomics, propose the colonization of outer space, and unironically answer a question with the phrase “QED.” Andreessen’s vision of techno-optimism could seem inspiring: he imagines
Read moreLatin America’s Q3 2023 venture results show glimmers of light
While some Latin American data, sourced from Sling Hub and Distrito, illustrates certain positive trends, other data from the region points the other direction. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCoffee Briefing Oct. 17 – New app aims to address Canada’s climate crisis; Sage launches Intacct Payroll in Canada; Ada unveils Generative Actions
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. New app aims to address Canada’s climate crisis Wilder Climate Solutions, Accenture, and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Read moreTC+ Roundup: How to capture market share in the era of AI
Good morning! We have lots of good stuff for you this Tuesday, so let’s dig right in. Up first, we surveyed six investors who are placing bets on AI. We wanted to know how startups should begin building tools for AI; whether startup-focused AI work is defensible; and how tech
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