Week 2 of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial wraps up
Caroline Ellison explained how she cooked the books to make Alameda’s finances look a lot cleaner than they actually were. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches NASA Psyche mission to metal asteroid
Godspeed, Psyche. The large NASA spacecraft is now officially en route to a metal-rich asteroid (also named Psyche) after taking off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket earlier today. This marks the first time a NASA science mission has used SpaceX’s larger rocket for a launch. The Falcon Heavy lifted
Read moreToyota’s EV strategy hinges on a partnership with a petrochemical company
Toyota’s EV progress remains nascent. And a recent announcement about a manufacturing partner suggests that the company is still feeling its way forward. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreU.S. tech workers earn 46% more than Canadians: report
A new report by the Dais at Toronto Metropolitan University reveals a significant wage gap between tech workers in the United States and Canada. According to the study, U.S. tech workers earn 46 per cent more in salary, when adjusted for the exchange rate and cost of living. The study,
Read moreConsistent policy is key to unlocking the climate tech boom, but the UK’s U-turn isn’t helping
For entrepreneurs, innovators and businesses to thrive and unlock the economic potential that comes from creating new industries, we need a consistent approach from the government. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreSingularity’s ONI earbuds deliver outstanding audio thanks to MEMS speaker tech
I have long flirted with the idea that I’m an audiophile, though I don’t typically spend thousands of dollars on either headphones or speakers, and I only sporadically indulge in lossless audio. True audiophiles would likely balk at my home Sonos system and penchant for AirPods (Pro and Max primarily),
Read moreFor the CHIPS Act to pay off, the U.S. needs a historic investment in memory production
Semiconductor memory is foundational to our nation’s technical leadership and yet is more at risk than ever.
Read moreOpenText embarks on its GenAI journey with Aviator LLMs
The Aviator era has formally begun for Waterloo, Ont.-based OpenText with the release this week of its Cloud Editions (CE) version 23.4, which contains a number of the recently announced Aviators that form the backbone of a new artificial intelligence (AI) product strategy. Launched Wednesday at OpenText World 2023 in
Read moreTikTok scores sizable Disney deal including a content hub and publisher partnership
TikTok has landed Disney as its latest big-name publishing partner for its premium ad product, Pulse Premiere, announced earlier this year. The company will join other large publishers, including NBCU, Condé Nast, DotDash Meredith, BuzzFeed and more, which offer brand-safe videos for marketers to place their ads around. The new
Read moreShadow silent on data breach as hacked data appears genuine
A data breach at French cloud gaming provider Shadow may be worse than the company initially suggested, according to a sample of the stolen data seen by TechCrunch. In an email sent to affected customers this week, Paris-based Shadow said that a hacker carried out an “advanced social engineering attack”
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