OpenAI’s Converge 2 program has been shrouded in mystery
For months, a tech forum ran wild asking if the Converge 2 accelerator program actually happened. We finally found out. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreComparing Docker and Podman: A Guide to Container Management Tools
Docker vs. Podman: Understand key differences in container management, security enhancements, and Kubernetes integration to choose the best tool for your project. Continue reading Comparing Docker and Podman: A Guide to Container Management Tools on SitePoint.
Read moreBluesky adds ‘anti-toxicity’ tools and aims to integrate ‘a Community Notes-like’ feature in the future
Bluesky on Wednesday introduced the ability to hide replies, as well as a way to detach your original post from someone's quote post. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreFluid Truck’s board ousted its sibling co-founders amid allegations of mismanaging funds
Fluid Truck, a startup that was founded to disrupt the commercial vehicle rental industry, has ousted its sibling co-founders — CEO James Eberhard and chief legal counsel Jenifer Snyder — according to sources familiar with the matter. The shakeup, which employees have described as a hostile takeover, was led by
Read moreThreads deepens its ties to the open social web, aka the ‘fediverse’
Meta announced Wednesday that users on Threads will be able to see fediverse replies on other posts besides their own. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read morePolestar is getting a new CEO amid EV sales slump
Just weeks ago, during an interview with TechCrunch, Thomas Ingenlath laid out his plan to turn Polestar into a self-sustaining company. Now, he’s out. Polestar said Tuesday Ingenlath has resigned as CEO, a position he has held since the EV startup spun out of Volvo in 2017. He will be replaced
Read moreThe rise and fall of OpenSea
The rise and fall of NFTs made and unmade OpenSea — the largest marketplace for the crypto asset. But insider accounts of the company reveal a chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and troubles with the SEC. {props.credit}
Read moreMidjourney says it’s ‘getting into hardware’
Midjourney, the AI image-generating platform that’s reportedly raking in more than $200 million in revenue without any VC investment, is getting into hardware. The company made the announcement in a post on X on Wednesday. Its new hardware team will be based in San Francisco, it revealed. As for what
Read moreThis Week in AI: AI is rapidly being commoditized
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Say what you will about generative AI. But it’s commoditizing — or, at least, it appears to be. In early August, both Google and OpenAI slashed prices on their budget-friendliest
Read moreSEC takes aim at NFT marketplace OpenSea
OpenSea, which calls itself the “world’s largest” nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, received a Wells notice from the SEC, the company said in a blog post Wednesday, indicating the regulator may soon bring a lawsuit against the company. In a tweet, CEO Devin Finzer says the SEC is claiming NFTs on
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