Fisker lost track of millions of dollars in customer payments for months
Fisker temporarily lost track of millions of dollars in customer payments as it scaled up deliveries, leading to an internal audit that started in December and took months to complete, TechCrunch has learned. The EV startup was ultimately able to track down a majority of those payments or request new
Read moreGenAI: How to Reduce Cost with Prompt Compression Techniques
Learn how using prompt compression techniques early in development helps reduce the ongoing operating costs of GenAI-based apps. Continue reading GenAI: How to Reduce Cost with Prompt Compression Techniques on SitePoint.
Read moreControlling cloud costs: Where to start, and where to go from there
In this episode, Ben and Ryan are joined by Joshua Fox, a senior cloud architect at DoIT, to discuss cloud cost optimization. They explore the importance of controlling and understanding cloud costs, the role of good architecture in cost optimization, and strategies for dealing with surprise costs.
Read moreNewRetirement aims to shake up retirement planning with a holistic approach
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Read moreGoogle wants to use generative AI to build travel itineraries for your vacations
As we inch towards the summer holidays, Google is announcing a slate of travel updates that place it squarely in the travel planning process and give it a lot more insight into purchasing intent in the travel sector. First up, Google is rolling out an update to its Search Generative Experience
Read moreGoogle will let you swipe right or swipe left on clothes to get better fashion recommendations
Google is rolling out a new update that makes it easier for users to find personalized shopping results, the company announced on Wednesday. The new feature lets users rate different products in order to get style recommendations when shopping for apparel, shoes and accessories. The update comes as Google continues
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Robinhood’s credit card has arrived to take on Apple and any upcoming challengers
Robinhood’s new credit card was revealed Tuesday, and though it’s only available for Robinhood Gold members, the Gold Card does have a feature that’s spurring headlines: the ability to invest cash back bonuses into investments. The announcement comes eight months after the acquisition of the startup X1 for $95 million,
Read moreMusical toy startup Playtime Engineering wants to simplify electronic music making for kids
Troy Sheets began making music at 15 years old in his home studio with a keyboard synthesizer, drum machine and four-track cassette recorder — an impressive setup for a high school sophomore. However, it’s rare for young, up-and-coming musicians to have access to advanced equipment (other than a free app
Read moreThe SEC can sue Coinbase for offering unregistered securities, judge rules
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The question of who gets to regulate crypto has some answers, as a judge has ruled the Securities and Exchange Commission’s securities lawsuit against Coinbase can continue. US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that under federal securities laws, “the SEC has sufficiently
Read moreCyvl.ai is bringing data-driven solutions to transportation infrastructure
In the summer after his freshman year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an engineering school in Worcester, Massachusetts, Cyvl.ai co-founder and CEO Daniel Pelaez needed a job. He went home and worked at his local public works department, where he noted that there was very little software for tracking road repairs.
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