Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk endorses antisemitic post
One of X’s key advertisers, Apple, will pause its advertising on the platform, according to a report from Axios. Apple follows in the footsteps of advertisers like IBM and the European Commission, who have suspended ads on X amid increased on-platform antisemitism. Per research from the Center for Countering Digital
Read MoreApple pulls its ads from X after Musk’s antisemitic posts
Illustration: The Verge Apple has reportedly followed IBM by pulling advertising from X, formerly Twitter, as the platform’s owner Elon Musk made posts agreeing with antisemitic conspiracy theories, supporting white pride, and continued a fight with the Anti-Defamation League. The nonprofit Media Matters highlighted his statements yesterday, as well as
Read MoreBacklash builds after Elon Musk called an antisemitic conspiracy theory the ‘actual truth’
Elon Musk has encouraged extremists and white supremacists throughout his yearlong tenure as the owner of X, formerly Twitter, but this week he still managed to push the limits of what behavior mainstream users — and advertisers — will tolerate. On Wednesday, Musk endorsed a post from an X user
Read MoreSam Altman ousted as OpenAI’s CEO
Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI, Inc., the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that acts as the governing body for OpenAI, the AI startup behind ChatGPT, DALL-E 3, GPT-4 and other highly capable generative AI systems. He’ll both leave the company’s board and step down as CEO. In a post on OpenAI’s
Read MoreCyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
Welcome to Cyber Security Today. This is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, November 17th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. In a few minutes Terry Cutler of Montreal’s Cyology Labs will be here to discuss recent
Read MoreWho knows what GamePlanner does, but Airbnb just bought the company
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Read MoreTC+ Roundup: Just say no to triaging
Good morning! All signs are pointing to a recovery in 2024, and that’ll be better for some than others. The past few years have seen investors propping up mediocre portfolio companies, hoping that a little boost can help them through a tough fundraising market. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available
Read MoreMicrosoft plugs Copilot in everywhere at Ignite 2023
This week at Ignite, Microsoft brandished its Copilot Swiss Army knife, embedding the AI assistant into all of its products and services. The company’s chief executive officer, Satya Nadella, said, “Microsoft has over 1 million paid Copilot users in more than 37,000 organizations that subscribe to Copilot for business, with
Read MoreWill 2024 be a bounce-back year for startups?
Enterprise startups were hit hard in 2023, but VCs are a little more optimistic about their portfolio companies heading into 2024. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreHow we run our in-house generative AI accelerator: Framework for ideation
The first essential step to cultivate innovation within an established company is to create a dedicated space where new ideas will be born. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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