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Read MoreThe Elon Musk versus Mark Zuckerberg beef has reached a new level of absurdity
Image: The Verge Now that the proposed cage match between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk isn’t going to happen, Musk is saying he will show up unannounced at Zuckerberg’s home to fight. “For the Tesla FSD test drive in Palo Alto tonight, I will ask the car to drive to
Read MoreA merger that’s good for workers and consumers
Claude Cummings Jr. Contributor Share on Twitter Claude Cummings Jr. was elected president of the Communications Workers of America in July 2023. As the first Black president of CWA, he is a leading voice on labor and civil rights issues and the fight for social and economic justice. After an
Read MoreAtomic, GV, & SOSV join the Startup Battlefield judges lineup at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
The Startup Battlefield pitch competition is a Silicon Valley legend that’s reached far beyond its Bay Area beginnings. It’s a global launching pad for some of the most successful tech companies, including Cloudflare, Dropbox, Fitbit, Mint and Yammer. More than 900 Startup Battlefield alumni companies have generated over 121 exits
Read MoreIndigenous, rural connectivity, climate change and competition at the forefront of ISED’s new spectrum plans
On Friday, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) released the 2023-2027 Spectrum Outlook report, highlighting the new guidelines and objectives for increasing the availability of spectrum in Canada. Since the publication of the Spectrum Outlook 2018 to 2022, ISED has hit several milestones, it said, including auctions for spectrum
Read MoreLLM at Home
Trying StarChat 16B large language model on a PCImage generated by StableDiffusionXL 1.0 model. Prompt: “machine learning model writes software code, artificial, cyberpunk, dystopian, silhouette, observer, deus ex machine” (yes, the deus bit is silly), negative prompt “portrait.”Large language models (LLMs) are the greatest hype recently. It started with ChatGPT, but
Read MoreMax Q: More propulsion troubles on-orbit
Hello, and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: More propulsion troubles on-orbit News from Astranis and more By the way . . . We’re out-of-this-world excited to announce that we’ve added a dedicated Space Stage to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Plus, we’ve joined forces with the Aerospace Corporation to host the Space Domain Awareness
Read MoreMonday.com shows it’s possible to post great results even in a slow market
Monday.com is continuing its streak of quick growth following its IPO. In addition to reporting a 42% rise in its revenue for the second quarter of 2023, the cloud-based platform that lets users create apps narrowed its operating loss and net loss, and improved its cash generation, too. Investors seem
Read MoreTell a Story With Your Software Resume
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Read MoreSecureWorks layoffs affect 15% staff
SecureWorks said Monday it will let go of 15% of its workforce, the cybersecurity company’s second round of layoffs this year. In a regulatory filing, SecureWorks said that it would incur about $14.2 million in expenses due to the layoffs, mostly related to employee termination benefits and real-estate costs. SecureWorks
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