The demise of Twitter Circles left a void that Instagram Close Friends can’t fill
When X’s Circles feature shut down this week, the app formerly known as Twitter turned its back on the best product it’s shipped since the Quote Tweet. Like an Instagram Close Friends story, Circles allowed users to post to an exclusive, hand-picked group of up to 150 people, where they
Read MoreA researcher critical of X under Elon Musk will fight for his account in court
A Berlin-based software developer is fighting back after X suspended his account, claiming that research he conducted on the platform violated the company’s terms of service. Following Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover of the platform, Travis Brown‘s research figured heavily in reporting that painted X, formerly Twitter, in an unflattering light.
Read MoreFord snaps up EV power startup to boost its charging tech
Ford is buying and burying Auto Motive Power, or “AMP” for short, to bolster its charging, battery management and power conversion tech. The secretive energy startup once claimed to power “most of the world’s top electric OEMs,” though as far as we can tell it never disclosed its customers publicly.
Read MoreProposed privacy, AI legislation doesn’t limit business use of facial recognition, complain rights groups
New legislation limiting the use of facial recognition in Canada is needed according to civil liberties groups, who say proposed privacy and artificial intelligence laws now before Parliament are inadequate. The call by the Right2YourFace Coalition comes in advance of the testimony Thursday of one member, the Canadian Civil Liberties
Read MoreLandscape is shifting in Canadian business hiring in 2024: Survey
A recent survey conducted by Morgan McKinley has shed light on the challenges faced by Canadian businesses in the hiring landscape for the upcoming year. The research, part of their 2024 Salary Guide, revealed that reduced budgets and headcount restrictions will hinder hiring growth. According to the survey findings, 60
Read MoreHow to use the Fetch API in Node.js, Deno, and Bun
Learn how to use the Fetch API — a simpler, easier, promise-based alternative to XMLHttpRequest — with Node.js, Deno and Bun. Continue reading How to use the Fetch API in Node.js, Deno, and Bun on SitePoint.
Read MoreSBF’s prosecutors paint him as an unrepentant liar in trial’s closing arguments
Assistant U.S. attorney Nicolas Roos stood in front of jurors from 10 a.m. ET until the court broke for lunch around 1 p.m. reiterating the prosecution’s case: Bankman-Fried lied. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreIndia-made iPhones to top 20% of global shipments by 2024, Kuo says
The India-made iPhone is projected to account for 12-14% of Apple’s global iPhone shipments in 2023, according to a leading analyst, who further anticipates that the importance of the South Asian market to Apple will notably rise in the coming year. Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities said Wednesday that
Read MoreHubSpot picks up B2B data provider Clearbit to enhance its AI platform
HubSpot, the Boston-based marketing software maker and CRM platform, announced today it’s acquiring the B2B data provider Clearbit, to enhance its platform with third-party company data spanning millions of businesses. The deal also brings Clearbit’s over 400,0000 users and 1500-plus business customers to HubSpot, and will eventually see the two
Read MoreProposed Canadian privacy law is like a leaky bucket, Balsillie tells parliamentary committee
Leaders of Canadian business associations expressed varying degrees of support for proposed privacy legislation reform before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday. But Jim Balsillie, former co-CEO of Research In Motion (now BlackBerry), told the House of Commons Industry Committee that the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) needs a serious overhaul
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