Cisco employees face a month of silence ahead of second layoff in 2024
After tech giant Cisco announced plans for its second round of layoffs this year, employees tell TechCrunch that they will not know if they are affected for close to a month. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Cisco was planning a second round of layoffs this year, after letting go
Read MoreOpenAI signs deal to train on Condé Nast content, surface stories in ChatGPT
OpenAI has inked a deal with Condé Nast — the publisher of storied outlets such as The New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit and Wired — to surface stories from Condé Nast properties in OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot platform ChatGPT and its search prototype SearchGPT. The specific terms of the
Read MorePayPal could challenge Apple Wallet in the EU
Though PayPal has not yet confirmed it will now develop a competing wallet thanks to new APIs, the company has hinted in that such a plan is in the works. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreFintech shutdowns, Klarna’s move into banking and which companies are hiring
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at the respective demise of Tally and Score, plus examining Klarna’s latest business move. We also have a list of fintech companies that are looking to add headcount. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to
Read MoreHow Fabric plans to make advanced cryptography ubiquitous
Fabric has developed a custom RISC-V-based chip that is optimized to run the algorithms necessary to establish zero-knowledge proofs and enable fully homomorphic encryption. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreLife sciences investor BEVC raising $25M climate fund
BEVC is the latest life sciences VC to add planetary health to its portfolio, suggesting that the trend is catching hold. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreIntroducing conversation practice: AI-powered simulations to build soft skills
Becoming a successful engineer requires more than just technical chops—it also requires mastering soft skills. However, engineers have limited tools to practice these skills effectively. For example: If you need to give difficult feedback to your coworker, you can find books, podcasts, or videos that provide you frameworks on how
Read MoreYouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership
As TikTok Shop gains traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube Shopping affiliate program, the company announced on Tuesday. The expanded partnership means creators will get access to thousands of new brands to tag in their shopping videos, marking a significant increase
Read MoreTechCrunch Minute: Ikea is expanding its fleet of inventory drones
If you went 20 years into the past and asked someone what we’d be using drones for now, they’d probably guess that we’d be getting our packages airlifted from across the country directly to our doorstep… but as it turns out, that isn’t very realistic (and honestly, ground shipping is
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