[[{“value”:” Welcome to Elon Musk’s X. The social network formerly known as Twitter where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. Or do they? The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. Musk […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Fearless Fund’s Arian Simone coming to Disrupt 2024
[[{“value”:” TechCrunch has kept readers informed regarding Fearless Fund’s courtroom battle to provide business grants to Black women. Today, we are happy to announce that Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian Simone will speak at the Disrupt 2024 Builders Stage in a fireside chat discussing her organization’s fight for racial equity. Fearless Fund was sued last […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed
[[{“value”:” Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Zoox to test self-driving cars in Austin and Miami
[[{“value”:” Zoox, Amazon’s self-driving unit, is bringing its autonomous vehicles to more cities. The self-driving technology company announced Wednesday plans to begin testing in Austin and Miami this summer. The two cities mark Zoox’s fourth and fifth test cities, following Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle. The news comes as federal regulators increase their scrutiny of […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Stability AI releases a sound generator
[[{“value”:” Called Stable Audio Open, the generative model takes a text description and outputs a recording up to 47 seconds in length. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
SoftBank-backed grocery startup Oda lays off 150, resets focus on Norway and Sweden
[[{“value”:” It’s not just instant-delivery startups that are struggling. Oda, the Norway-based online supermarket delivery startup, has confirmed layoffs of 150 jobs as it drastically scales back its expansion ambitions to focus on just two markets, its homebase and Sweden, the homebase of Mathem, an online grocery that Oda merged with last year. Oda, which has […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Substack brings video to its Chat feature
[[{“value”:” Newsletter platform Substack is introducing the ability for writers to send videos to their subscribers via Chat, its private community feature, the company announced on Wednesday. The rollout of video in Chat comes two months after the newsletter platform brought videos to Notes, its X/Twitter copycat that lets users share short-form content. Substack continues to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
This Week in AI: Ex-OpenAI staff call for safety and transparency
[[{“value”:” Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s inaugural AI newsletter. It’s truly a thrill to type those words — this one’s been long in the making, and we’re excited to finally share it with you. With the launch of TC’s AI newsletter, we’re sunsetting This Week in AI, the semiregular column previously known as Perceptron. But […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Cameo fumbles on Ms. Rachel fundraiser as fans receive credits instead of videos
[[{“value”:” Ms. Rachel isn’t a household name, but if you spend a lot of time with toddlers, she might as well be a rockstar. She’s like Steve from Blues Clues for the next generation – instead of a network TV show, she has a YouTube channel with 10 million subscribers. Ms. Rachel – a music teacher […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Cartwheel generates 3D animations from scratch to power up creators
[[{“value”:” Cartwheel helps animators go from zero to basic movement, so creating a scene or character with elementary motions like taking a step, swatting a fly or sitting down is easier. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]