[[{“value”:” The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Three things we learned about Apple’s AI plans from its earnings
[[{“value”:” Despite spending more than $100 billion on R&D over the last five years, Apple isn’t planning to spin up too many new data centers to run or train AI models. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Fisker stiffed the engineering firm developing its low-cost EV and pickup truck, lawsuit claims
[[{“value”:” Henrik Fisker stood on a stage last August and proudly debuted two prototypes designed to catapult his eponymous EV startup Fisker into the mainstream. There was the Pear, a low-cost EV meant for the masses, and the Alaska, Fisker’s entry into the red-hot pickup truck market. In the weeks that followed, Fisker stopped paying the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Instagram now lets you post a secret Story that viewers can uncover with a DM
[[{“value”:” Instagram is adding a handful of new features for Stories to give users more creative ways to share content and engage with each other, the company announced on Friday. Most notably, the social network is introducing a new “Reveal” feature that lets you post a hidden Story for your followers to uncover by sending you […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Sprinklr lays off more than 100 employees
[[{“value”:” The new job cuts come over a year after the company cut about 4% of its headcount in February last year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Despite recent successes, IPO market still won’t fully open until 2025
[[{“value”:” Experts say macroeconomic factors including the upcoming election and the current state of the economy will deter too many IPOs this year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
EQT snaps up API and identity management software company WSO2 for more than $600M
[[{“value”:” WSO2, a company that provides API and identity management services for enterprises, has been acquired by EQT for more than $600M. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
How to play Pokémon and other Game Boy games on your iPhone
[[{“value”:” Apple finally updated its App Store guidelines to allow global developers to host retro game emulators on iOS. Now, you don’t need to jailbreak your iPhone or download any sketchy software — you can get a sophisticated emulator right in the palm of your hand for free on the App Store. No one is more […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
10 years in the making, retro game emulator Delta is now No. 1 on the iOS charts
[[{“value”:” Video game emulator Delta’s decade-long struggle against the iOS App Store began with a school-issued TI-84 calculator. When Riley Testut was a sophomore in high school, he showed his friends how to load illicit software onto their bulky graphing calculators. Such behavior was generally discouraged at school, but he wasn’t plotting to cheat on a […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Climate tech investment roars back with an $8.1B start to 2024
[[{“value”:” Companies focused on reducing CO2 emissions raised big sums, second only to Q3 2023. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]