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Foursquare just laid off 105 employees
[[{“value”:” Foursquare, the location-focused outfit that in 2020 merged with Factual, another location-focused outfit, is joining the parade of companies to make cuts to one of its biggest cost centers – employees – in 2024. Per an email sent out to staffers Thursday afternoon by current CEO Gary Little and viewed by TechCrunch, 105 employees were […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
It’s time to celebrate because we’ve just published our 500th article!
[[{“value”:” It’s time to celebrate because we’ve just published our 500th article! Tweet Share 0 Skype Reddit +1 Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email Earlier this week we published our 500th article! Futurum has come a long way since we published our first article back in 2018. We have updated our design and refined our format as we continuously strive to…
Using memes, social media users have become red teams for half-baked AI features
[[{“value”:” “Running with scissors is a cardio exercise that can increase your heart rate and require concentration and focus,” says Google’s new AI search feature. “Some say it can also improve your pores and give you strength.” Google’s AI feature pulled this response from a website called Little Old Lady Comedy, which, as its name makes […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
ESA prepares for the post-ISS era, selects The Exploration Company, Thales Alenia to develop cargo spacecraft
[[{“value”:” The European Space Agency selected two companies on Wednesday to advance designs of a cargo spacecraft that could establish the continent’s first sovereign access to space. The two awardees, major aerospace prime Thales Alenia Space and French startup The Exploration Company, will receive €25 million ($27 million) each to advance concepts for vehicles that can […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Expressable brings speech therapy into the home
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The biggest French startups in 2024 according to the French government
[[{“value”:” The French Secretary of State for the Digital Economy as of this year, Marina Ferrari, revealed this year’s laureates during VivaTech week in Paris. According to its promoters, this fifth class was the most selective since the inception of the program. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good, leading users to demand refunds
[[{“value”:” Spotify is notifying customers who purchased its Car Thing product that the devices will stop working after December 9, 2024. The company discontinued the device back in July 2022, but had said at the time that it would still support the units that had already been sold. The company’s plans for the device have changed, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
X should bring back stars, not hide ‘likes’
[[{“value”:” Elon Musk’s X is preparing to make “likes” private on the social network, in a change that could potentially confuse users over the difference between something they’ve favorited and something they’ve bookmarked. According to new posts by company employees, the decision to hide likes is meant to incentivize engagement, by allowing people to favorite content […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
$6M fine for robocaller who used AI to clone Biden’s voice
[[{“value”:” The FCC has proposed a $6 million fine for the scammer who used voice-cloning tech to impersonate President Biden in a series of illegal robocalls during a New Hampshire primary election. It’s more about robocalls than AI, but the agency is clearly positioning this as a warning to other would-be high-tech scammers. As you may […] © 2024 TechCrunch….