[[{“value”:” The person who claimed to have stolen the physical addresses of 49 million Dell customers appears to have taken more data from a different Dell portal, TechCrunch has learned. The newly compromised data includes names, phone numbers and email addresses of Dell customers. This personal data is contained in customer “service reports,” which also include […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
On Elon’s whim, X now treats ‘cisgender’ as a slur
[[{“value”:” If you write the words “cis” or “cisgender” on X, you might be served this full-screen message: “This post contains language that may be considered a slur by X and could be used in a harmful manner in violation of our rules,” the warning says. You can continue to publish the post or delete it. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Meta is shutting down Workplace, its enterprise communications business
[[{“value”:” Facebook once had big ambitions to be a major player in enterprise communication and productivity, but today the social network’s parent company Meta will be closing a very significant chapter in that story. TechCrunch has learned that Meta is shuttering Workplace, a version of Facebook that had been built to enable communication among business teams […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Meta’s Oversight Board overturns takedown decision for Pakistan child abuse documentary
[[{“value”:” The Oversight Board has overturned Meta’s decision to take down a documentary revealing the identities of child abuse victims in Pakistan. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
AWS CEO Adam Selipsky steps down
[[{“value”:” Adam Selipsky is stepping down from his role as CEO of Amazon Web Services, Amazon has confirmed to TechCrunch. In a memo shared internally by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and published this morning to the company’s blog, Jassy said that AWS sales chief Matt Garman will be promoted to CEO. Garman previously headed AWS’ EC2 […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Understanding haemophilia, one amino acid at a time
[[{“value”:” Understanding haemophilia, one amino acid at a time Published: The hereditary blood disorder haemophilia B can have huge health implications, but it is still far from fully understood. At the University of Washington in the US, Dr Jill M. Johnsen is using the latest DNA sequencing techniques to dig down into the changes to one gene that lead to…
David Sacks reveals Glue, the AI company he’s been teasing on his All In podcast
[[{“value”:” VC and podcaster David Sacks has revealed a new AI chat app called Glue that fixes “Slack channel fatigue,” he says. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
After surpassing $100M in ARR, Harness grabs a $150M line of credit
[[{“value”:” Harness isn’t founder Jyoti Bansal’s first startup. He sold AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion in 2017, the week it was supposed to go public. His latest venture has raised $425 million, per Crunchbase. On Tuesday, Harness announced $150 million in debt financing, essentially a line of credit that the company can draw on as […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Waymo’s robotaxis under investigation after crashes and traffic mishaps
[[{“value”:” The company’s autonomous vehicles have had a number of misadventures lately, involving driving into construction sites. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
OpenAI’s ChatGPT announcement: Watch the GPT-4o reveal and demo here
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