The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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If you ask three different people whether we’re in a recession, you could easily get three different answers.
TechCrunch+ roundup: The end of free money, how to forecast NRR, slashing SaaS spending by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week the show kicks off a new season and welcomes a new co-host. In this episode, Darrell is joined by Becca Szkutak to chat with Valentina Milanova, the founder of Daye, a gynecological health company creating CBD infused tampons. Valentina talks about […]
Starting the tampon revolution with Valentina Milanova by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Apple is loosening its requirements around how developers have to price their apps as legal and regulatory pressure over its tight control of the App Store intensifies. The company announced today it’s expanding its App Store pricing system to offer developers access to 700 additional price points, bringing the new total number of price points […]
Apple loosens grip on App Store pricing with 700 new price points, support for prices that don’t end in $.99 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Inside the twin SPAC cancellations making news this week, there is an interesting fact: Circle and Footprint both tried to amend their pricing, but it was not enough to get their deals done.
Circle and Footprint’s aborted debuts are the final nail in the SPAC coffin by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
Google announced today that it’s making it easier for users to drill down on a search and explore related topics. Search currently has a few filters to help you refine and separate your search results between videos, news, images or shopping results. Now, the search giant is going to start showing users a scrollable list […]
Google Search’s new topic filters make it easier to refine results and expand searches by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
If you’re looking for a data-driven way to build confidence in your modeling with your executive team and board, this is it.
Use customer health data to grow and forecast NRR by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
In April, an Apple Store in Atlanta became the first of the company’s American retail locations to file for a union election. Yet about a month later, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) withdrew its request for an election. The labor union alleged that Apple was using illegal union-busting tactics to influence voting, like interrogating […]
Apple illegally interfered with union organizing in Atlanta, labor board finds by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Cloud computing giant Rackspace has confirmed that it has been hit by ransomware attack that has left a number of its customers without access to email. Rackspace’s hosted Microsoft Exchange service started experiencing problems on Friday last week. At the time, Rackspace posted a notice on its status page saying that due to a “security incident,” […]
Rackspace blames ransomware attack for ongoing Exchange outage by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Everyone who has email knows what a canned marketing email sounds like (and has probably deleted tons of them). For sales development representatives, automated emails are necessary to create the volume of outbound inquiries they need to get a decent number of leads. But badly written emails result in few replies and also make companies […]
Sellscale uses generative AI to create better marketing emails by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
At its annual Lens Fest event, Snap announced that it’s experimenting with a small group of AR creators and developers to build Lenses with digital goods that can be purchased with Snap Tokens. As part of this experiment, users will be able to unlock power-ups, AR items and extra tools within select Lenses. Snap Tokens, […]
Snapchat is testing Lenses with power-ups and upgrades that you can buy by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch