February 21, 2025

The Download: dismantling US science leadership, and reproductive care cuts

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled Ever since World War II, the US has been the global leader in science and technology—and benefited immensely from it. Research fuels American innovation and…

January 2023

PC sales slip for fourth straight quarter in Q4 as demand remains muted

January 11, 2023

When you look at fourth quarter worldwide PC sales data from Canalys, IDC and Gartner, it’s fair to say that the news was not great with all three firms seeing precipitous declines from 2021 highs. In fact, the numbers plunged for the fourth consecutive quarter with sales falling 28% according to IDC, 28.5% according to […]

PC sales slip for fourth straight quarter in Q4 as demand remains muted by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat?

January 11, 2023

Since its debut in November, ChatGPT has become the internet’s new favorite plaything. The AI-driven natural language processing tool rapidly amassed more than one million users, who have used the web-based chatbot for everything from generating wedding speeches and hip-hop lyrics to crafting academic essays and writing computer code. Not only have ChatGPT’s human-like abilities […]

Is ChatGPT a cybersecurity threat? by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims

January 11, 2023

Twitter is considering selling usernames as a way to boost revenue, according to a new report from the New York Times. The report comes as the social network’s owner, Elon Musk, has been looking for ways to generate revenue for the company. The report says engineers at the company have considered organizing online auctions where […]

Twitter is considering selling usernames through online auctions, new report claims by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Company created by Citrix-Tibco merger confirms it has laid off 15% of staff

January 11, 2023

The continuing onslaught of tech layoffs has not let up in the new year. Last week, we saw big layoff announcements from Amazon and Salesforce with thousands of employees being let go. Yesterday CRN reported that Cloud Software Group was undertaking massive layoffs. Today the company confirmed it was laying off 15% of the workforce. Although […]

Company created by Citrix-Tibco merger confirms it has laid off 15% of staff by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch