I know at least one TC staffer who is gutted by the inevitable second death of Google Glass. I won’t call them out by name, but will say that I empathize with seeing a tech giant reverse the truck to drive over a beloved piece of technology once again. Is it possible to be ahead […]
Goodbye Google Glass, we knew you well by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Sidechat, the anonymous posting platform that began blowing up last year on college campuses, appears to have acquired a rival anonymous social platform, Yik Yak. While you may recall Yik Yak’s troubles from earlier years, where bullying and harassment ultimately led to an ignominious exit in the form of an acquihire by Square, the gossip […]
Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak…and users aren’t happy by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
There’s nothing more romantic than having an AI-powered bot write your vows for you. Earlier this month, wedding planning platform Joy launched a new OpenAI-powered “Wedding Writer’s Block” tool that uses AI technology to generate a draft for one of the most important speeches of your life. The AI assistant is designed to help write […]
Wedding platform Joy will let you outsource your vows to OpenAI by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Course Hero, a tutoring business last valued by investors at $3.6 billion, has cut 15% of staff, or 42 people – its first round of layoffs in 17 years, TechCrunch has learned from numerous sources. The workforce reduction comes after Course Hero itself, a rare edtech unicorn, saw co-founder Andrew Grauer leave his post as […]
Course Hero, edtech unicorn last valued at $3.6 billion, conducts layoffs by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Following on the heels of GPT-4’s buzzy debut and the announcement of Microsoft 365’s AI makeover, Baidu, China’s search engine giant, introduced its AI chatbot Ernie. Since ChatGPT blew the world away, Baidu has been widely considered the closest Chinee candidate to build an equivalent to the OpenAI chatbot. Naturally, Ernie’s launch was much anticipated. On […]
China’s ChatGPT rival Baidu Ernie is off to a rough start by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
It’s been an insanely busy and chaotic past seven days. Unless you live under a rock, you probably know what I’m talking about. But for those who don’t (or just want a recap), let’s get into it.
Bitcoin rises about 14% in 7-day span as US banking system wobbles by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
While diversifying assets feels obvious in retrospect, actually following that bit of advice is harder than it seems.
‘BRB, storing my money in gold’: Founders scramble to figure out which banks are safe by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch