December 25, 2024

These stunning images trace ships’ routes as they move

As we run, drive, bike, and fly, we leave behind telltale marks of our movements on Earth—if you know where to look. Physical tracks, thermal signatures, and chemical traces can reveal where we’ve been. But another type of trail we leave comes from the radio signals emitted by the cars, planes, trains, and boats we…

May 2023

Block Party’s anti-harassment tool for Twitter is going on hiatus

May 31, 2023

Now that Twitter’s API access is locked behind a tall paywall, long beloved third-party apps are shutting down. The latest to bite the dust is Block Party, an anti-harassment tool that helped people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter. “We’re heartbroken that we won’t be able to help protect you from harassers and spammers […]

Block Party’s anti-harassment tool for Twitter is going on hiatus by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Taxfix, the $1B German accounting startup, slashes 120 jobs amid funding crunch

May 31, 2023

Taxfix leaped to a $1 billion valuation in 2022 on the back of a popular mobile app used by consumers help with tax returns. But fast forward to 2023, and the Berlin-based accounting startup is taking an audit of its own affairs. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Taxfix has laid off 20% of its […]

Taxfix, the $1B German accounting startup, slashes 120 jobs amid funding crunch by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

No ChatGPT in my court: Judge orders all AI-generated content must be declared and checked

May 30, 2023

Few lawyers would be foolish enough to let an AI make their arguments, but one already did, and Judge Brantley Starr is taking steps to ensure that debacle isn’t repeated in his courtroom. The Texas federal judge has added a requirement that any attorney appearing in his court must attest that “no portion of the […]

No ChatGPT in my court: Judge orders all AI-generated content must be declared and checked by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Elizabeth Holmes is now behind bars: how we got here

May 30, 2023

Ten years ago, Elizabeth Holmes’ biotech startup Theranos was valued to be worth $10 billion. Five years ago, she was indicted for wire fraud. Finally, today, Holmes reported to prison to begin serving her sentence of 11 years and 3 months. It usually doesn’t take so long after an indictment for a defendant to be […]

Elizabeth Holmes is now behind bars: how we got here by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Coupang says no plans to enter India

May 30, 2023

Coupang doesn’t plan to enter the Indian market, the company said, refuting a local media report that claimed that the South Korean e-commerce firm had expressed interest in entering the South Asian nation. “Coupang has no plans to enter the Indian market,” a company spokesperson told TechCrunch in a statement. India is one of the […]

Coupang says no plans to enter India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch