Nissan Is Doubling Its Initial Layoff Announcement, Cutting 20,000 Jobs: ‘A Wake-Up Call’
The automaker is dealing with slowing sales and a recent failed merger with Honda.
Meet the minds shaping AI: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 AI Stage revealed
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI Stage comes alive with the voices shaping the future of technology, creativity, and security. Top VCs reveal what it takes to win funding in a rapidly evolving landscape, as they place bets on the next wave of AI founders. Hear groundbreaking insights from leaders at visionary startups like Apptronik, […]
May 2025
Microsoft Is Laying Off Over 6,000 Employees, About 3% of Its Workforce. Here’s Why.
The company said the cuts will affect all divisions and locations, with a focus on managers.
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features
As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting a message, haircut, or chef-prepared meal, or taking part in some activity. These new offerings can be added to your stay, but they can also be booked independently, Airbnb says. For […]
How to Build the Ultimate Partner Network for Your Startup
Having a network of strategic partners is essential for sustainable growth. Here’s why — and what it takes to build one.
Cut Through Digital Noise With These 4 Kinds of Creative Content
When you offer audiences innovative content, you encourage them to engage with your brand. Here are four suggestions for creating unique content that will capture and hold their attention.
Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history
WizardLM, a Beijing-based Microsoft AI research group, appears to have joined Tencent, the Chinese company that owns WeChat and blockbuster games like PUBG Mobile. In a post on X on Tuesday, Can Xu, a senior AI researcher who led a number of projects within WizardLM, said that he and the team left Microsoft to join […]
TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool
TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called “TikTok AI Alive” and allows users to turn static photos into videos within TikTok Stories. The feature is only accessible via TikTok’s Story Camera and uses AI to create short-form videos with “movement, atmospheric and creative effects,” […]
How to Access the Inner Power That Makes You Irreplaceable in an AI-Driven World
By awakening our Absolute Intelligence, we can lead with purpose, creativity and heart in a tech-driven world.
Why Business Growth Today Demands More Than Just Traditional Marketing
Today’s CMOs are growth architects focused on creating coherence and driving business success from within.
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company might be in line for an Amtrak contract
Federal railroad regulators are in talks with Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company (TBC), over a multi-billion Amtrak project, according to The New York Times. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the NYT reports that Federal Railroad Administration officials have spoken with TBC to learn whether the Musk-owned company could save the agency money […]