February 6, 2026

Moltbook was peak AI theater

For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots. As the website’s tagline puts it: “Where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote. Humans welcome to observe.” We observed! Launched on January 28 by Matt Schlicht,…

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Technical issues crash Ron DeSantis’s presidential announcement on Twitter

May 24, 2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was set to announce his run for president on a Twitter Space with Elon Musk today, but Twitter itself had other ideas. The service, which allows livestreamed group voice chats, cut out quickly after going live at 3PM PT. The audio glitched in and out, at times only played the reverb […]

Technical issues crash Ron DeSantis’s presidential announcement on Twitter by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk ushers in DeSantis’s 2024 campaign, signaling a new era for Twitter

May 24, 2023

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis filed the paperwork to officially launch his presidential campaign on this afternoon, but opted to join Elon Musk on a Twitter Space to discuss his campaign on Wednesday evening. DeSantis’s decision to forgo traditional news venues in favor of making a big media moment with Musk marks a new phase for […]

Elon Musk ushers in DeSantis’s 2024 campaign, signaling a new era for Twitter by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Snowflake acquires Neeva to bring intelligent search to its cloud data management solution

May 24, 2023

Snowflake is all about managing data in the cloud, whether as part of a structured data warehouse, or less structured data lake. Neeva, a search startup from two former Google employees, has been all about search, working on both a consumer and enterprise offering. Earlier this week, it announced that it was walking away from […]

Snowflake acquires Neeva to bring intelligent search to its cloud data management solution by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Sony’s PS5 streaming Project Q handheld will launch this year

May 24, 2023

Project Q is real, and it’s coming soon, Sony confirmed during today’s PlayStation Showcase event. Jim Ryan, the President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, revealed the upcoming handheld’s existence. “Later this year, we will launch a dedicated device that enables you to stream any game from your PS5 console, using remote play over WiFi,” […]

Sony’s PS5 streaming Project Q handheld will launch this year by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs

May 24, 2023

Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time, the workforce reductions have been driven by the biggest names in tech like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo, Meta and Zoom. Startups, too, have announced cuts across all sectors, from crypto to enterprise SaaS.  […]

A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs by Alyssa Stringer originally published on TechCrunch

No tears, only launches now: Virgin Galactic heads back to space as Virgin Orbit goes under

May 24, 2023

In space, no one can hear you cry. That’s probably why Virgin Galactic is headed up there so soon after the untimely demise of its sister company, Virgin Orbit — currently being salvaged for parts. After a nearly two year hiatus, the space tourism company is ready to fly again and plans to do so […]

No tears, only launches now: Virgin Galactic heads back to space as Virgin Orbit goes under by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch