The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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Earlier this year, when we covered the news that Meta had signed on fast food giant McDonald’s as a customer for Workplace, the B2B service that was originally conceived as a Facebook for enterprises, we noted that Workplace the product had, curiously, been moved into a larger “Reality Labs” division to bring it closer to […]
Meta’s next enterprise push is into the metaverse by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
At Meta Connect 2022, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company’s latest virtual reality headset, but after years of striving to bring down the cost-of-entry to the VR world, the newly announced Quest Pro appears to be all about pushing technical boundaries. The new device shares the Quest name, but has little in common with the […]
Meta announces the $1,499 Quest Pro by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch
Among Us may have had its heyday two full years ago, but Meta isn’t counting out 2020’s hottest multiplayer whodunnit. Today during its big VR developer event, Meta announced that the indie game will hit the Meta Quest 2 on November 10. Meta first announced Among Us back in April, promising that the game would […]
Among Us is coming to the Meta Quest 2 on November 10 by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
We already know that Meta wants us to go to the office in in virtual reality — but what about The Office? As part of a multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal’s streaming app Peacock is coming to the Meta Quest virtual reality headset. “Starting next year, Meta and NBCU will co-create experiences around The Office, […]
Meta partners with NBCUniversal to bring you into “The Office” by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
While outside research data suggests that the number of VR headsets being shipped over the past couple years has surged, the release of new VR titles hasn’t always kept pace. Today at its Connect event, Meta showcased some new data on the performance of the titles in its Quest Store. Meta shared that over $1.5 […]
Meta’s Quest Store hits $1.5 billion in total revenue to date by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch
IMO, “growth hacking” is a sloppy way to describe the iterative work required to fine-tune marketing campaigns and systems.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth hacking real talk, RPA market slowdown, AI and IP by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Snapchat is rolling out a new AR experience that lets you try on and purchase Halloween costumes directly within its app, the company announced today. Starting today, Snapchat users can try on and buy costumes of popular movie and TV characters from Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Squid Game, Minecraft, Ghostbusters and more. The new AR […]
Snapchat now lets you virtually try on and buy Halloween costumes directly within its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Nicolás Giménez, the co-founder of Argentina-based startup Fidu, has convinced over 1,000 schools across the Latin America region to place their operations in the hands of a scrappy edtech startup. Fidu wants to build a new operating system for LatAm schools, so that institutions can digitally manage everything from finances to school-wide announcements. The company, […]
Fidu wants to be a full stack solution for LatAm private schools by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Blockchain has quickly evolved beyond its financial origins and crypto pump-and-dump frenzy. From agricultural companies to auto manufacturers, established sectors have come to embrace the decentralized technology. But as with other nascent fields, web3 has a shortage of skilled programmers that is hindering the creative growth of the industry. That’s a gap that SettleMint is […]
SettleMint lands €16M to beef up its web3 low-code platform and enter Japan by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch