‘Oddly Thrilling’: Reporter Says He Super Commutes from Ohio to New York City Every Week
Chip Cutter works as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr raises $100M as military UAV demand soars
Indian drone startup Raphe mPhibr has raised $100 million in an all-equity Series B round led by General Catalyst, as the startup aims to boost its R&D and local production capabilities amid growing demand for drones in battlefields and for border surveillance. Drones are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in global military operations. In recent and ongoing […]
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As Disney pushes towards streaming profitability, Pixar to undergo layoffs in 2024
Disney-owned animation studio Pixar is poised to undergo layoffs this year, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. While sources at the company said the layoffs would be significant and as high as 20% — or reductions that would see Pixar’s team of 1,300 dropped to under 1,000 over the coming months — Pixar says […]
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Bitcoin ETF: Wall Street’s crypto craze
Bitcoin ETFs, introduced in 2024, merge traditional stock trading ease with Bitcoin’s market volatility.
eBay to pay $3M over cyberstalking campaign that involved sending fetal pig, live insects to couple
eBay has agreed to pay a $3 million fine in connection with a corporate cyberstalking campaign targeting a Massachusetts couple in 2019. The cyberstalking campaign was conducted by several eBay employees, some of whom were executives, who targeted the couple after they posted a newsletter that was critical of the e-commerce giant. The cyberstalking campaign […]
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Google pens letter in support of Oregon right to repair legislation
Google today issued an open letter voicing support of pending Oregon right to repair legislation. The note, penned by Devices and Services Director of Operations Steven Nickel, calls the proposal “a compelling model for other states to follow.” Google also used the opportunity to issue a white paper aimed at connecting repairability claims with its […]
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Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly
Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn’t shielded the platform from the financial woes plaguing the tech industry. Like other companies making sweeping cuts to their workforces this week, Discord is laying off 17% of its staff, or about 170 people. In an internal memo […]
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The top Matter-compatible devices announced at CES 2024
For years, a coalition of companies including Google, Amazon and Apple — the Connectivity Standards Alliance — has been trying to get Matter, the smart home networking protocol, off the ground. Unlike many of the standards that came before it (e.g. Zigbee, Z-Wave), Matter doesn’t require a proprietary hub and runs locally, making it more […]
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Taylor Swift Is the Latest Victim of an AI Deepfake as Meta Pulls False Advertisement
The ad claimed that Swift was giving away Le Creuset cookware.
You Can Get a Used Tesla For as Low as $20,000 From Hertz Right Now — But Beware of These Red Flags
Hertz is selling off 20,000 electric vehicles from its rental fleet. The company said the cars’ repair costs were a factor in the decision.
Amazon-owned Audible lays off 5% of staff
Audible, the Amazon-owned audiobook company, is laying off 5% of its staff, according to a leaked memo obtained by Business Insider. Per the memo, Audible CEO Bob Carrigan praised staff for a strong 2023 and assured them that the business was in good shape… but, due to the “increasingly challenging landscape,” the company is still […]
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