Technology

Here’s what a lab-grown burger tastes like

May 25, 2023
Sitting in a booth in a hotel lobby in Brooklyn, I stared down the lineup of sliders, each on a separate bamboo plate. On the far left was a plant-based burger from Impossible Foods. On the right, an old-fashioned beef burger. And in the middle, the star of the show: a burger made with lab-grown…

IBM wants to build a 100,000-qubit quantum computer

May 25, 2023
Late last year, IBM took the record for the largest quantum computing system with a processor that contained 433 quantum bits, or qubits, the fundamental building blocks of quantum information processing. Now, the company has set its sights on a much bigger target: a 100,000-qubit machine that it aims to build within 10 years. IBM…

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

May 25, 2023

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity. But it also has a more…nefarious side. In any case, AI tools are not going away — and indeed has expanded dramatically since its launch just a few months ago. […]

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot by Kyle Wiggers 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

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

Thermal imaging startup Satellite Vu closes $15.8 million ahead of first launch

May 24, 2023

British startup Satellite Vu has raised £12.7 million ($15.8 million) to develop what it calls “the world’s thermometer”: a satellite constellation capable of monitoring thermal emissions around the world. The Series A-2 round was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Seraphim Space, A/O Proptech, Lockheed Martin, Ridgeline Ventures, Earth Sciences Foundation, and Stellar Ventures. […]

Thermal imaging startup Satellite Vu closes $15.8 million ahead of first launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch