Technology

Bitwise Industries lands $80M to expand its sprawling software dev business

February 28, 2023

In 2013, Irma Olguin Jr. — a third-generation Mexican American and the first in her family to go to college — was working on making coding instruction available to disadvantaged members of her community. During her work, she met Jake Soberal, an intellectual property lawyer, who shared Olguin’s desire to leverage the tech industry to […]

Bitwise Industries lands $80M to expand its sprawling software dev business by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

OnePlus’ first foldable will arrive in the second half of the year

February 28, 2023

The OnePlus that was founded in 2013 was a cautious company, deliberate in its release schedule. The Shenzhen-based firm would announce one to two phones a year, not hung up on being the first to market with new features. It was a cadence that allowed the company to distinguish itself, in part, through pricing, with […]

OnePlus’ first foldable will arrive in the second half of the year by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Ethereum moved to proof of stake. Why can’t Bitcoin? 

February 28, 2023
Tech Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more here. Last year, Ethereum went green. The second-most popular crypto platform transitioned to proof of stake, an energy-efficient framework for adding new blocks of transactions, NFTs, and other information to the…

Meta says it is experimenting with AI-powered chat on WhatsApp and Messenger

February 28, 2023

No company is immune from the generative AI wave, and everybody wants in. Meta is the latest entrant in testing AI-powered tools for its products. Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is building “a new top-level product group” to integrate generative AI into its services used by billions of users. Zuckerberg said the team […]

Meta says it is experimenting with AI-powered chat on WhatsApp and Messenger by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles

February 28, 2023

Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. This is the company’s next step on its path to commercializing robotaxi services in its second California city. To start, only employees will be able to hail rides in the driverless robotaxis. While […]

Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team

February 27, 2023

After several rounds of layoffs, Twitter’s staff is down from about 7,500 employees to less than 2,000 — and one of the numerous cuts across the company eliminated the platform’s entire accessibility team last year. In an open letter to Elon Musk, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) called on the new Twitter owner to bring the […]

Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch