Rivian, the buzzy EV automaker that had one of the biggest IPOs in 2021, is cutting 6% of its workforce for the second time in less than a year, according to an internal memo sent to employees today by founder and CEO RJ Scaringe. Reuters was the first to report about the cuts. TechCrunch has […]
Rivian to cut another 6% of its workforce by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Are the problems Vine is facing even technical in nature, or does it have to do with the core business model?
A Vine mess: The choice between rebooting and reviving old software by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Microsoft is working to incorporate a faster version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, known as GPT-4, into Bing in the coming weeks in a move that would make the search engine more competitive with Google, according to a new report from Semafor. People familiar with the matter told Semafor that GPT-4 responds much faster than ChatGPT, and […]
Report: Microsoft plans to update Bing with a faster version of ChatGPT in the coming weeks by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Social media company and Snapchat maker Snap has for years defined itself as a “camera company,” despite its failures to turn its photo-and-video recording glasses known as Spectacles into a mass-market product and, more recently, its decision to kill off its camera-equipped drone. But that hasn’t stopped the company from envisioning a future where AR […]
Snap hints at future AR glasses powered by generative A.I. by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Waverly Labs, the company behind wearables focused on translation, has launched an app called Forum that helps users translate and transcribe audio in real-time. The company says the solution is useful for lecturers, auditoriums and theaters. What’s more, it is also compatible with video calling apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. Forum is […]
Waverly Labs launches a translation app called Forum with support for 20 languages by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Do you dream of becoming a dominant player and capturing your total addressable market (TAM)? Who can blame you? But one of the most common mistakes many early-stage startup founders make is calculating a TAM that’s not necessarily accurate or obtainable. Understanding TAM is essential for startup success — especially in a down market when […]
VC Dayna Grayson tees up a talk on TAM at TechCrunch Early Stage by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Meta can move forward with its acquisition of virtual reality startup Within, a report from Bloomberg says. According to the report, Judge Edward Davila submitted a sealed decision that denied the FTC’s request to take next steps in blocking the transaction. The FTC sued Meta in July to block the purchase of Within, the creators […]
Report: Meta wins ruling against FTC to move forward with purchase of VR startup Within by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Gem Security, a New York- and Tel Aviv-based startup that is building a cloud threat detection, investigation and response (TDIR) platform, is coming out of stealth today and announced an $11 million seed funding round led by Team8. With support for all of the major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Kubernetes, Gem […]
Gem Security wants to secure your cloud infrastructure, raises $11M by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch