Amazon Lays Off ‘Several Hundred’ Employees at Prime, Twitch: ‘It Is Hard to Say Goodbye’
Employees were informed of the job cuts on Wednesday.
The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This battery recycling company is now cleaning up AI data centers In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small…
CES 2024: The weirdest tech, gadgets and AI claims from Las Vegas
CES 2024 is in full swing in Las Vegas. We’re on the ground giving you the most talked about news and announcements from the event, but much of the fun is to be found in the weirder margins of the show floor. In an era of CES where companies are all-in on the AI hype […]
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My Memo adds some pill-zazz to automatic medicine dispensers
Every few years, a new startup takes a stab at automatic pill dispensers to help with drug adherence and to prevent people from accidentally dosing more than they should. Makes sense: For many of us, as we get older, more and more medicines join the lineup that keeps us ticking along. Unfortunately, memories get fuzzy, […]
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I’m a Flight Attendant as a Side Hustle. Combining Flying With My Full-Time Job Is More Realistic Than I Thought.
Grabbing a short 6 a.m. fight means I can start my working day by 10 a.m.
Grayscale CEO sees spot bitcoin ETF as first step towards ‘normalizing’ crypto
It’s been a long road for spot bitcoin ETF filers – and today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally approved all 11 standing applications from issuers. “I’ve known for 10 years that this was going to happen,” Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, said on TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction podcast. “We always knew the investor sentiment […]
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How to Protect Your Small Business’ Finances Regardless of the Economy
Several political, macro, economic and other risks demand that we try to keep our corporate treasuries ready for any eventuality.
McDonald’s Is Bringing Back This Supersized Menu Item and Fans Are Divided: ‘I Might Camp Out In The Parking Lot’
The Double Big Mac will start rolling out to U.S. restaurants on January 24.
Smart molluscs – yes, smart molluscs – could watch our waterways 24/7 for pollution
If the clams could speak, what would they say? Surely we all ask ourselves this question every day. But a French startup is going further, allowing bivalves like clams, mussels, and oysters to act as all-natural water quality inspectors. MolluSCAN was showing off its tech this year at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. The company […]
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US approves first spot bitcoin ETF applications for 11 issuers
It’s been over a decade since the first application for a spot bitcoin ETF was filed. After a number of denials over the years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved all 11 applications from spot bitcoin ETF issuers, marking a potential watershed moment for the crypto industry and potentially opening the floodgates by […]
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Brave Search can now deliver results for programming queries
Brave announced today that it’s adding its newly-built CodeLLM to its search engine to deliver results for programming queries. The new AI-powered CodeLLM provides code snippets with step-by-step explanations and citations. CodeLLM is free and now integrated into Brave Search so users don’t have to switch apps to access it. CodeLLM is available to all […]
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