TikTok has until April to finalize a sale to a U.S.-based buyer, yet uncertainties about the future of the short-form video app remain. However, a new report has emerged, suggesting that Oracle is the leading candidate to serve as the cloud technology partner for managing TikTok in the U.S., according to The Information. Sources including […]
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Vigilante hackers fix Black Ops III, and other TC news by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Honda bailed on the Clarity — its only hydrogen-powered car in the U.S. — but the automaker hasn’t quit on fuel cells. That’s the message Honda sent with a peculiar announcement today: It’s putting some old Clarity fuel cells back to work, combining them into a backup power system for its data center just south […]
Honda’s aging hydrogen fuel cells get new life in data center by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
The slowdown was inevitable, of course. Nothing stays hot forever — especially in this industry. By tech standards, smartphones have had a good run, but the last few years have seen device makers searching for the magic bullet to help the sales slide reverse course. The arrival of 5G was a nice reprieve, but next-generation […]
Smartphone makers searched for a way forward at MWC 2023 by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Remember when Amazon turned the United States into Thunderdome, making every state battle over the right to host the company’s next big headquarters and 25,000 jobs? Well, after laying off more than half that number, Amazon is tapping the brakes on HQ2 in Virginia, putting off construction of a trio of 22-story office towers. The […]
Amazon pauses HQ2 construction after nationwide battle royale over location by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
A marching band, a red carpet and a DJ who codes her beats are all things you can get before coffee (and a business card) at the Upfront Summit, one of venture’s most awaited conferences. But not even a marching band couldn’t pull focus away from the true star of the show: AI. Upfront Summit […]
At Upfront Summit 2023, AI is the omnipresent celebrity by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Earlier this week, SpaceX released more information about the new argon Hall thrusters that will power the Starlink V2 mini satellites, an innovation that likely has much to do with the company’s acquisition of Swarm Technologies in 2021. The deal, which closed in July 2021, was an extremely rare move for SpaceX. Swarm – which […]
SpaceX’s acquisition of Swarm is paying off with new Starlink thrusters by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch