Using AI and Big Data to Create a Workplace that Appeals to Gen Z
Considering their unique concerns about privacy, mental health, and more is paramount to ensure that Gen Z successfully transitions into the workplace.
The Download: the rise of luxury car theft, and fighting antimicrobial resistance
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. The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis Across the world, unsuspecting people are unwittingly becoming caught up in a new and growing type of organized criminal enterprise: vehicle transport fraud and theft. Crooks…
Substack expands further into social networking with a new ‘Follow’ button
Substack is adding a new feature to make its platform feel more like a social network, as the company announced on Tuesday that users can now follow writers. The new feature gives users a to keep up with what a writer is doing with having to subscribe to their newsletter. The company says that since […]
TechCrunch+ Roundup: App Store growth tactics, changing SaaS models, ‘AI-induced frenzy’
Given the hype around generative AI, it’s easy to forget that IBM Watson competed on Jeopardy in 2011 — and won a $1M first-place prize.
The pre-seed market is recovering, but investors increasingly have the upper hand
While funding to pre-seed startups has picked up pace, most of the deals being closed are more in favor of investors than the founders.
Vlad Tenev shares Robinhood’s next chapter at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
Robinhood launched a decade ago as a stock trading and investing app. During that time, it’s become a retail investment behemoth — but not without its share of controversy, including the GameStop trade freeze of 2021 and two rounds of layoffs last year. Add to that a declining user base and it begs the question, […]
Setapp announces plans to launch an alt app store for EU users
App subscription service Setapp is preparing to launch as an alternative app store, as soon as new EU regulations come into effect next year. The company is betting on the EU’s Digital Markets Act’s (DMA) rules that should allow users to install third-party apps on iOS without having to go through Apple’s App Store. However, […]
Linear TV viewing sinks below 50% as streaming soars to new heights
In a first for linear TV viewing, cable and broadcast usage fell below 50% in terms of total share among U.S. viewers, according to Nielsen’s July 2023 report. Cable viewing dropped below 30% for the first time at 29.6%, down 12.5% year-over-year. Broadcast usage decreased to 20%, down 5.4% YoY. Streaming services, on the other […]
Google’s AI search experience adds AI-powered summaries, definitions and coding improvements
Google today is rolling out a few new updates to its nearly three-month-old Search Generative Experience (SGE), the company’s AI-powered conversational mode in Search, with a goal of helping users better learn and more sense of the information they discover on the web. The features include tools to see definitions of unfamiliar terms, those that […]
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Couple Sues Eataly Boston After Woman Slips on Prosciutto, Fractures Ankle and Claims ‘Great Pain and Suffering’
The incident occurred on October 7, 2022, when the plaintiff approached an area within Eataly that was offering food samples.