Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Laid Off 21,000 Employees. Now It’s Reportedly Rehiring Many of Them Who Belong to This Group — Here’s Why.
The company’s hiring has “quietly picked up in certain areas,” according to a recent report.
Microsoft has a new plan to prove what’s real and what’s AI online
AI-enabled deception now permeates our online lives. There are the high-profile cases you may easily spot, like when White House officials recently shared a manipulated image of a protester in Minnesota and then mocked those asking about it. Other times, it slips quietly into social media feeds and racks up views, like the videos that…
Instagram will now let you add music to photo carousels
Does a photo still remain a photo when you add a music track to it? Hard to tell. Instagram said today that it will allow users to add music to their photo carousels in order to let them show off their musical taste. The company has partnered with popstar Olivia Rodrigo, who unlived this feature […]
Pitch Deck Teardown: ANYbotics’ $50M Series B deck
Growth rounds usually get a traction-forward pitch, but there are many ways to weave that narrative. Let’s see how ANYbotics does it.
The Best 12 Scheduling Apps of 2023
It can be a frustrating and time-consuming process to schedule successful meetings. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can save time, improve your productivity, and close more…
Is Inflation Really Cooling Off? In the Current Uncertain Economy, Smart Consumers (and Merchants) Are Adopting These New Habits
Despite recent positive news about inflation “cooling off,” prices remain high, and consumers still have trepidation about spending money. More than ever, they are seeking discounts and other money-saving tactics. Here’s how businesses selling online can respond.
Meet the 3 Metal Stocks Investors Are After
The burgeoning demand for metals in developing economies positions the metal industry for robust growth. Therefore, metal stocks Anglo American plc (NGLOY), ESAB Corporation (ESAB), and Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), with…
Ladies and gentlemen: The dregs of the SPAC boom
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Friday show, and we’re talking about the week’s biggest startup and tech news, and have a little fun. This week Mary Ann […]
The sale on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 ends today
Tick-tock, startup fans and aficionados. Today’s the last day to score serious savings to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. In fact, you have mere hours left to grab the best deal on the early-stage startup world’s epic, three-day event. Save up to $600 on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 […]
Google pushes Match for more money in antitrust battle, court filing states
Google has filed a new motion to the court in its antitrust battle with Epic Games and Match Group, where it claims that the dating app maker owes additional fees beyond the $40 million that had been previously set aside in escrow. Those funds are Google’s cut of Match’s in-app payments on Google Play that […]
11xAI closes $2 million pre-seed to create autonomous AI workers
The company builds automated digital workers that can be used in lieu of human employees.