March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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The AI photo app trend has already fizzled, new data shows

February 13, 2023

Is the AI photo app trend already over? Over the past several months, AI-powered photo apps had been going viral on the App Store as consumers explored AI powered-experiences like Lensa AI’s “magic avatars” feature and other apps promising to turn text into images using AI tech. But new data from app intelligence firm Apptopia […]

The AI photo app trend has already fizzled, new data shows by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Samsung adds temperature-based period tracking to its Galaxy Watch5

February 13, 2023

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch5 will now offer improved period tracking features thanks to a new partnership with Natural Cycles that leverages the smartwatch’s temperature sensors to make better predictions. The launch follows last fall’s announcement of a new temperature sensor on the Apple Watch Series 8 that similarly allows wearers to improve their period predictions as well […]

Samsung adds temperature-based period tracking to its Galaxy Watch5 by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Zoox robotaxis start slowly rolling out on California public roads

February 13, 2023

More than two years ago, Amazon subsidiary Zoox unveiled an electric, autonomous robotaxi it built from the ground up. Now, the cube-like vehicle that is loaded with sensors — and not a steering wheel — is starting to roll out on a few public roads in northern California. A solitary Zoox robotaxi made its inaugural […]

Zoox robotaxis start slowly rolling out on California public roads by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

How to Future-Proof Your Career in Tech

February 13, 2023
As the technology industry continues to evolve rapidly and big tech players are shedding thousands of workers, it’s more important than ever for tech professionals to stay current in their skills and continue personal development to remain competitive in the job market.

Here are the top movie trailers that aired during the 2023 Super Bowl

February 13, 2023

There was a slew of movie trailers and TV show teasers that football fans–and Rihanna fans–got to watch during the 2023 Super Bowl last night. Of course, the Super Bowl is often a huge day for studios that want a lot of eyes on upcoming titles just a few months ahead of the summer movie […]

Here are the top movie trailers that aired during the 2023 Super Bowl by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

InfluxData lands $51M to grow its time series database offerings

February 13, 2023

In late 2013, Errplane, a Y Combinator-backed startup, began developing an open source project called InfluxDB for database performance monitoring and alerting. After raising several million in financing from VC firms including Mayfield Fund and Trinity Ventures, Errplane changed its name to InfluxData — and went on to raise tens of millions more in capital. […]

InfluxData lands $51M to grow its time series database offerings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch