April 1 is the dumbest day on the internet, and this year, it’s not just because brands will try to prank you by selling “hot iced coffee.” Starting on Saturday, Twitter will begin removing blue checks from “legacy verified” users if they don’t sign up for a Twitter Blue subscription. This is part of new […]
Celebrities don’t want to pay Elon for a blue check by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
As repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code, including the algorithm it uses to recommend tweets in users’ timelines, for inspection. On GitHub, Twitter published two repositories containing the source code for many parts of the social network, including the mechanism it uses to control the […]
Twitter reveals some of its source code, including its recommendation algorithm by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Emad Mostaque, the CEO and founder of open source platform Stability AI, hinted at plans to go public in the next few years, during the Cerebral Valley AI Conference in San Francisco on Thursday. He also shut down the idea that Stability AI, an Open AI rival and leader in the generative artificial intelligence space, […]
Stability AI CEO has the ambition to IPO in next few years by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix is restructuring its film units and vowing to make fewer but better movies, according to a new report from Bloomberg, which Netflix partially confirmed. The report said the streaming giant is combining film units that produce small and midsize films, resulting in a handful of layoffs, including two longtime executives. Netflix told TechCrunch that […]
Netflix restructures its film units, aiming to make fewer (but better) original movies by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
TikTok’s fate is far from sealed. We’ve answered some common questions about a situation that’s complex, confusing and changing as we speak.
What’s going on with the TikTok ban? by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch