Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs, Zuckerberg says

March 14, 2023

Meta plans to cut its workforce by another 10,000 people and close around 5,000 open roles that it has not filled yet, company’s founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday, just months after cutting 11,000 jobs as the company chases its goal to become more efficient this year. The Facebook-parent firm said it expects […]

Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs, Zuckerberg says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Metaverse payment platform Tilia gets new strategic investment from J.P Morgan

March 14, 2023

“Today, the way people transact has evolved,” newly appointed chief business officer (CBO) of Tilia Catherine Porter told me in an interview. “The rise of user-generated content (UGC) across gaming worlds, social platforms and beyond means that we need a way for users to pay other users, users to pay creators, and creators to pay […]

Metaverse payment platform Tilia gets new strategic investment from J.P Morgan by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace

March 14, 2023

Google and Microsoft are locked in a head-to-head competition to bring as much generative AI to their productivity services as possible. Only days ahead of Microsoft’s “Future of Work” event, Google today announced a sweeping update to Workspace that will bring its generative AI models to virtually every part of its productivity suite, in addition […]

Google goes all-in on bringing AI to Workspace by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Firefox extends its anti-tracking protection to Android

March 14, 2023

Firefox announced today that its Total Cookie Protection (TCP) feature that protects users from trackers is now available on Android. The feature, which will be turned on by default, will prevent cross-site tracking. This way, trackers won’t be able to gather data about your browsing behavior for targeted advertising. TCP was first introduced in 2021, […]

Firefox extends its anti-tracking protection to Android by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI lobbyists, and delayed electric planes

March 14, 2023
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. How AI could write our laws Nathan E. Sanders is a data scientist and an affiliate with the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University. Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and a fellow…

Google Cloud gives developers access to its foundation models

March 14, 2023

Google Cloud today announced a slew of new AI-powered features for its productivity tools, but the company also today launched a set of new APIs and tools for developers that are just as interesting — if not more so. In addition to making its large language models available to developers through an API, Google also […]

Google Cloud gives developers access to its foundation models by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Meet the team developing an open source ChatGPT alternative

March 14, 2023

At the risk of stating the obvious, AI-powered chatbots are hot right now. The tools, which can write essays, emails and more given a few text-based instructions, have captured the attention of tech hobbyists and enterprises alike. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, arguably the progenitor, has an estimated more than 100 million users. Via an API, brands including […]

Meet the team developing an open source ChatGPT alternative by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch