These 15 U.S. States Have the Highest Employment Levels, According to a New Report
In April, 17 states had unemployment rates lower than the national average of 3.4%.
The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again
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 State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…
AI Has Taken Over Qualitative Market Research. Here’s What That Means for Your Business.
Discover how AI is transforming qualitative research — increasing efficiency and accuracy and driving faster insights.
Mike Rowe Says the Dirtiest Jobs Are Safe From the AI Revolution: ‘I Haven’t Seen Any Plumbing Robots’
The “Dirty Jobs” host predicts that “prosperity” may come to those who work with their hands as AI comes for desk jobs.
Report: Jezz Bezos Proposed to Lauren Sánchez with a $2.5 Million Ring
The Amazon founder is said to be engaged to the Emmy-award-winning news anchor and pilot.
Reliance JioMart to cut 11,000 jobs, report says
JioMart, Reliance Retail’s online shopping platform, has laid off over 1,000 employees and plans to cut as many as 9,900 more roles over the coming weeks, according to a report, as the Indian retail giant looks to improve its margins. The shakeup, reported by the Indian daily Economic Times, comes in the wake of JioMart’s […]
Reliance JioMart to cut 11,000 jobs, report says by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Dyson upgrades its vacuums and air purifiers
When someone asks for a tech recommendation, we almost invariably answer with one question: what’s your budget? It’s as true with vacuums as anything else. You can get a pretty good one for not a lot of money. That’s the best option for most people. But those people are not Dyson people. The Dyson vacuum […]
Dyson upgrades its vacuums and air purifiers by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits
Daylight, an LGBTQ+ banking platform, is shutting down. Its operations will cease on June 30, according to embattled co-founder and CEO Rob Curtis. The announcement comes months after NY Magazine published an explosive feature on the neobank. The article honed in on Daylight, whose seed and Series A fundraises TechCrunch had covered here and here, […]
Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, calls it quits by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Anthemis aims for $200M new fund after layoffs and cancelled SPAC
Anthemis Group is trying to raise $200 million for a third fund, according to an SEC filing, as first reported by Axios. It has been in the market since last year and has so far secured commitments of just $36.4 million. The firm separately had to scrap plans to raise a SPAC late last month. […]
Anthemis aims for $200M new fund after layoffs and cancelled SPAC by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
Going for a walk with Shift’s Moonwalker electric shoe-skates
Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised to see someone skate-walking down the halls of Detroit’s Huntington Place convention center. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of interesting stuff happening at Automate today, but it simply never occurred to me that $1,400 footwear was a possibility. For the record, that person was Abe Pleta, the lead […]
Going for a walk with Shift’s Moonwalker electric shoe-skates by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Max Q: Double the fun
In this issue: Blue Origin lands major NASA contract; news from SpaceX; and more!
Max Q: Double the fun by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch