Elon Musk Is the Richest Man In the World — Again
After a brief stint at number 2, the billionaire retakes the top spot, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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Meta Throws Weight Behind ‘Take It Down,’ Platform Fighting Spread of Minors’ Images
The site is intended to aid in protecting the privacy of people 18 and younger.
Eyeing a new lunar economy, ispace plans to land on the moon at the end of April
Tokyo-based ispace said Monday that its Hakuto-R lunar lander is on track to reach the moon at the end of April. ispace launched the lander on board a Falcon 9 in December; since then, the spacecraft has traveled around 1,376 million kilometers, the farthest a privately funded, commercial operating spacecraft has ever journeyed into deep […]
Eyeing a new lunar economy, ispace plans to land on the moon at the end of April by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles
Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. This is the company’s next step on its path to commercializing robotaxi services in its second California city. To start, only employees will be able to hail rides in the driverless robotaxis. While […]
Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
FTC warns tech: ‘Keep your AI claims in check’
The FTC, fresh off announcing a whole new division taking on “snake oil” in tech, has sent another shot across the bows of the over-eager industry with a sassy warning to “keep your AI claims in check.” I wrote a little while ago (okay, five years) that “AI Powered” is the meaningless tech equivalent of […]
FTC warns tech: ‘Keep your AI claims in check’ by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Chris Rock gears up to talk about “The Slap” in a live performance on Netflix this Saturday
Chris Rock is a widely beloved comic; he’s also a savvy entrepreneur. Though Rock might have talked with media outlets about being assaulted by actor-producer Will Smith last March during the Academy Awards — he could have also chosen to sue Smith — he instead stayed mum, turning The Slap into material for his first […]
Chris Rock gears up to talk about “The Slap” in a live performance on Netflix this Saturday by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team
After several rounds of layoffs, Twitter’s staff is down from about 7,500 employees to less than 2,000 — and one of the numerous cuts across the company eliminated the platform’s entire accessibility team last year. In an open letter to Elon Musk, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) called on the new Twitter owner to bring the […]
Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Mammoth is a free Mastodon app for iOS that makes it easier to get started
A new Mastodon app called Mammoth has already gained 10,000 downloads in the first few days of its availability on the App Store. The app was built by a team that includes the developer of the Aviary app for Twitter, which was among those unceremoniously killed by Twitter earlier this year after new owner Elon […]
Mammoth is a free Mastodon app for iOS that makes it easier to get started by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS
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Daily Crunch: Mobile World Congress 2023 kicks off with new features for Android, Chromebook and Wear OS by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Max Q: It’s the final countdown
Today we’re thinking of the four astronauts heading to the International Space Station. See you guys soon!
Max Q: It’s the final countdown by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch