June 19, 2025

It’s pretty easy to get DeepSeek to talk dirty

AI companions like Replika are designed to engage in intimate exchanges, but people use general-purpose chatbots for sex talk too, despite their stricter content moderation policies. Now new research shows that not all chatbots are equally willing to talk dirty: DeepSeek is the easiest to convince. But other AI chatbots can be enticed too, if…

Chris Rock gears up to talk about “The Slap” in a live performance on Netflix this Saturday

February 28, 2023

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

February 27, 2023

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

February 27, 2023

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

Canada bans TikTok on government devices

February 27, 2023

TikTok has been banned from government-issued mobile devices in Canada, the country’s Treasury Board announced Monday. Taking effect on February 28, this block follows similar actions taken by the European Commission and some state governments in the U.S. The European Commission issued their directive to remove TikTok from government devices late last week. That same […]

Canada bans TikTok on government devices by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’

February 27, 2023

Emily Kramer is well known in the marketing world, both for her professional expertise and her voice. The entrepreneur was Carta’s former VP of marketing, and made headlines in 2020 when she filed a lawsuit that accused the company of gender discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination and of violating the California Equal Pay Act. Now, three […]

Who markets marketing? This duo started a VC firm to scale what ‘founders are starving for’ by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch