The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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IMO, “growth hacking” is a sloppy way to describe the iterative work required to fine-tune marketing campaigns and systems.
TechCrunch+ roundup: Growth hacking real talk, RPA market slowdown, AI and IP by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Snapchat is rolling out a new AR experience that lets you try on and purchase Halloween costumes directly within its app, the company announced today. Starting today, Snapchat users can try on and buy costumes of popular movie and TV characters from Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Squid Game, Minecraft, Ghostbusters and more. The new AR […]
Snapchat now lets you virtually try on and buy Halloween costumes directly within its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Nicolás Giménez, the co-founder of Argentina-based startup Fidu, has convinced over 1,000 schools across the Latin America region to place their operations in the hands of a scrappy edtech startup. Fidu wants to build a new operating system for LatAm schools, so that institutions can digitally manage everything from finances to school-wide announcements. The company, […]
Fidu wants to be a full stack solution for LatAm private schools by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Blockchain has quickly evolved beyond its financial origins and crypto pump-and-dump frenzy. From agricultural companies to auto manufacturers, established sectors have come to embrace the decentralized technology. But as with other nascent fields, web3 has a shortage of skilled programmers that is hindering the creative growth of the industry. That’s a gap that SettleMint is […]
SettleMint lands €16M to beef up its web3 low-code platform and enter Japan by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Stellantis’ new circular economy business unit will focus on remanufacturing, reusing, repairing and recycling parts and accessories.
Stellantis says circular economy business unit will rake in revenue of €2B by 2030 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Thoma Bravo knows what it likes, and apparently it likes identity access management – a lot. Today the firm announced its intention to acquire ForgeRock for $2.3 billion, the third company it has purchased in this category this year. In April it acquired SailPoint for $6.9 billion, and in August it snagged Ping Identity for […]
Thoma Bravo buys third identity company this year with $2.3B ForgeRock acquisition by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter is ramping up its efforts to filter sensitive content to prevent users under 18 from viewing inappropriate material by asking users to verify their birthdates. The company said it’s slowly rolling out a feature to restrict sensitive tweets unless users have a birthdate attached to their accounts and they’re over 18. Over the past […]
Twitter is asking users to enter their birthdate to view sensitive content by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
BMW will partner with AirConsole to bring in-car gaming to new vehicles, starting with the BMW 7 series next year.
BMW partners with AirConsole to bring in-car gaming in 2023 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Epic Games and Match Group are looking to fortify their antitrust lawsuits against Google by adding new counts to their initial complaint, filed last year, which illustrate the lengths Google supposedly went to in order to dominate the Android app market. The companies on Friday filed a motion to amend their complaints in their cases […]
Epic Games and Match look to expand their antitrust claims against Google by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch