On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]
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Walk through any public park these days and you will see a hell of a lot more dogs than you might have done three years ago. The loneliness of the pandemic lockdowns led to an explosion in pet ownership. Plus, The demographic of pet ownership has shifted. Whereas previously it was Granny or Grandpa who […]
Pet insurance startups chase the market as pet ownership booms among Gen Z and Millennials by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Microsoft is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the venerable Flight Simulator series today with the launch of the aptly named Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary update. As the company had teased before, this update to the sim will introduce helicopters and gliders, as well as a few classic aircraft. Gliders and helicopters aren’t new to […]
Microsoft brings helicopters, gliders and the Spruce Goose to its Flight Simulator by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Westborough, Massachusetts is a quiet town of 22,000, 40 minutes by car southeast of Boston. BOS27 is among the town’s newer residents. The 350,000-square-foot Amazon facility opened its doors a little over a year ago. It’s a hulking, gray addition to the tree-filled scenery. Inside is a state of the art facility that — along […]
Facing economic headwinds, Amazon consolidates robotic projects by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
We wonder if SMB-facing companies might have more ability to surprise the market than their enterprise-leaning siblings.
As the economy shifts, what’s the best software customer? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch
After Netflix’s historic launch of an ad-supported tier, a very unexpected move from the streamer, Netflix will make history again with its first-ever livestreaming event starring comedian Chris Rock. The company announced on Thursday that Rock’s live comedy special is set to stream in early 2023, with more details to be announced later. “Chris Rock […]
Chris Rock is set to be the first to perform live on Netflix by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature that is designed to make it easier for creators to interact with viewers during livestreams. When creators start a Q&A, the prompt will appear as a pinned message in the chat. Viewers can then submit their questions and creators can select one and pin it, so viewers […]
YouTube’s new ‘Live Q&A’ feature makes it easier to manage questions during livestreams by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
In parallel with the FTC’s ominous warning to Elon Musk’s Twitter yesterday — that ‘no CEO or company is above the law‘ — the microblogging platform’s lead regulator in the European Union is on its case in the wake of senior staffers in charge of security and privacy compliance walking out the door. Graham Doyle, […]
Twitter’s lead EU watchdog for data protection has fresh questions for Musk by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We thought that last week was a lot. It was, but this week was somehow more. More chaotic, rapid-fire change at a number of massive tech companies kept us on our toes. So, […]
It’s not a rug pull if it’s an accident by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch