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…

Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss, drops 2.4 million subscribers

February 8, 2023

Disney’s first quarter with CEO Bob Iger back in command isn’t looking so good. Disney announced its Q1 2023 earnings today, reporting a total of 161.8 million Disney+ global subscribers, a decrease of 2.4 million subs from 164.2 million in the previous quarter. This is the streamer’s first-ever subscriber loss since launching in 2019. The drop […]

Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss, drops 2.4 million subscribers by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

SpaceX will attempt a full static fire test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster tomorrow

February 8, 2023

SpaceX is on the verge of a landmark test of the Starship launch system, president and chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell said Wednesday. Tomorrow, the company will perform a full “static fire” test, during which SpaceX will ignite all 33 Raptor 2 engines on the Super Heavy booster at once. If no major issues arise […]

SpaceX will attempt a full static fire test of Starship’s Super Heavy booster tomorrow by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

BoxPower wants to cut emissions, wildfire risk by taking power off the main grid

February 8, 2023

After sparking California’s second-largest wildfire ever, and dozens more in recent years, it’s no secret that Pacific Gas & Electric is interested in alternatives to above-ground transmission lines. One option touted by PG&E — one of the nation’s largest utilities — is to bury thousands of miles of power lines in “high fire-threat areas.” That […]

BoxPower wants to cut emissions, wildfire risk by taking power off the main grid by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup

February 8, 2023

When Bret Taylor announced he was stepping down as co-CEO and co-chair at Salesforce in November, it was easy to be cynical about him saying he wanted to go build again. Well, guess what? He wanted to go build again — and today he and long time Google engineering veteran Clay Bavor announced they were […]

Former Salesforce exec Bret Taylor is teaming up with Google AR/VR vet Clay Bavor on mystery startup by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

4 Ways to Use Customer Feedback for Business Innovation

February 8, 2023
Innovation is as much about understanding customer needs as it is about passion, and customer feedback is essential to entrepreneurs. Here are four ways to use customer feedback to improve businesses.