The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics
Self-driving truck companies face a potential roadblock in California
After years of pressure from the autonomous vehicle industry, The California Department of Motor Vehicles is on the verge of allowing companies to test and deploy self-driving trucks on public roads. Now, a new speed bump has emerged. California Assembly Member Cecilia Aguiar-Curry introduced in late January a bill that would require a trained human safety operator […]
Self-driving truck companies face a potential roadblock in California by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Hype machines
The age-old question in my industry is, “Where are we in a given hype cycle?” For now, crypto news cycle dominance has, thankfully, died now, largely through its own self-destructive tendencies. FTX obviously served as the most prominent recent example of what happens when the tech community believes its own hype. You so badly wish […]
Hype machines by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Down Bad: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Messenger All Crashed on Wednesday
Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows
Here’s how to stream the Super Bowl LVII 2023
Regardless of if you’re tuning into the Super Bowl this Sunday to watch the NFL championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs or if you just want to watch Rihanna perform, there are plenty of ways for viewers to watch this year’s Super Bowl. The Super Bowl LVII takes place on […]
Here’s how to stream the Super Bowl LVII 2023 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Essential Leadership Lessons From the FTX Crypto Exchange Disaster
GitHub lays off 10% and goes fully remote
The tech layoffs keep on coming. Microsoft-owned GitHub today announced that it is laying off 10% of its staff through the end of the company’s fiscal year. Before this announcement, GitHub had about 3,000 employees. The company will also shutter all of its offices as their leases end, in part because of their low utilization, […]
GitHub lays off 10% and goes fully remote by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Pitch Deck Teardown: Spinach.io’s $6M seed deck
Spinach.io is a meeting tool designed for engineers to run stand-up meetings online. Here’s the business plan the company shared with investors.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Spinach.io’s $6M seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Yahoo will lay off 20% of staff, or 1600 people
Yahoo is laying off 20% of its staff, impacting 1,600 employees in its ad tech business. Yahoo is the parent company to TechCrunch. Employees were notified on Thursday that 12% of the company (1,000 employees) would be laid off before the end of the day. In six months, another 8% — or 600 people — […]
Yahoo will lay off 20% of staff, or 1600 people by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch