Voyager Space raises $80M as it continues development on private space station, Starlab

February 3, 2023

Voyager Space, a company developing a private space station, has raised $80.2 million in new capital. The new funding comes as Voyager continues its development of the station, Starlab, which is no doubt an enormously capital-intensive undertaking. The funding includes participation from NewSpace Capital, Midway Venture Partners and Industrious Ventures, according to U.S. Securities and […]

Voyager Space raises $80M as it continues development on private space station, Starlab by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter Circle glitches have users worried about privacy

February 3, 2023

As more Twitter features break and glitch, users are becoming increasingly concerned about the platform’s stability. We’re about three months into Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, and a number of problems plague the platform, likely because so many staff have left or been laid off. Some people, including Musk and Libs of TikTok, have temporarily […]

Twitter Circle glitches have users worried about privacy by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with creators ‘today’

February 3, 2023

Twitter’s new owner is making moves to build in more revenue streams for creators — or at least he’s tweeting about it. Elon Musk announced Friday that the company would soon begin sharing advertising revenue with creators on the platform for the first time. The catch? Eligible users must be signed up for Twitter Blue, […]

Elon Musk says that Twitter will start sharing ad revenue with creators ‘today’ by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Google tries to reassure investors on AI progress as ChatGPT breathes down its neck

February 3, 2023

Google worked to reassure investors and analysts on Thursday during its quarterly earnings call that it’s still a leader in developing AI. The company’s Q4 2022 results were highly anticipated as investors and the tech industry awaited Google’s response to the popularity of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has the potential to threaten its core business. During […]

Google tries to reassure investors on AI progress as ChatGPT breathes down its neck by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Apply Pay gets the green light to launch its service in South Korea

February 3, 2023

A South Korean financial regulator said on Friday that the country had approved the Apply Pay launch to allow local credit card firms to introduce the Apple Pay service. The announcement comes nearly two months after South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) confirmed to TechCrunch that it is reviewing the Apple Pay launch clause submitted […]

Apply Pay gets the green light to launch its service in South Korea by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch

Tesla, Ford and GM win in EV tax credit change

February 3, 2023

A few more electric vehicle models now qualify for the federal EV tax credit, including GM’s Cadillac Lyric, the Ford Mustang Mach E and Tesla’s five-seater Model Y thanks to a change by the U.S. Treasury. The U.S. Treasury Department updated Friday the vehicle classification standard, revising a definition that determines which EVs are eligible […]

Tesla, Ford and GM win in EV tax credit change by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

AI models spit out photos of real people and copyrighted images

February 3, 2023
Popular image generation models can be prompted to produce identifiable photos of real people, potentially threatening their privacy, according to new research. The work also shows that these AI systems can be made to regurgitate exact copies of medical images and copyrighted work by artists. It’s a finding that could strengthen the case for artists…

AWS says growth dropped to mid-teens to start new year as customer cost cutting continues

February 3, 2023

Yesterday Amazon reported earnings with AWS growing a modest 20% for for the quarter over the prior year to $21 billion. But perhaps even more troubling, the company reported in the earnings call with analysts that growth dropped even further into the mid-teens for the first month of the new year, as the cloud continued […]

AWS says growth dropped to mid-teens to start new year as customer cost cutting continues by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch