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The Download: talking dirty with DeepSeek, and the risks and rewards of calorie restriction
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. 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…
Web3 could help fashion become more sustainable
Fashion is one of the most polluting sectors in the world, accounting for up to 10% of the world’s carbon dioxide output. Can web3 help?
Web3 could help fashion become more sustainable by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Career Karma’s latest layoff underscores edtech’s new challenge
Learning navigation platform Career Karma has laid off another 22 people across its global and domestic workforce, less than five months after it cut 60 staff members, according to sources. CEO and co-founder Ruben Harris confirmed the workforce reduction to TechCrunch. The cut shows that even as many edtech companies attempt to right-size their staff, […]
Career Karma’s latest layoff underscores edtech’s new challenge by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
DeFi startups need to experiment with new use cases and build solutions, investors say
Venture capitalists are still bullish on crypto and continuing to look at decentralized finance (DeFi) as a promising opportunity.
DeFi startups need to experiment with new use cases and build solutions, investors say by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
HPE acquires Pachyderm as looks to bolster its AI dev offerings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the company better known as HPE, today announced that it acquired Pachyderm, a startup developing a data science platform for “explainable, repeatable” AI. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, nor was the purchase price. But HP said that it plans to integrate Pachyderm’s capabilities into a platform that’ll deliver a pipeline […]
HPE acquires Pachyderm as looks to bolster its AI dev offerings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Lucid shares pop after exceeding EV production goal
Lucid Group eked out a small win in 2022. The EV automaker said Thursday it produced 7,180 of its luxury Air sedans in 2022, exceeding its previously lowered guidance for the year. Lucid adjusted its guidance in fall, stating it would produce 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles in 2022. Shares pooped more than 6% immediately following […]
Lucid shares pop after exceeding EV production goal by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
DirecTV is the latest pay-TV company to lay off staff amid the ongoing shift to streaming
DirecTV plans to lay off approximately 10% of its management staff, a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. The layoffs will be in effect next Friday, January 20. The staff reduction comes as DirecTV, among other pay-TV companies, grapple with the continuous loss of consumers moving away from linear television and shifting over to streaming. DirecTV no […]
DirecTV is the latest pay-TV company to lay off staff amid the ongoing shift to streaming by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
TikTok launches a Talent Manager Portal so managers can negotiate brand deals for clients
TikTok is making it easier for brands to work with its “megastar” creators with an update to its Creator Marketplace that now invites talent managers to oversee, execute and analyze the brand opportunities and campaigns being presented to their clients. This week, the video entertainment platform introduced a new Talent Manager Portal as a part […]
TikTok launches a Talent Manager Portal so managers can negotiate brand deals for clients by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
The Logic School wants to teach tech workers activism
Product folks and engineers know what they are doing, and by and large, they — and the companies they work for — have a disproportionate amount of power about how the world is shaped. Over a 13-week course called Logic School (delivered free, with support from the Omidyar Network), the school aims to teach tech […]
The Logic School wants to teach tech workers activism by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Virgin Orbit says issue with rocket’s second stage led to mission failure
Virgin Orbit, the unconventional rocket company founded by billionaire Sir Richard Branson, said its mission failure earlier this week was due to an anomaly with the rocket’s second stage. Although the LauncherOne rocket managed to reach space and achieve stage separation, the anomaly prematurely terminated the first burn of the upper stage’s engines, at an […]
Virgin Orbit says issue with rocket’s second stage led to mission failure by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch