Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering

December 22, 2022

Despite already cutting thousands of employees, the layoffs at Twitter continue. According to posts on Twitter and LinkedIn from a former public policy employee, Twitter cut half of its public policy team. TechCrunch asked both the former employee and Twitter for comment but could not immediately confirm the exact magnitude of these cuts. Twitter also […]

Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight

December 22, 2022

For years, Austin has made headlines as an evolving tech hub where startups, large companies and investors alike have flocked to set up a presence. But as 2022 closes, the Texas capital is in the news for a very different, tragic reason – being home to the sudden death of a startup founder at the […]

Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Reliance buys 23.3% stake in US-based AI firm Exyn

December 22, 2022

Reliance has backed Philadelphia-based AI and robotics startup Exyn, the Indian conglomerate disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, making further inroads in startups globally. Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has acquired a 23.3% stake in Exyn for $25 million, the Indian firm said. The Indian firm’s investment […]

Reliance buys 23.3% stake in US-based AI firm Exyn by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker

December 22, 2022

This holiday season, consider giving the gift of security with an ad blocker. That’s the takeaway message from an unlikely source — the FBI — which this week issued an alert warning that cybercriminals are using online ads in search results with the ultimate goal of stealing or extorting money from victims. In a pre-holiday […]

Even the FBI says you should use an ad blocker by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

VFX studio Perception takes us inside the tech of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

December 22, 2022

Visual effects artists, especially the ones that work on Marvel films, are in more demand than ever and rarely get enough credit. Nearly a dozen VFX houses contribute to one Marvel project. Perception, the Emmy-nominated design and VFX lab that has worked on 33 Marvel films and series, was assigned the challenging task of designing […]

VFX studio Perception takes us inside the tech of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch