‘Continuing to Hire’: Duolingo’s CEO Clarifies AI Stance After Backlash — Read the Memo
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said he has already spoken to employees internally but wanted to share the summary with the public.
The ascent of the AI therapist
We’re in the midst of a global mental-health crisis. More than a billion people worldwide suffer from a mental-health condition, according to the World Health Organization. The prevalence of anxiety and depression is growing in many demographics, particularly young people, and suicide is claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally each year. Given the clear…
Microsoft says its Aurora AI can accurately predict air quality, typhoons, and more
One of Microsoft’s latest AI models can accurately predict air quality, hurricanes, typhoons, and other weather-related phenomena, the company claims. In a paper published in the journal Nature and an accompanying blog post this week, Microsoft detailed Aurora, which the tech giant says can forecast atmospheric events with greater precision and speed than traditional meteorological […]
Discord seeks to solve a problem that it created
Discord is entering its second decade as a company and seeking to go public. Along the way, it’s changed the way that online communities interact, turning groups that may have previously existed as forums or message boards into multi-channel instant message servers. Now, everything finds a home on Discord, whether it’s an AI platform like […]
Apple Is Reportedly Developing AI Smart Glasses to Compete with Meta and Google
Apple’s AI glasses are set to launch by the end of next year and will function like Meta’s Ray-Bans.
Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla
The deal could be interesting if it went through, as Digg could leverage Pocket’s existing user base to fuel interest in its relaunch.
I Had ‘Too Much Experience’ to Find a Job. So I Used Facebook to Start a Small Business That’s Making About $500,000 a Year.
After Amber Starling moved to Manhattan, Kansas, a frustrating job search led to a life-changing business opportunity.
Why Your Startup’s First Hires Matter More Than Your Big Idea
Startup success depends less on ideas and more on assembling a strong, strategically aligned early team that can execute, adapt and scale.
California prepares to sue feds after Senate revokes the state’s EV rule
The state was to require increasing sales of zero-emissions cars and passenger trucks starting in 2026.
At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, Artemis Seaford and Ion Stoica confront the ethical crisis — when AI crosses the line
As generative AI becomes faster, cheaper, and more convincing, the ethical stakes are no longer theoretical. What happens when the tools to deceive become widely accessible? And how do we build systems that are powerful — but safe enough to trust? At TechCrunch Sessions: AI, taking place June 5 at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall, Artemis […]
X continues to suffer bugs following Thursday outage
For over 24 hours, many X users, including this reporter, have been experiencing issues with the site’s basic functionality. Some messages won’t load, timelines won’t update, and certain posts can’t be seen without a webpage refresh (or several). The trouble started Thursday afternoon, according to Downdetector, a crowdsourced platform for flagging web outages. Beginning at […]