The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has more than 130,000 job cuts across 457 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized […]
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs Read More »
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to hyper-charge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth used by more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies. That growth has propelled OpenAI itself into
Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot Read More »
This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight
The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained Read More »
Following years of talk around Apple’s lack of innovation when it comes to Siri, Apple has promised the launch of a smarter version of its digital assistant. Siri is getting new features and updates with the launch of iOS 18.1 thanks to the addition of Apple Intelligence, the company’s generative AI offering. It’s worth noting
How Apple Intelligence will change how you use Siri on your iPhone | TechCrunch Read More »
Apple has finally releasing some of the Apple Intelligence features it announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. After releasing Apple Intelligence features in developer beta and then public beta over the last few months, the company has released these features through iOS 18.1 to all users. While the initial beta version had restrictions
How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone Read More »
World models, also known as world simulators, are being touted by some as the next big thing in AI. AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs has raised $230 million to build “large world models,” and DeepMind hired one of the creators of OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, to work on “world simulators.” But what the heck
What are AI ‘world models,’ and why do they matter? Read More »
This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The world of WordPress, one of the most popular technologies for creating and hosting websites, is going through a very heated controversy. The core issue is the fight
The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained Read More »
After months of speculation, Apple Intelligence took center stage at WWDC 2024 in June. The platform was announced in the wake of a torrent of generative AI news from companies like Google and Open AI, causing concern that the famously tight-lipped tech giant had missed the boat on the latest tech craze. Contrary to such
What is Apple Intelligence, when is it coming and who will get it? Read More »
A ransomware attack earlier this year on UnitedHealth-owned health tech company Change Healthcare likely stands as one of the largest data breaches of U.S. health and medical data in history. Months after the February data breach, a “substantial proportion of people living in America” are receiving notice by mail that their personal and health information
How the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare went down: A timeline Read More »
Despite the tight venture capital market, unicorns are still being created every month. Using data from Crunchbase, CB Insights, and PitchBook, TechCrunch tracked down the newly minted unicorns so far this year. The list includes Elon Musk’s xAI, which is already valued at a staggering $24 billion, as well as a good number of other
49 US startups have become unicorns so far in 2024: Here’s the full list Read More »
