X has been trying to find buyers for user handles it reclaimed from inactive accounts, even going so far as to send out solicitation emails asking for “a flat fee of $50,000 to initiate a purchase,” according to Forbes. Elon Musk announced back in May […]
Day: November 4, 2023
Top News Roundup: Global Challenges and Political Shuffles
Today’s headlines reflect the ongoing struggle against climate change with UNECA highlighting its threat to Africa’s development. In political arenas, an Irish MEP warns against EU-China decoupling, while the UNCTAD…
Taking on giants: a QA with robotic vacuum startup Matic’s co-founder Mehul Nariyawala
We came to conclusion that the entire space of indoor robotics is built a bit upside down. It’s like putting the cart before the horse.
October is over — how many of its games could you play? | Kaser Focus
We know October was crowded, but was it so crowded that some games didn’t get the attention they deserved? Rachel Kaser is concerned.
This EV startup was going to revolutionize how cars were made – now, it’s on life support
Arrival set out eight years ago to make electric vehicle production “radically more efficient.” So far, its plan to forgo the gigafactory for local microfactories has proved anything but. Arrival trumpeted how its automated microfactories would simultaneously churn out electric vans for UPS, cars for […]
Not many unicorns were spotted in the UK and France this year
Since France and the U.K. have both been vocal about their unicorn goals, it is these two countries we are looking at today. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Musk says Twitter subscribers will get early access to xAI’s chatbot, Grok
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is creating its own version of ChatGPT. That appears to be the case, at least, from Musk’s tweets on X late Friday evening teasing the AI model xAI has been quietly developing. Called Grok — a name xAI trademarked recently […]
Ubisoft partners with Safe in Our World on anti-toxicity playbook
Ubisoft and Safe in Our World have partnered on the Good Game Playbook, which helps players combat toxicity in games communities.
Swedish fintech Klarna dodges a strike after reaching agreement with workers
Fintech giant Klarna has reached an agreement with workers that were set to strike next week, the company told TechCrunch today. Klarna employees were planning to strike next week in the fintech’s home country of Sweden, as reported by tech.eu. The dispute was reportedly over […]
Top News Roundup: Global Challenges and Political Shuffles
Today’s headlines reflect the ongoing struggle against climate change with UNECA highlighting its threat to Africa’s development. In political arenas, an Irish MEP warns against EU-China decoupling, while the UNCTAD…