Another day, another layoff occuring in the tech world. Instacart, the popular grocery delivery and pick-up service has announced the termination of 250 employees — about seven percent of its workforce. The layoffs are primarily individuals from middle management or who work on advertising through […]
Day: February 14, 2024
After trying the Vision Pro, Mark Zuckerberg says Quest 3 ‘is the better product, period’
Mark Zuckerberg wearing the Quest 3 headset. | Image: Meta Now that it can be strapped to our faces and worn in strange places, opinions about Apple’s Vision Pro are flying left and right. Entering the chat is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has more […]
Apple researchers unveil ‘Keyframer’: An AI tool that animates still images using LLMs
Researchers at Apple have developed an AI-powered animation tool called Keyframer that allows anyone to animate static images using natural language prompts, opening up animation design to broader audiences.
Unsurprisingly, Zuck thinks the Quest 3 is a ‘better product’ than Apple’s Vision Pro
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg has posted a review of Apple’s Vision Pro on Instagram, reminding us all that the rivalry between the two companies have deepened even further with the launch of the latter’s mixed reality headset. In the video shot with a Meta Quest […]
Surprise! Mark Zuckerberg thinks Quest 3 is better than Vision Pro
Mark Zuckerberg tried Apple’s Vision Pro headset and his verdict is that the Meta Quest 3 is a better product. Shocking, right? In a video posted on his Instagram account, recorded with Quest 3’s passthrough, the Meta CEO said before trying out the headset he […]
Instacart cuts 250 jobs after reporting increased revenue
Another day, another layoff occuring in the tech world. Instacart, the popular grocery delivery and pick-up service has announced the termination of 250 employees — about seven percent of its workforce. The layoffs are primarily individuals from middle management or who work on advertising through […]
Sony predicts it’ll sell fewer PS5s than first thought
Sony has lowered its PlayStation 5 sales forecast for fiscal 2023 significantly and now expects to sell 21 million units, down from a previous forecast of 25 million. That’s despite posting record quarterly revenue and selling 8.2 million PS5s over the holiday season. So far […]
Andrej Karpathy confirms departure (again) from OpenAI
Andrej Karpathy, a former leading researcher and member of the founding team at OpenAI and before that, Tesla, has posted on X that he has left the former company once more. This marks Andrej’s second stint at the company. He first worked at OpenAI in […]
Spacegoods shakes up functional beverage industry with mushroom-based powders
The London-based wellness brand is tapping into functional mushrooms and nootropics to create a line of powder blends that it touts enhances energy, relaxation, mood and general well-being. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Games VC funding reaches new plateau after 72% YoY decline | PitchBook
Gaming startups raised $4.1B in 2023, a 72% decline YoY following pandemic era highs according to PitchBook’s Q4 2023 Gaming Report.