Sam Altman is back on the board of OpenAI, nearly four months after the CEO was ousted, and quickly reinstated, from the company he founded. Although Altman had returned as the AI company’s top executive in November, a temporary board oversaw his return and the […]
Month: March 2024
Netflix premiers The Three Body Problem sci-fi series at SXSW
Netflix’s highly-anticipated sci-fi epic, The Three Body Problem, premiered tonight at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
Google fires engineer who protested at a company-sponsored Israeli tech conference
Google has fired a Cloud engineer who interrupted Barak Regev, the managing director of its business in Israel, during a speech at an Israeli tech event in New York, according to CNBC. “I’m a Google software engineer and I refuse to build technology that powers […]
TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform
Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Here’s a roundup of all the news about politicians pushing to ban TikTok or force it away from ByteDance. Discussions about banning TikTok, the short-form video app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, have seen politicians in the US and […]
The HomePod and HomePod Mini are both receiving a rare discount
The HomePod Mini isn’t for everyone, but it’s still a solid choice for Apple users. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge With most of the Apple news this week revolving around the new M3 MacBook Air and Apple’s ongoing app store kerfuffles in […]
Sam Altman reinstated to OpenAI board after investigation clears him of wrongdoing
In a stunning turn of events, Sam Altman, the high-profile CEO of OpenAI, will be rejoining the company’s board of directors just months after being ousted amid concerns about his leadership. The move comes as an independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI’s board found no evidence […]
The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal
The Rivian R2, an all-electric sport utility vehicle that’s smaller and more affordable than the automaker’s flagship SUV, appears to be a hit with potential customers. At least, if the number of reservations for the R2 is any guide. Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe […]
Russian state-sponsored hackers keep trying to infiltrate Microsoft
Russian hackers keep trying to infiltrate Microsoft, the company revealed in a blog post. These hacks follow a similar incident from November of last year, in which state-sponsored agents obtained the emails of Microsoft’s senior level managers. An internal investigation led by Microsoft identified the […]
Two former CloudKitchens execs are tackling Mexico’s solar power lag
The Mexico City-based startup raised a seed round to expand its solar installation platform. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How former PlayStation boss views gaming’s tumultuous time | Shawn Layden interview
Shawn Layden used to run Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios, a position that gave him unique insight into the whole industry and triple-A games. Layden is now an adviser for companies like Tencent Games, Streamline Media Group and Readygg. These consulting roles help him steer […]