In early April, the Facebook News tab will start disappearing for users in the US and Australia. Meta has announced that it’s deprecating the dedicated tab found in the bookmarks section of its social network as part of its efforts to “align [its] investments to […]
Month: March 2024
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ‘betrayal’ of non-profit AI mission
Elon Musk sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities on Thursday, alleging the ChatGPT makers have breached their original contractual agreements by pursuing profits instead of the nonprofit’s founding mission to develop AI that benefits humanity. Musk, an early backer […]
UnitedHealth says Blackcat is the reason healthcare providers are going unpaid
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Health insurance provider UnitedHealth has identified Blackcat as the group behind a debilitating cyber attack that has disrupted healthcare providers nationwide, Reuters is reporting. The attack has led to more than a week-long outage of the the […]
X reinstates policy against deadnaming and misgendering
X has updated its abuse and harassment page in January, and it has added a new section that explains its new rule against intentionally using the wrong pronouns for a person or using a name they no longer go by. As noticed by Ars Technica, […]
Intuitive Machines’ first moon lander also broke ground with safer, cheaper rocket-style propulsion
Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander officially lost power today after spending seven days on the moon. The lander made history for being the first American hardware to reach the lunar surface since 1972 and the first privately built spacecraft to land on the moon. But […]
Mill’s updated bin will turn your food waste into chicken feed before breakfast
The Nest co-founders’ latest startup quickly incorporated customer feedback, arriving at not just new hardware but a tweaked business model, too. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The US will investigate cars built in China over security concerns
The White House has announced an investigation into cars built in China and other unnamed “countries of concern.” The Biden administration notes that cars are “constantly connecting” with drivers’ phones, other vehicles, American infrastructure and their manufacturers, and that newer models use tech such as […]
Apple’s self-repair program now covers M3-powered MacBook Pros and iMacs
Apple has been steadily expanding its Self Service Repair program since spinning it up two years ago. Starting today, you can access the tools, parts and repair manuals you need to fix the latest MacBook Pros and iMacs that run on the company’s M3 chips. […]
Intuitive Machines’ first moon lander also broke ground with safer, cheaper rocket-style propulsion
Intuitive Machines’ first lunar lander officially lost power today after spending seven days on the moon. The lander made history for being the first American hardware to reach the lunar surface since 1972 and the first privately built spacecraft to land on the moon. But […]
Lordstown Motors charged with misleading investors about the sales potential of its EV pickup
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged bankrupt Lordstown Motors with misleading investors about the sales prospects of its Endurance electric pickup truck. Lordstown has agreed to pay $25.5 million as a result — money that the SEC says will go towards settling a number […]