I remember being a kid and seeing my grandmother without her dentures for the first time. It was a harrowing experience. Now my dad has dentures so, genetically speaking, I’m several decades out from needing some myself. However, it’s possible that modern medicine will solve […]
Month: May 2024
SpaceX sent Starship to orbit — the next launch will try to bring it back
SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time on June 5, with the primary objective of evaluating the second stage’s reusable heat shield as the vehicle tries to safely reenter the atmosphere for the first time. CEO Elon Musk“ said […]
Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge According to a report published at CNBC, Twitch has decided to terminate the contracts of all the existing members of its Safety Advisory Council. The council received the news that Twitch would not be renewing their contracts earlier […]
OneScreen.ai brings startup ads to billboards and NYC’s subway
When Alex Ewing was a kid growing up in Purcell, Oklahoma, he knew how close he was to home based on which billboards he could see out the car window. Now, as the CEO of OneScreen.ai, he’s helping startups like fintech Ramp and technical recruiter […]
Perplexity goes beyond AI search, launches publishing platform ‘Pages’
In most cases, Perplexity produced the desired Pages, but what we found missing was the option to edit the content manually.
You’ve spoken! Meet the Disrupt 2024 breakout session audience choice winners
TechCrunch Disrupt showcases cutting-edge technology and innovation, and this year’s edition will not disappoint. Among thousands of insightful breakout session submissions for this year’s Audience Choice program, five breakout sessions have soared to the top and were selected by thousands of people from around the […]
Spotify says it will refund Car Thing purchases
Spotify says it has quietly begun offering refunds for its soon-to-be-bricked Car Thing. The company told Engadget on Thursday that, as of last Friday, customers with proof of purchase (like an emailed invoice) can contact customer service and get their money back for the vehicle […]
Zero-day flaw in Check Point VPNs is ‘extremely easy’ to exploit
Check Point is the latest security vendor to fix a vulnerability in its technology, which it sells to companies to protect their networks. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
McKinsey: Gen AI adoption rockets, generates value for enterprises
65% of organizations are regularly using gen AI, McKinsey found, and respondents predict it will lead to “significant or disruptive” change.
US lawmakers express ‘serious concern’ to NLRB about fired Google contractors
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge More than 40 people working on the YouTube Music content operations team were fired in February, about a year after going on strike. On Thursday, 46 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the National Labor Relations […]