Friday, August 2, 2024

Cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter

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The cloud infrastructure market has put the doldrums of 2023 firmly behind it with another big quarter. Revenue continues to grow at a brisk pace, fueled by interest in AI. Synergy Research reports revenue totaled $79 billion for the quarter, up $14.1 billion or 22% from last year. This marked the third consecutive quarter that […]

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TechCrunch Minute: Why did Wiz walk away from $23 billion?

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As widely reported, Wiz recently said no to a $23 billion acquisition offer from Google. At that price, it would have been Google’s biggest acquisition ever. It’s possible the Google team got cold feet during due diligence, or there may have been concerns that regulators would have challenged an acquisition of this size. But all […]

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Twitter disappears from Mac App Store

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X (formerly Twitter) can no longer be accessed in the Mac App Store, suggesting that it has been officially delisted.  Searches for both “Twitter” and “X” on Apple’s platform no longer surface the app. The URL no longer works, either. Instead, it displays a pop-up message indicating that it is unavailable. This means new users […]


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Heeyo built an AI chatbot to be a billion kids’ interactive tutor and friend

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When Xiaoyin Qu was growing up in China, she was obsessed with learning how to build paper airplanes that could do flips in the air. Her parents, though, didn’t have the aerodynamic expertise to support her newfound passion, and her teachers were too overwhelmed to give her dedicated attention.  “That’s why I wanted to build […]


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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Connect with Google Cloud, Aerospace, Qualcomm and more at Disrupt 2024

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 will be in San Francisco on October 28–30, and we’re already excited! Disrupt brings innovation for every stage of your startup journey, and we could not bring you this world-class event without our world-class partners. Take advantage of the opportunity to leverage the expertise and resources of some of tech’s leading companies. Their participation […]

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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs

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The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen 60,000 job cuts across 254 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, TikTok, Snap and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs in the first months of 2024. Smaller-sized […]

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Intel to lay off 15,000 employees

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Intel announced it would layoff more than 15% of its staff, or 15,000 employees, in a memo to employees on Thursday. The massive headcount is part of a large plan to reduce spending by $10 billion in 2025, following a dismal second quarter earnings report and outlook. “Our revenues have not grown as expected – […]

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How filming a capella concerts and dance recitals led Northzone’s newest parter Molly Alter to a career in VC

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Molly Alter wears a lot of hats. She’s a mockumentary film maker working on a project about an alternate reality where charades is big business. She’s a caesar salad connoisseur and documents her rankings of different restaurants’ attempts on a blog called JULIUS. She’s also Northzone’s newest partner. Alter’s path to venture capital was not […]

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Microsoft now lists OpenAI as a competitor in AI and search

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Microsoft has a long and tangled history with OpenAI, having invested a reported $13 billion in the ChatGPT maker as part of a long term partnership. As part of the deal, Microsoft runs OpenAI’s models across its enterprise and consumer products, and is OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider. However, the tech giant called the startup a […]

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Self-driving truck startup Aurora Innovation to sell up to $420M in shares ahead of commercial launch

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Self-driving technology company Aurora Innovation is looking to raise hundreds of millions in additional capital as it races towards a driverless commercial launch by the end of 2024.  Aurora, which went public in 2021 through a special purpose acquisition merger, is pursuing a driver-as-a-service model, wherein carriers purchase trucks with the Aurora Driver tech on […]

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Google brings Gemini-powered search history and Lens to Chrome desktop

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Google Thursday said that it is introducing new Gemini-powered features for Chrome’s desktop version, including Lens for desktop, tab compare for shopping assistance, and natural language integration for search history. Years after introducing and evolving Google Lens on mobile, the feature is finally coming to desktop. Rolling out to users across the world in the […]

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