CEO of DuckDuckGo Testifies in Google Case
Gabriel Weinberg of the search engine DuckDuckGo was the first competitor to testify in the Justice Department’s antitrust trial against Google. …
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei on AI’s limits: ‘I’m not sure there are any’
As Anthropic takes on OpenAI and other challengers in the growing artificial intelligence industry, there is also an existential question looming: can large language models and…
GitHub launches passkey support into general availability
GitHub is formally launching its passkeys security feature into general availability, two months after first debuting it in beta. Passkeys offer cloud-synced authentication using cryptographic key…
Firebot is designed to scout burning builders before sending in firefighters
Stanley Wilson died a decade ago, battling a six-alarm fire at a Dallas, Texas, condominium complex. Two additional firefighters were taken to a hospital and two…
Roblox cuts 30 on talent acquisition team as hiring slows
Roblox, the community-focused gaming platform popular amongst kids, has downsized a substantial portion of its talent acquisition team, signaling a shift in the company’s focus from…
Rupert Murdoch to Retire From Fox and News Corporation Boards
The move leaves his son Lachlan as the sole executive in charge of the global media empire. …
Polygon Emerges as Suitor for Celo’s New Layer-2 Blockchain, Competing With OP Stack
Celo, which is ditching its standalone blockchain in favor of a new “layer-2” network atop Ethereum, had originally signaled plans to rely on Optimism’s OP Stack,…
The Lawyers Sam Bankman-Fried Once Trusted Are Drawing Criticism
Mr. Bankman-Fried and his allies have blasted Sullivan & Cromwell, the New York law firm managing FTX’s bankruptcy, for its tangled relationship with the crypto exchange….
Here are the 6 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023
During the last two days, 20 startups pitched their companies as part of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2023. These 20 companies were selected as the…
Libra’s co-creator had geopolitical motivations to build the digital currency
Concerns while building Libra weren’t limited to China, though. …
Google’s Bard Just Got More Powerful. It’s Still Erratic.
The chatbot now pulls information from a user’s Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive accounts. The feature leaves a lot to be desired. …
Auctoria uses generative AI to create video game models
Several years ago, Aleksander Caban, the co-founder of Carbon Studio, a Polish VR game developer, observed a major problem in modern game design. He had to…
Cruise CEO says winter version of Origin AV is two years away
Cruise is planning to build a winterized version of the Origin, the company’s autonomous vehicle model that is purpose-built without a steering wheel or pedals. “A…
GitHub CEO: Despite AI gains, demand for software developers will still outweigh supply
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says that while AI and software development are inextricably linked, this won’t be the death knell for human coders. …