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Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg avoided a cage match with Elon Musk but got a jab in anyway by passing him on the billionaires list
M eta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk never actually made it into the ring, but Zuckerberg still dealt a blow to the Tesla ...
Elon Musk says he 'would know' if there are aliens out there with all the Starlink satellites he has orbiting Earth
Musk's rocket company, SpaceX operates a satellite internet system called Starlink. Musk says he hopes to send up to 42,000 ...
The Most Embarrassing Blunders From Elon Musk’s Attempt at AI-Generated News
One of Grok’s alleged selling points is its real-time access to information on X. That capability is on full display with ...
Elon Musk is a ‘narcissistic cowboy’: Sarah Hanson-Young
Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has slammed the behaviour of X owner Elon Musk as “appalling”. This follows his refusal ...
UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America’
<div><p>The health tech giant processes 15 billion health transactions a year, and handles health information for about half of all Americans.</p>
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TechCrunch Space: Engineering the future
<div><p>Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. Don't worry – we'll be diving into the Mars Sample Return news shortly.</p>
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More than half of U.S. has tried generative AI according to Adobe Analytics
41% of Americans now expect brands to use gen AI to enhance customer service, with 58% saying online shopping has improved as a result.Read More
Here are the 30+ startups showcasing at HAX’s May 1 Demo Day
<div><p>A few weeks back, TechCrunch ventured out to New Jersey to pay an early visit to HAX’s Newark offices. As much as I complained about the 90-minute commute in from Queens, it’s nothing compared to the last time I paid a visit to the SOSV-run hardware accelerator’s Shenzhen space. HAX’s China operations have shrunk considerably […]</p>
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Here’s a lab-grown diamond startup that’s attracted a16z’s attention
<div><p>Throughout hip-hop’s long history, jewelry has served as an important vehicle for artists to convey their ideas and affluence, or simply to dazzle onlookers. Diamonds, in particular, serve as an important motif, famously exemplified by Drake’s $400,000 diamond-encrusted iPhone case. But not everyone is a millionaire rapper, and most people can’t exactly afford to wear […]</p>
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A National U.S. News Outlet Is Hiring a Full-Time 'Lauren Sánchez Reporter'
<div>The Daily Beast's new chief content officer, Joanna Coles, revealed the senior reporter opening on Instagram.</div>
Valheim players can now try out the new Ashlands biome
Ashlands, the newest biome in Iron Gate’s Valheim, is now available through the game’s public testing branch on PC.Read More
Next ID@Xbox Showcase will air on April 29, showing new indie games
The next ID@Xbox Digital Showcase, spotlighting independent games on Xbox and PC, will be held April 29 at 1 p.m. EDT. The event will be carried by IGN as well as live on all of its apps and social media channels.
In a post on Xbox Wire, Microsoft said it anticipated updates on games like Dungeons of Hinterberg, 33 Immortals, Lost Records Bloom & Rage, and others.
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an action role-playing game that also includes social simulation elements. It will launch sometime late
US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems’ app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks
<div><p>CISA said Chirp Systems ignored the federal agency and the reporting security researcher.</p>
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Bitcoin’s price remains stable despite 2023 halving event
Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s most well-known cryptocurrency, has recently undergone its fourth halving event since its creation.
Halvings, which occur roughly every four years, are designed to reduce the number of new Bitcoin entering the market by cutting the rewards earned by Bitcoin miners in half. This mechanism is built into Bitcoin’s code to cap the total supply at 21 million by the year 2140.
The latest halving, which took place on April 23, 2023, has reduced the daily creation of Bitcoin f
Substack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024
<div><p>Ghost, an open source rival to Substack’s newsletter platform, has confirmed it will this year officially join the fediverse — or the open social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more recently, Instagram Threads, among others. Last week, the company teased its plans by surveying its users about how they may […]</p>
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Elon Musk Chides Tucker Carlson Over 'Irrational' Joe Rogan Interview: 'I Don’t Agree With His Views Here'
Elon Musk derided “irrational” Tucker Carlson this weekend after the former Fox News star sat for an interview with Joe Rogan ...
Elon Musk and Tesla: Is the CEO’s controversial behavior responsible for company’s struggles?
The richest man in the world says and does what he wants. And often, it’s contentious and provocative. Tesla CEO Elon Musk ...
Tesla crash continues as Musk doubles down on 'blindingly obvious' strategy
Tesla shares are stuck in a drawdown that has lopped more than $760 billion from its market value since the November 2021 ...
Elon Musk rejects Tucker Carlson’s viral alien conspiracy theory
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk just shot down Tucker Carlson’s conspiracy theory on aliens where he believes that extraterrestrials are ...
Australian Leaders Attack ‘Egotistical Billionaire’ Elon Musk As X Refuses To Take Down Church Stabbing Posts
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said X’s decision to fight the removal of posts showing the stabbing of a bishop ...