Elon Musk says Twitter has ‘no actual choice’ about government censorship requests
Criticized for giving into governments’ censorship demands, Elon Musk on Sunday claimed that Twitter has “no actual choice” ...
Billionaire Jack Dorsey Says America Has a Problem. Elon Musk Names It
For a long time, the co-founder of Twitter and the new owner of the platform had not exchanged any messages, due to ...
Twitter Faces Potential Ban In Europe After Elon Musk’s Company Pulled Back From Disinformation Rules
Elon Musk’s Twitter platform could potentially be banned in Europe if it doesn’t follow the disinformation rules. The threat ...
Spotify CEO question about aliens prompts Supreme Court callback from Elon Musk: 'What is a woman?'
Spotify’s CEO asked his Twitter followers on Monday what one thing our society does that would be hard to explain if aliens ...
How investors can get ready as the SEC ramps up on ESG
While ESG enforcement is only beginning in the US, late adopters who fail to follow best practices could soon face huge repercussions.Read More
MediaTek taps Nvidia GPU and AI for connected car chipsets
Today at Computex, MediaTek and Nvidia announced a partnership to develop a unique platform for AI-powered connected cars.Read More
ChatGPT takes center stage as students ditch tutors in favor of AI-powered learning
The findings show many students and parents using ChatGPT, with some completely replacing their tutoring sessions with the AI tool.Read More
The Top 10 endpoint security challenges and how to overcome them
As attackers exploit weak endpoint security, cybersecurity teams must meet numerous challenges to secure their networks.Read More
Tesla’s Elon Musk calls BYD ‘highly competitive’
Tesla and now Elon Musk, in particular, have changed their opinion on BYD lately with the CEO now calling the Chinese company ...
Billionaire Jack Dorsey Says America Has a Problem. Elon Musk Names It
For a long time, the co-founder of Twitter and the new owner of the platform had not exchanged any messages, due to ...
Elon Musk Sends a Defiant Message to His Enemies
Elon Musk wants to erase the bad memory of his show with Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.
Reliance’s JioCinema breaks world record with free cricket streaming
India’s JioCinema broke the global record for the most concurrent views to a live streamed event on Monday, eclipsing a long-standing milestone set by Disney’s Hotstar, as the Asian tycoon Mukesh Ambani spares no expense in expanding his digital empire. The Indian streaming app, whose partner includes James Murdoch’s Bodhi Tree-backed Viacom18, surpassed the record Monday evening, attracting over 33 million concurrent viewers to the final game of the 16th edition of Indian Premier League cricket
Solana’s co-founder sees potential for its blockchain to be the ‘Apple of crypto’
As some crypto companies gain mainstream adoption through partnerships, alliances or deals with big brand names, others are operating by the beat of their own drum and not worrying about whether a big label is with them. Solana, a layer-1 blockchain that launched in 2020, is one of the biggest chains that developers are building on. Excluding stablecoins, Solana is the eighth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization at around $7.6 billion, according to CoinMarketCap data. “Solana has the
AmEx is experimenting cautiously with generative AI for fintech
AmEx Digital Labs is currently exploring ways LLMs could be used “behind the scenes” to analyze the feedback and inquiries customers provide.Read More
TechCrunch+’s holiday reading list
It’s Memorial Day here in the United States, which means that the flow of tech news is slower than normal. This might leave you feeling bereft, adrift without the usual 3,239 individual items that happen daily in startup land. But have no fear, for TechCrunch+ is here with a quick rewind of our work from May. Consider this a roll call of some of our favorite journalism from the last few weeks, packaged in a simple format for your quick perusal and ingestion. To the lists! News you wished you ha
Ambani’s JioCinema secures NBCUniversal titles, escalates Netflix and Disney rivalry
JioCinema, the affordable on-demand video streaming service rival to Netflix and Disney’s Hotstar in India, will soon be the home for “The Office” and other NBCUniversal titles. The Viacom18 streaming service said on Monday it has signed a “multi-year” partnership with NBCUniversal to bring “thousands of hours” of NBCU movies and TV shows to India. The partnership follows Viacom18 bagging the streaming rights for HBO and other Warner Bros. titles for the South Asian market, snatching premium off
Arm launches new chips for faster smartphone performance during Computex
Arm CEO Rene Haas Just ahead of CEO Rene Haas’ keynote at Computex in Taipei today, Arm launched two new products designed to increase smartphone performance. The first is the Arm Cortex-X4, its fourth-generation Cortex-X core. Arm said the Cortex-X4 is the fastest CPU it is made so far and will bring 15% more performance than its predecessor, the Cortex X-3, with a focus on enabling artificial intelligence and machine learning-based apps. The second new product is the Arm Immortalis-G720, which
Zero emissions cargo shipping — the old-fashioned way
It’s as if I am chatting to a merchant on a European dockside more than a century ago when I ask Jorne Langelaan, founder and CEO of Dutch shipping startup EcoClipper, how his vessel’s maiden voyage is going. “In the beginning the winds were really favourable,” he says of the progress made by the 1912-built De Tukker, which recently embarked on a regular sailing schedule taking it to ports around Europe. Chocolate, olive oil and wine are among its first items of cargo. On the way from The Nether
All the Nvidia news announced by Jensen Huang at Computex
Jensen Huang wants to bring generative AI to every data center, the Nvidia co-founder and CEO said during Computex in Taipei today. During the speech, Huang’s first public speech in almost four years he said, he made a slew of announcements, including chip release dates, its DGX GH200 super computer and partnerships with major companies. Here’s all the news from the two-hour-long keynote. Nvidia’s GForce RTX 4080 Ti GPU for gamers is now in full production and being produced in “large quantiti
Elon Musk Tells His Enemies They Won't Define Him
Elon Musk wants to erase the bad memory of his show with Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.