Category: Enterprise
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Tribe AI raised venture capital to keep up with demand after six years of bootstrapping
When Jaclyn Rice Nelson and Noah Gale launched AI talent and services company Tribe AI in 2019, they had to convince companies that having an AI strategy mattered. After the release of ChatGPT in 2022 and the AI mania it ushered in, the startup has experienced a “massive boom” in demand, Gale told TechCrunch. Rice…
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Microsoft’s AI-powered, Canva-like Designer app lands on iOS and Android
The Designer app features “prompt templates” that are designed to help jumpstart the creative process. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its AI-powered Designer app is officially coming out of preview and is now available to all users on iOS and Android. The Canva-like app…
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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
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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InMobi eyes $10 billion valuation in 2025 India IPO
Adtech startup InMobi is eyeing a valuation of about $10 billion in an initial public offering it is planning for next year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Adtech startup InMobi is eyeing a valuation of about $10 billion in an initial public offering it is planning for next year,…
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Ethereum co-founder’s warning against ‘pro-crypto’ candidates: ‘Are they in it for the right reasons?’
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, issued a warning on Wednesday against choosing a candidate purely based on whether they claim to be “pro-crypto.” In a blog post, Buterin said it’s more important to scrutinize a candidate’s broader policies to ensure they support cryptocurrency’s underlying goals, including internationalism and protection for private communications. “If a…
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TTT models might be the next frontier in generative AI
TTT models, a new architecture, could effectively replace transformers if they scale up as their creators suggest they will. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. After years of dominance by the form of AI known as the transformer, the hunt is on for new architectures. Transformers underpin OpenAI’s video-generating model Sora,…
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How a B2B payments startup won Max, Jack and Sam Altman, JP Morgan as investors
Slope’s founders both have a background in AI, so large language models power the company’s underwriting infrastructure. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. It’s not everyday that OpenAI founder Sam Altman teaches your class at Stanford, but that’s the kind of entrepreneurial spirit Lawrence Lin Murata, co-founder and CEO of…
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SpaceX’s vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station is a Dragon on steroids
NASA was looking for proposals that maximized the use of flight heritage because reliability will be key. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The $843 million spacecraft SpaceX is designing to bring down the International Space Station at the end of the decade will be a super-powered version of its…
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Bill Weber out as CEO of Firefly Aerospace
Bill Weber is out as chief executive at Firefly Aerospace, following a nearly two-year stint in the role, the maker of launch vehicles, lunar landers and orbital vehicles announced late Wednesday. While the board initiates a search for a new CEO, board member Peter Schumacher will serve as interim CEO, the company said in a statement…
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10 Best Google Sites Alternatives to Make a Website in 2024
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in AI, Apps, Climate, Cloud Computing, Crypto, Cybersecurity, Enterprise, EV, FinTech, Gadgets, Gaming, SaaS, Software, StartupsGoogle Sites makes website creation simple, with everything stored securely. You can make your site public or private, and control access to it. However, it’s somewhat too basic to build a fully functional website. We look at the best Google Sites alternatives for flexibility and price. The post 10 Best Google Sites Alternatives to Make…