Source: TechCrunch

Bluesky adds ‘anti-toxicity’ tools and aims to integrate ‘a Community Notes-like’ feature in the future

Bluesky on Wednesday introduced the ability to hide replies, as well as a way to detach your original post from someone’s quote post.
Marina Temkin
Aug. 28, 2024, 8:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

OpenAI’s Converge 2 program has been shrouded in mystery

For months, a tech forum ran wild asking if the Converge 2 accelerator program actually happened. We finally found out.
Dominic-Madori Davis
Aug. 28, 2024, 8:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Fluid Truck’s board ousted its sibling co-founders amid allegations of mismanaging funds

Fluid Truck, a startup that was founded to disrupt the commercial vehicle rental industry, has ousted its sibling co-founders – CEO James Eberhard and chief legal counsel Jenifer Snyder – according to sources familiar with the matter. The shakeup, which employees have described as a hostile takeover, was led by…
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 28, 2024, 8:04 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Threads deepens its ties to the open social web, aka the ‘fediverse’

Meta announced Wednesday that users on Threads will be able to see fediverse replies on other posts besides their own.
Karyne Levy
Aug. 28, 2024, 7:04 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Polestar is getting a new CEO amid EV sales slump

Just weeks ago, during an interview with TechCrunch, Thomas Ingenlath laid out his plan to turn Polestar into a self-sustaining company. Now, he’s out.  Polestar said Tuesday Ingenlath has resigned as…
Kirsten Korosec
Aug. 28, 2024, 6:04 p.m.
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Tesla’s Supercharger network is still unavailable to non-Tesla EVs

It’s been more than a year since Tesla agreed to open its Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers, like General Motors and Ford. But Tesla’s network of nearly…
Alyssa Stringer
Aug. 28, 2024, 5:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

This Week in AI: AI is rapidly being commoditized

Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Say what you will about generative AI. But it’s commoditizing…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 28, 2024, 5:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Midjourney says it’s ‘getting into hardware’

Midjourney, the AI image-generating platform that’s reportedly raking in more than $200 million in revenue without a single dime of VC investment, is officially getting into hardware. The company made…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 28, 2024, 5:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Ex-Twitter CISO Lea Kissner appointed as LinkedIn security chief

Kissner previously served as Twitter’s chief information security officer, and held senior security and privacy positions at Apple, Google, and Lacework.
Zack Whittaker
Aug. 28, 2024, 5:04 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

SEC takes aim at NFT marketplace OpenSea

OpenSea, which calls itself the “world’s largest” nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, received a Wells notice from the SEC, the company said in a blog post Wednesday, indicating the regulator may…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 28, 2024, 5:04 p.m.
5 min read
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