Source: TechCrunch

These 81 robotics companies are hiring

When I attended Automate in Chicago a few weeks back, multiple people thanked me for TechCrunch’s semi-regular robotics job report. It’s always edifying to get that feedback in person. While…
Brian Heater
May 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

TechCrunch Space: Star(side)liner

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. For those who haven’t heard, the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule has been pushed back yet again to no earlier than…
Aria Alamalhodaei
May 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

Microsoft Build 2024: All the AI and hardware products Microsoft announced

Copilot, Microsoft’s brand of generative AI, will soon be far more deeply integrated into the Windows 11 experience.
Kyle Wiggers
May 20, 2024, 10:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

NYC-Dublin real-time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior

When putting a video portal in a public park in the middle of New York City, some inappropriate behavior will likely occur. The Portal, the vision of Lithuanian artist and…
Ron Miller
May 20, 2024, 9:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

NYC-Dublin real time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior

When putting a video portal in a public park in the middle of New York City, some inappropriate behavior will likely occur. The Portal, the vision of Lithuanian artist and…
Ron Miller
May 20, 2024, 9:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

VinFast crash that killed family of four now under federal investigation

The top vehicle safety regulator in the U.S. has launched a formal probe into an April crash involving the all-electric VinFast VF8 SUV that claimed the lives of a family…
Sean O'Kane
May 20, 2024, 9:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Contour Venture Partners, an early investor in Datadog and Movable Ink, lowers the target for its fifth fund

Longtime New York-based seed investor, Contour Venture Partners, is making progress on its latest flagship fund after lowering its target. The firm closed on $42 million, raised from 64 backers,…
Rebecca Szkutak
May 20, 2024, 8:34 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Fintech lender SoLo Funds is being sued again by the government over its lending practices

SoLo Funds CEO Travis Holoway: “Regulators seem driven by press releases when they should be motivated by true consumer protection and empowering equitable solutions.”
Alyssa Stringer
May 20, 2024, 6:34 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Meta’s Oversight Board takes its first Threads case

Meta’s Oversight Board has now extended its scope to include the company’s newest platform, Instagram Threads. Designed as an independent appeals board that hears cases and then makes precedent-setting content…
Sarah Perez
May 20, 2024, 6:34 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

SeekOut, a recruiting startup last valued at $1.2 billion, lays off 30% of its workforce

The company says it’s refocusing and prioritizing fewer initiatives that will have the biggest impact on customers and add value to the business.
Marina Temkin
May 20, 2024, 6:04 p.m.
5 min read
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