Apple News is testing a new game for iOS 17.5 called Quartiles, which requires players to organize a grid of 20 syllables into 5 four-syllable words. Spotted by Gadget Hacks, the interface for Quartiles looks a lot like the New York Timesâ newest hit, Connections. Did Apple News sherlock the New York Times? Okay, Quartiles […]
If you havenât been seeing much political content on Instagram lately, thereâs a reason for that. Since March, Instagram and Threads have instituted a new default setting that limits political content you see from people youâre not following. Hundreds of creators, convened by GLAAD and Accountable Tech, have signed an open letter demanding that Instagram […]
Googleâs Cloud Next 2024 event takes place in Las Vegas through Thursday, and that means lots of new cloud-focused news on everything from Gemini, Googleâs AI-powered chatbot, to AI to devops and security. Last yearâs event was the first in-person Cloud Next since 2019, and Google took to the stage to show off its ongoing […]
A growing effort to attract more women and people of color into the space industry has shared some of its first results and a new occasion to rally around: National Space Day, May 3, when thousands of students will learn that not only can they do space stuff, but they really should start now. Space […]
The tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022Â and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024âs losses are not at that scale, theyâre still significant, driven by big names like Pixar, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and TikTok. It remains to be seen if this yearâs layoff trends follow last yearâs, in which layoffs […]
YouTubeâs comments section, historically, has had a bad reputation, but a change rolling out could prevent kids from wading into the comments cesspool. In an email to parents who supervise a childâs account, the company announced the introduction of a âread-onlyâ comments option on their childâs supervised experience on YouTube. The feature will roll out […]
Checkr, a 10-year-old startup that offers employee background checks and was last valued at $5 billion in April 2022, has laid off 382 employees as companies are not significantly hiring talent. TechCrunch exclusively learned that Checkr conducted the layoffs across all departments and different levels on Tuesday. The San Franciscoâbased startup confirmed the layoffs in […]
Brazilian startup Salvy, a mobile carrier for businesses, was the only company based in Latin America in Y Combinatorâs latest batch, the accelerator confirmed to TechCrunch. Thatâs a significant drop compared to cohorts that went through the accelerator during COVID when it was remote, but also more recent classes: There were 33 Latin American companies […]
Google Photos is getting an AI upgrade. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced that a handful of enhanced editing features previously limited to Pixel devices and paid subscribers â including its AI-powered Magic Editor â will now make their way to all Google Photos users for free. This expansion also includes Googleâs Magic Eraser, which […]
AT&T has begun notifying U.S. state authorities and regulators of a security incident after confirming that millions of customer records posted online last month were authentic. In a legally required filing with Maineâs attorney generalâs office, the U.S. telco giant said it sent out letters notifying more than 51 million people that their personal information […]