Monthly Archives: January 2023

This Week in Apps: Twitter kills third-party apps, Instagram adds Quiet Mode, Google’s antitrust trial gets a date

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in 2023 hit a few snags, as consumer spending last year … Continue reading

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Elon Musk admits Twitter has too many ads, says fix is coming

Elon Musk continues to change things at a breakneck pace at Twitter, and on Saturday the still-CEO (I guess he hasn’t found anyone willing to take over yet?) seemed to address user complaints that ads are getting worse on the … Continue reading

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Protect me from what I want

W elcome to the TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Buy now, pay later is an alluring option … Continue reading

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TikTok’s ‘corecore’ is the latest iteration of absurdist meme art

TikTok goes a little overboard when it comes to categorizing every last aesthetic into its own microtrend. You notice it when Spotify Wrapped calls your music taste goblincore, or when you strangely end up at a charity gala in San … Continue reading

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Sensors Make Industrial Robots Smarter

Smart sensors are transforming industrial robots, expanding their capabilities and intelligence. Conventional industrial robots require large amounts of programming, regularly scheduled maintenance, and significant safety measures. But smart sensors for robots can allow them to detect their own maintenance needs, … Continue reading

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India blocks YouTube videos and Twitter posts on BBC Modi documentary

The Indian government has ordered YouTube and Twitter to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary that is critical of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued the directions “for blocking multiple YouTube … Continue reading

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How to Spot AI-Generated Art, According to Artists

Creatives disagree about the ethical uses of these tools, but one thing is clear: AI art identification is about to become a whole lot harder.

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Feds seize almost $700 million of FTX assets in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal case

Federal prosecutors seized nearly $700 million in cash and assets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, primarily in the form of Robinhood shares.

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Rippling review (2023): Pricing, features, pros and cons

What is unique about Rippling, and how does the pricing work? Read our review to find out if Rippling is a good solution for your business. The post Rippling review (2023): Pricing, features, pros and cons appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs

Area 120, the Google in-house incubator responsible for products such as Checks, Tables, Stack and ThreadBite, has been significantly affected by broader layoffs at Google parent company Alphabet. A spokesperson tells TechCrunch via email that the majority of the Area … Continue reading

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