Monthly Archives: March 2025

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

Google agrees to pay $28m over racial bias case

The settlement with thousands of people who have worked at the tech giant has received preliminary approval.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google agrees to pay $28m over racial bias case

Trump fires FTC commissioners, setting up a legal battle

President Trump fired the two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday, setting up a challenge to a 1935 Supreme Court precedent prohibiting the firing of FTC commissioners for reasons other than “good cause.” The White House … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Trump fires FTC commissioners, setting up a legal battle

NASA astronauts return from long Space Station stay prompted by Boeing problems

Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore have returned to Earth after a nine-month stay on the International Space Station — a trip that lasted far longer than originally planned thanks to leaks and thruster problems on the Boeing Starliner … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on NASA astronauts return from long Space Station stay prompted by Boeing problems

Nvidia and Google DeepMind will help power Disney’s cute robots

Nvidia is collaborating with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop Newton, a physics engine to simulate robotic movements in real-world settings, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced at GTC 2025 on Tuesday. Disney will be among the first to use … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Nvidia and Google DeepMind will help power Disney’s cute robots

Google-Wiz deal is ‘litmus test’ for Trump administration’s handling of Big Tech

After Google agreed to buy security software vendor Wiz for $32 billion on Tuesday, the Trump administration will get an early chance to weigh in on Big Tech.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google-Wiz deal is ‘litmus test’ for Trump administration’s handling of Big Tech

What Tesla can and can’t do in California with its new passenger transportation permit

Tesla received a permit Tuesday from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate a transportation service in the state, the beginning of a long regulatory road that could eventually lead to the company getting the OK to operate a robotaxi … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on What Tesla can and can’t do in California with its new passenger transportation permit

An AI model from over a decade ago sparked Nvidia’s investment in autonomous vehicles

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote Tuesday at the company’s GTC 2025 conference stuck with tradition and was chock full of announcements. But the company also snuck in a little history lesson. During the automotive portion of his speech, Huang referred … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on An AI model from over a decade ago sparked Nvidia’s investment in autonomous vehicles

Nvidia announces two ‘personal AI supercomputers’

Nvidia at GTC 2025 announced a new lineup of “AI personal supercomputers” powered by the company’s Grace Blackwell chip platform. Jensen Huang, the semiconductor company’s founder and CEO, unveiled the two new machines, DGX Spark (previously called Project Digits) and … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Nvidia announces two ‘personal AI supercomputers’

Google Acquires Startup Wiz for $32B to Make ‘Cybersecurity More Accessible And Simpler’

Google’s agreement to buy cloud security startup Wiz will face antitrust scrutiny amid Alphabet’s ongoing legal battles.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Google Acquires Startup Wiz for $32B to Make ‘Cybersecurity More Accessible And Simpler’