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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Lyft layoffs to affect 26% of workforce
Lyft said Thursday it will cut 26% of its workforce, or about 1,072 people, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at rebuilding its core ride-hailing product and boosting profits. The company also said in a regulatory filing Thursday that … Continue reading
Replit, the web-based IDE developing a GitHub Copilot competitor, raises $100M
Investors continue to pump money into generative AI tech. Case in point, Replit, an IDE startup developing a code-generating AI-powered tool called Ghostwriter, this week raised nearly $100 million ($97.4 million) at a $1.16 billion post-money valuation. Andreessen Horowitz led … Continue reading
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Meet ChatGPT’s Right-Wing Alter Ego
A programmer is building chatbots with opposing political views to make a point about biased AI. He’s also planning a centrist bot to bridge the divide.
SEC’s Gensler says ‘the law is clear’ for crypto exchanges and that they must comply with regulators
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler wrote in a post on Thursday that crypto exchanges “must come into compliance, register with us, and deal with conflicts of interest.”
Lyft to cut 1,072 employees, or 26% of its workforce
Ride-sharing app Lyft confirmed it would lay off 1,072 employees, roughly 26% of its corporate workforce, and not hire for an additional 250 positions.
Comcast beats estimates despite slowing broadband growth, higher Peacock losses
Comcast topped analyst expectations, despite a tough comparison to last year, when NBC aired both the Super Bowl and Beijing Olympics during the first quarter.
Write long-form content in seconds with half off this leading AI tool
Wordplay AI Content Generator overhauls your content marketing and a lifetime subscription price is now half off. The post Write long-form content in seconds with half off this leading AI tool appeared first on TechRepublic.
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Researchers develop tiny hydraulic haptics for touchscreen notifications you can physically feel
If you find smartphone notifications annoying enough already thanks to their skill at exploiting the full range of distraction options available, whether dropping a banner from above or sprinkling pox-like red balls over your homescreen icons so as to lodge … Continue reading
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London’s Sturgeon Capital launches $35M fund aimed at emerging startups in Central Asia
We reported last year on the launch of a $225 million VC platform from the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank, which would also cover Central Asia. In addition, Most VC launched its accelerator out of Almaty, … Continue reading
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Dropbox to lay off 500 employees, or about 16% of its workforce
Dropbox is laying off 500 employees, or about 16% of its workforce, the company said.