Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Elon Musk’s short-lived push to buy Twitter has made him a lot of enemies — but it’s delivering exactly what a certain set of Republican influencers want. Right-wing figures like Steve Bannon and Donald Trump Jr. have already hailed Musk’s decision to back out of the deal. For them, the…
Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Once again, search and social media platforms are facing moderation challenges tied to data allegedly leaked from the president’s son’s devices. Over the weekend, users of 4Chan’s /pol/ messageboard were whipped into a frenzy of excitement by one poster claiming to have hacked into Hunter Biden’s phone. Exact…
Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register announcing that the agency would be revising its rules of practice to require that information disclosure statements related to patent term adjustments (PTAs) be submitted on Form PTO/SB/133. The use of this document is expected to…
Enlarge / The Nothing Phone (1) basically bets the farm that you’ll instantly fall in love with this back design. If you don’t, there’s not much else to see. (credit: Nothing) The company “Nothing” is the latest startup to try to make something of itself in the smartphone market. The company is led by Carl Pei,…
The United Nations just released world population estimates for the end of 2022 and beyond. Deposit Photos A United Nations (UN) population report published on July 11 reported the world’s population will reach 8.5 billion by November 15, 2022. The latest projections indicate the slowest population growth in decades. Sixty-one countries are expected to see…
We’ve researched plenty of vacuums in the past, like ones that are best on stairs and the best cordless vacuums. Shark vacuums remain a mainstay on many of these lists thanks to their power and their price. Lucky for you—but unlucky for the dirt and debris on your floors—Shark has a variety of vacuums and…
On October 21, 2011 at 10:20 a.m. I joined more than 8.5 million other Californians for the Great Shake Out, an annual earthquake preparedness drill. Four hours later, the Bay Area was jolted by a temblor that measured 3.9 on the Richter scale. Even though we’d just been trained for exactly this scenario, many colleagues…
Airlift, Pakistan’s top startup, is shutting down, two sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, following its inability to raise fresh capital. The startup told employees Tuesday evening that it will be shutting down on Wednesday, according to the sources and slides presented to them. The startup was attempting to put together a new round…
TechCrunch doesn’t tend to cover personnel changes because the startup world is sufficiently massive as to render any particular job changes too small for our lens. However, Instacart this morning announced a slew of promotions inside of its senior leadership, and given that the company filed for an IPO — albeit privately — we’re paying…
Microsoft today became the latest Big Tech company to cut jobs during a period of mounting economic uncertainty. Bloomberg reports that the Redmond firm is “realigning business groups and roles” after the close of its fiscal year (on June 30), even as the company intends to grow its headcount in the coming months. The layoffs…