[ad_1] The discovery of an AI product manager role at Netflix with a pay ceiling of $900,000 sent critics of the company and entertainment industry wild yesterday. That isn’t the only such listing, and likely not even the most lucrative. No one should be surprised that one of the biggest tech companies in the world … Read more
[ad_1] One of the best ways startup founders can hone their pitch until it’s sharp enough to impress VCs — and bring home the bacon — is by watching other founders pitch to investors. And there’s no better place to do that than by watching the Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Be in … Read more
[ad_1] Universe, the no-code mobile website builder, announced today that it’s launching an AI-powered website designer in beta. The designer, called GUS (Generative Universe Sites), can help anyone build and launch a custom website from their iOS device. Once you get started with GUS, you will enter the familiar Universe grid editor. Instead of starting … Read more
[ad_1] Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Earlier this week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s audacious eyeball-scanning crypto startup Tools for Humanity started the global rollout of its Worldcoin product. The company wants … Read more
[ad_1] Adjust the narrative: Experience and network take time to build There’s a pervasive myth in Silicon Valley: Startups are only founded by a bunch of 20-year-olds who recently dropped out of college. The Social Network, the Pirates of Silicon Valley, the various Steve Jobs biopics, and even the Silicon Valley TV show – wherever … Read more
[ad_1] The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a new initiative exploring possible regulations on commercial human spaceflight, a first for a nascent industry that is rapidly increasing the number of humans that visit space. The new rulemaking committee will “help the FAA plan, conceive, and implement—when the time is right—a well-informed, thoughtful, regulatory regime for … Read more
[ad_1] Personalized news app Artifact, developed by Instagram’s founders, is adding another new AI-powered feature today. The company is launching an AI-powered text-to-speech feature in partnership with Speechify that will allow Artifact users to listen to news articles read aloud. The feature won’t just offer a robotic-sounding voice as some other text-to-speech engines provide, but … Read more
[ad_1] Ads are the lifeblood of big tech. When the ad market slows as it did last year, companies like Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and even Microsoft suffer. Tech’s biggest businesses have endured a conservative advertising landscape in recent quarters as companies look to conserve cash in this difficult environment characterized by economic uncertainty and high … Read more
[ad_1] Surgeries of all kinds have become more and more powerfully assisted by technology, but in most cases it’s still a human holding the scalpel — especially for delicate and complex operations like spinal surgery. Proprio’s technology reinvents the way surgeons see, understand, and influence the contours of bone and tissue, improving outcomes and potentially … Read more
[ad_1] Tesla exaggerated the range estimates for its EVs for years, prompting owners to flood its service center over concerns that their vehicles needed service, according to a new detailed Reuters report. The investigation, citing anonymous sources and industry experts, found that the directive to use algorithms to give rosier range numbers came from CEO … Read more