[ad_1] Contrary to popular belief, houseplants aren’t nature’s air purifiers, capable of “cleaning” the air before your breathe it in. They do, however, come with other health benefits, and can help reduce stress levels, boost our productivity, and improve our mood and outlook. Plus, from a design perspective, houseplants add color and life to a … Read more
[ad_1] Welcome 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. Anna is out this week, so I’m back in the saddle for today. Here’s about 1,000 words on something that I’ve been chewing … Read more
[ad_1] Image: Warner Bros. Across most of the world where it’s released, Warner Bros.’ Barbie has been a big hit, and it’s already shaping up as one of the biggest cultural events of the year, film or otherwise. And its impact is so big that it got people to break their mid-pandemic rule and actually … Read more
[ad_1] A weekend away or an extended work trip can be a fun break from your day-to-day life, but while you’re gone, your responsibilities are still waiting for you at home. If those responsibilities include a dog, you have to plan in advance to keep your pet happy, healthy, occupied, and fed while you’re away. … Read more
[ad_1] Tax evasion, money laundering and other financial crimes are massive, costly issues. In 2021, the Internal Revenue Service estimated that the U.S. loses $1 trillion a year due to tax evasion alone. IVIX thinks AI can help with that. The Tel Aviv–based startup uses AI, machine learning and public databases of business activity to … Read more
[ad_1] Deep in the back of many refrigerators sits a small orange box with one of the top corners torn off—or, in some cases, a bowl of white powder. That, of course, is (probably) baking soda, and it was placed there to absorb any food odors in the fridge. If this is something you do, … Read more
[ad_1] In 2016, hackers using a network of compromised internet-connected devices — vulnerable security cameras and routers — knocked some of the then biggest websites on the internet offline for several hours. Twitter, Reddit, GitHub and Spotify all went down intermittently that day, victims of what was at the time one of the largest distributed … Read more
[ad_1] Since early May, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has been striking for better pay and protections against AI (among other conditions). Over the months, support for the union has persisted across various avenues, and grown as SAG-AFTRA has also joined in on the strike efforts. Though last weekend saw botched negotiations between the … Read more
[ad_1] Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Sometimes, determining which projects you should devote your time and energy to first takes energy you don’t have to spare (which is why we have tips for how to do it). But even when you know what tasks need to be done, you still need to figure out how to prioritize … Read more
[ad_1] You can do a lot with ChatGPT, but it doesn’t really feel like its work is “yours.” If you ask your ChatGPT a question, then quiz a friend’s ChatGPT account on the same topic, you’ll likely receive a pretty similar answer. That is, unless you fine-tune ChatGPT to respond how you want it to. … Read more