Welcome again a week under consideration. This week we are seeing in the internal chaos surrounding the purchase of the $ 116 million HP of the Human Pin manufacturer; The new venture and that good Murati coming out of the theft; Duolingo killing her iconic buffet mascony with a cybertruck; And more! Let’s get into it.
He’s human pin is dead. Hardware’s start announced that most of his assets were earned by HP for $ 116 million, less than half of the $ 240 million he raised in VC funding. Starting will immediately interrupt his sales of his $ 499 he, and after February 28, the dress will no longer connect with human servers. After that, the equipment will not be able to call, messages, questions/answers, or access to clouds. Customers who bought a pin in the last 90 days are eligible for a refund, but whoever bought a device before is not.
Hours after purchasing HP It was announced, some Human employees received HP offers from HP with a wage increase between 30% and 70%, plus HP shares and bonus plans, according to internal documents viewed by Techcrunch and two sources that required anonymity. Meanwhile, other human employees – especially those who worked closer to PIN – were announced that they were out of work.
Apple’s long -awaited iPhone of Apple Refreshing It was discovered, three years after the last major update on the budget -minded smartphone. 16e is part of an exclusive group of apparatus capable of directing Apple’s intelligence due to the addition of an A18 processor. The iPhone 16e also rejected the Home Touch ID button in favor of the Face ID and changed the lightning port in favor of the USB-C. The iPhone 6e starts with $ 599 and will start transporting February 28.
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tidings
RIP, Duo: Duolingo “killed” her iconic owl of owl with a cybertruck, and marketing stunt is going strangely well. The company launched a campaign to save Duo – and encourage users to do more lessons – as the company says it is “Duo or Dies”. Read more
Openai “UNCENSESS” CHATGPT: Openai no longer wants chatgpt to take an editorial attitude, even if some users see it “morally wrong or offensive”. This means that Chatgpt will now offer numerous views on controversial subjects in an effort to be neutral. Read more
Uber vs doordash: Uber is suing Dobordash, accusing her rival to distribute competition engulfed, afraid of restaurant owners in exclusive deals. Uber claims that Dobordash teased the restaurants to work with them alone. Read more
Mira Mirat Murati Movement: The new start of that of Openai Cto Mira Murati, Machines Lab, thinking machines, has come out of the theft. The beginning, which includes Openai John Schulman’s co-founder and former research official Openai Barret Zoph, will focus on the construction of collaborative collaborative systems. Read more
Grok 3 presentation: Elon Musk’s Xai released his latest flag model he, Grok 3 and discovered new skills for Grok iOS and online applications. Musk claims that the new family of models is a “he is maximally looking for the truth” that is sometimes “contrary to what is politically accurate”. Read more
Hackers in Steam: Valve removed a video game from Steam that was essentially designed to spread malware. Security researchers revealed that anyone who planted it modified an existing video game in an attempt to deceive players in installing an information thief called Vidar. Read more
Another is the turn: Mark Zuckerberg’s charity and Priscilla Chan will end DEI domestic programs and stop providing “social advocacy funds” for racial reforms and immigration reforms. Switch comes just weeks after the organization assured staff that it will continue to support Dei’s efforts. Read more
Amazon closes its Android App Store: Amazon will stop its Android app store in August in an effort to focus more on its own company equipment. The company told developers that they will no longer be able to submit new apps to the store. Read more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand was not paid: A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans’ views on Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are more negative than positive. About 54% of American adults say they have an unfavorable musk appearance while 67% feel negatively to Zuckerberg. Read more
Headphones that remove noise can damage your brain: A new BBC report considers whether the technology that attracts noise can be re-evaluating the brains of people who use it to tune the annoying background noise-and can lead to the brain forgetting how to filter the sounds themselves. Read more
Analysis
An exhaustive look at the Doge Universe: Dozens of individuals who work under, or advise, Elon Musk and Doge are an illustration in the real life of reaching musk internet in the technology industry. Techcrunch has revealed the main players in the Doge Universe, from the inner circle of Musk to old figures, workers and aides – some of whom advise and recruit for Doge. We emphasize both links between them and how they entered the musk orbit. Read more
