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Content moderators under Sama, Meta’s content review sub-contractor in Africa, earlier today picketed at the company’s headquarters in Kenya demanding April salary, while urging it to observe the court orders that barred it from conducting mass layoffs. The demonstrations came after Sama, in an email, instructed moderators to clear with the company by May 11, […] Confusion sets in as Meta content moderators go without pay by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. The Google May algorithm update is heating up even more...... →

Amazon quietly acquired New York-based audio content discovery engine Snackable AI last December to boost its podcast features, as first reported by New York Post. The tech giant told TechCrunch in email on Friday that the Snackable AI team joined Amazon Music to work on existing podcast projects. The financial terms of the deal were […] Amazon quietly acquired audio content discovery engine Snackable AI to boost its podcast projects by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Driverless cars are often marketed as a safe and convenient means of travel that allows customers to watch movies, scroll through TikTok or nap — all without worrying about taking over control. Whether it’s in a personal vehicle (which to remind everyone, there are currently no personal autonomous cars for sale) or ride-hailing service like […] Why Halo is betting on a remote-operated car-sharing service by Roberto Baldwin originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta is monetizing kids as much as they are the rest of us. But this week the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has alleged that Meta violated a 2020 order to protect kids on the site as well as ,running afoul of the agency’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The FTC will not just be […] Think of the monetized children and other TC news by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch... →

Amazon’s in-app TikTok-like shopping feed is now available to all customers in the United States, according to the company’s website. The feature rolled out to select U.S. customers in December after Amazon had been spotted experimenting with a TikTok-like shopping feed last summer. The new short-form video and photo feed allows consumers to explore products […] Amazon’s TikTok-like Inspire shopping feed is now available to all customers in the US by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Vint Cerf has been a near-constant influence on the internet since the days when he was helping create it in the first place. Today he wears many hats, among them VP and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google. He to be awarded the IEEE’s Medal of Honor at a gala in Atlanta, and ahead of the […] Vint Cerf on the ‘exhilarating mix’ of thrill and hazard at the frontiers of tech by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Because AI requires human input, it is inherently susceptible to bias. What are investors doing to hold founders accountable? TechCrunch+ roundup: AI ethics investor survey, B2B SaaS KPIs, don’t frown on down rounds by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Раньше её размещали только в самом верху почтового ящика.... →

Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, returns to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we’ll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always jammed-packed full of information, debuting all of the different software projects the company has been working on for the past year. Update: […] Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Paytm, India’s leading mobile payments firm, recorded a 13.2% surge in revenue to $285.7 million in the quarter ending March and cut its loss by 57% to $20.5 million in a sharp turnaround for the company that is increasingly trying to become profitable. Paytm’s overall revenue in the financial year ending March 2023 stood at […] Paytm tops $977 million revenue in a year, narrows loss by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Rapid (previously known as RapidAPI), a startup that built out an API marketplace valued at $1 billion last year, has laid off another 70 employees less than two weeks after letting go of 50% of its staff, TechCrunch has learned. An affected employee who wished to remain anonymous told TechCrunch that just 42 people remain […] RapidAPI headcount down 82% from fresh layoffs less than two weeks after cutting 50% of staff by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Everything needs a home, and Garima Kapoor co-founded MinIO to build an enterprise-grade, open source object storage solution. The pitch sounds amazing: simple, high performance, and a native Kubernetes integration. I’m excited to announce I’m interviewing Kapoor and MinIO investor Mark Rostick of Intel Capital on MinIO’s growth and how the company manages serious competition. […] Hear how MinIO built a unicorn in object storage on top of Kubernetes and open source by Ron Miller originally published on Tech... →

This Friday morning we’re parsing Lyft’s Q1 results and Q2 guidance, the latter of which we’ll place in context of its strategic choices moving forward. Tepid investor reaction clouds Lyft’s new strategy by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

По данным организации, за три года от вируса погибло минимум 20 млн человек... →

Проект носит кодовое название Athena... →

Russ Wilcox, founder of E Ink, recently joined TechCrunch's Found podcast to talk about how he raised multiple down rounds before a successful exit. Down rounds are a ‘ticket to try again,’ says founder who raised 3 in a row by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Peter Ackerson has departed from his role as general partner at fintech-focused venture firm Fin Capital and started a new firm, Audere Capital. According to his LinkedIn profile, Ackerson – who first joined Fin Capital in August of 2019 – stopped working at that firm in January of this year. While his profile shows that […] Ex-Fin Capital general partner, who led its investment in Pipe, starts new venture firm by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

Most early-stage startup founders, investors, technologists and all-around aficionados recognize and appreciate a great deal. We’re flagging this one, folks, because you have just one week left to take advantage of early-bird pricing on all passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Disrupt is the startup world’s big tent, […] TechCrunch Disrupt early-bird savings end in 7 days by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch... →

Raiffeisen Bank International определился с вариантами ухода из России в марте — активы продадут или выделят за периметр группы.... →