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Salesforce is looking at new ways to cut costs as activist investors continue to put pressure on the company. Today Insider was reporting that the company is implementing much stricter performance measurements for engineering with some sales people being put under pressure to quit or succumb to harsh performance policies of their own. This is […] Salesforce yields to activist pressure with harsh new policies for engineers, sales people by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ordinals, an NFT-like project on Bitcoin, has grown quickly the past month, signaling a possible new frontier for the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin NFTs are growing quickly as community sees long-term potential by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

AI’s ability to reinvent web search remains murky, but the technology’s impact on everyday tools seems to be more promising. Case in point: a startup called Capsule has been putting AI to use in video editing software to improve the speed and efficiency of post-production edits. After launching its AI-powered editor into beta, the company […] Capsule snags $4.75M for its AI-powered video editor that summarizes text, generates images and more by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Boston has long been one of the most important startup ecosystems in the United States. With major universities and a legacy of innovation, the city is a great place to start up and run a venture-backed business. TechCrunch Live is thrilled to be hosting an event featuring Boston-local investors and founders. TC City Spotlight: Boston […] TechCrunch Live is going to Boston, and you’re invited! by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

With lidar companies Ouster and Velodyne officially merged, CEO Angus Pacala has identified the next phase of growth. And it’s not self-driving cars or even advanced driver assistance systems. It’s smart infrastructure. “I keep saying this and people think I’m crazy, but there’s a good chance that smart infrastructure becomes our biggest vertical by a long […] Fresh off its merger, Ouster-Velodyne make a bet on smart infrastructure by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

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European carmakers must achieve a 100% cut in CO2 emissions from new cars sold by 2035 and a 55% cut for new cars sold by 2030. EU formally bans sale of gas and diesel cars from 2035 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Relationship app Flamme, previously known as Sparks, has launched its rebranded app and introduced a new AI-powered Ask Me Anything tool in time for Valentine’s Day. Although there are numerous dating apps on the market, there aren’t many apps that aim to keep the spark alive after you enter a relationship. Flamme is catered toward […] Relationship app Flamme, previously Sparks, rebrands and adds new AI tool by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

There can never be too much Mario in the world. Sure, it’s probably been a while since you played one of the original NES games, but probably because they’re so familiar. What if I told you researchers had created a way to generate infinite Mario levels so you can play a brand new one every […] MarioGPT hints at a glorious AI-generated future where we will all play Nintendo forever by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Peacock continues to shift its focus to paid subscriber growth. Yesterday, the streamer began notifying Xfinity customers that on June 26, 2023, Peacock Premium will no longer be bundled in at no extra charge, an NBC Universal spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. Plus, starting on April 3, new Xfinity subscribers will be able to get six […] Peacock will no longer include its free Premium offering as part of Xfinity bundle on June 26 by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

The LockBit ransomware gang has published what it claims is the full transcript of its negotiations with Royal Mail, which continues to experience disruption due to last month’s cyberattack. The chat logs negotiating the ransom is the first data that LockBit has published following the cyberattack on Royal Mail, which left the British postal service […] Royal Mail refused to pay ‘absurd’ LockBit ransom, chat logs say by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch... →

A startup lives or dies by its board of directors. Sagi Eliyahu co-founded Tonkean in 2015 and has since raised money from some top investors, including Joanne Chen from Foundation Capital. Chen joined Tonkean’s board of directors in 2019. The two are set to discuss the best ways for founders to work with their board […] Hear how Tonkean built its impressive board of directors on TechCrunch Live by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

Stellantis brand Ram has developed a mid-sized EV pickup truck concept and plans to show it off to dealers next month. The disclosure about the company’s plans to shop the concept came up during an interview between Ram Mike Koval Jr. and Motor Trend. Showing off a concept to dealers doesn’t mean a mid-sized EV […] Stellantis’ Ram is workshopping a mid-sized EV pickup truck by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Alex Rappaport, the CEO and co-founder of ZwitterCo, a startup that develops technology that filters waste water. Alex talked about how his childhood on the Potomac river inspired his future career in clean water. He […] Turning waste water into water that works with Alex Rappaport from ZwitterCo by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ford paused the F-150 Lightning’s production and shipments due to a potential battery issue, the company said today. The scope and nature of the battery concern is unknown at this time. The stoppage started at the beginning of last week, and Ford has yet to estimate when it will restart production. According to a statement […] Ford halts production and shipments of electric F-150 Lightning over battery concerns by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta today announced it’s making changes to increase transparency around ads. The company says it’s updating a nearly decade-old Facebook feature “Why am I seeing this ad?” to better explain to consumers how an AI technique called machine learning may have played a role in the ad’s placement, among other factors. Specifically, it will now […] Meta improves its consumer-facing tool that explains why you’re seeing that ad by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

GitHub today announced that Copilot for Business, the company’s $19/month enterprise version of its AI-powered code completion tool, is now generally available, after a short beta phase that started last December. Copilot for Business adds features like license management, organization-wide policy management and additional privacy features. Until now, you had to work with GitHub’s sales […] GitHub’s Copilot for Business is now generally available by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Depending on where you worked and what you did, you may already have the experience investors are looking for. TechCrunch+ roundup: Advice for laid-off techies, fintech flops, how to build a growth team by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch... →

Cloud observability platform Logz.io today announced that it is launching a generative AI model to augment its existing machine learning tools, which focus on a company’s observability data, with additional information from other data sources. Through this, the tool can now generate smarter remediation recommendations and, in turn, improve ops teams’ reaction times. The company, […] Logz.io bets on generative AI to help ops teams remediate issues by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Google has begun letting Android developers kick the tyres of its claimed reboot of ad-targeting — announcing the launch of the first Beta for its “Privacy Sandbox”, an adtech stack proposal which aims to iterate how ad tracking, targeting and reporting is done so it appears less creepy for individual users while maintaining an interest-based, […] Google starts beta testing its rebrand of interest-based ad-targeting on Android by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →