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Cruise suspends employee stock program, corp bonuses moved up
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Cruise, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of General Motors, told staff Thursday via email that the employee share-selling program for the fourth quarter is suspended, following an incident that resulted in the robotaxi company losing its permits to operate in California. Cruise cited the need to reevaluate how to offer competitive compensation, according to sources who […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Menlo Ventures closes on $1.35B in new capital, targets investments in AI startups
Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35 billion in new capital that it plans to use in part “to support the forthcoming generation of AI startups,” the venture firm announced today. Notably and unsurprisingly, the firm is today quite bullish on the future of artificial intelligence, noting that it has already backed the likes of Abnormal, Anthropic, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The 20 Best TV Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now
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For All Mankind, Hijack, Silo, and more.
Despite setbacks, ispace to launch second moon mission in Q4 2024
Japanese lunar technology company ispace will make its second attempt at putting a lander on the moon in the fourth quarter of 2024, just about two years after it launched its first failed mission, executives said Thursday. ispace launched its first lunar lander mission in on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December 2022. The lander, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Crypto market showing signs of recovery as prices, NFT sales rise on the month
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. The crypto market and overall ecosystem may be showing signs of recovery after a prolonged bear market. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
A New Music Video Expands the Lore of Lofi Girl
The scarf belonged to her mother! This is huge.
Poor Things Puts a Shocking and Fantastic Spin on a Classic Tale
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At its core, Poor Things is the relatively simple story of a woman growing up and finding herself. However, in the hands of director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite), it tells that tale in the most fantastical, imaginative, disturbing, and hilarious way possible. Words that, in fact, also describe the… Read more...
Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies
Like “Avengers” director Joe Russo, I’m becoming increasingly convinced that fully AI-generated movies and TV shows will be possible within our lifetimes. A host of AI unveilings over the past few months, in particular OpenAI’s ultra-realistic-sounding text-to-speech engine, have given glimpses into this brave new frontier. But Meta’s announcement today put our AI-generated content future […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.