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After almost a year as an invite-only app, Bluesky is now open to the public. Funded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Bluesky is one of the more promising micro-blogging platforms that could provide an alternative to Elon Musk’s X....

For the last several quarters we’ve seen a lull in the expansion of the cloud infrastructure market, with lower growth numbers than we’ve been accustomed to seeing in the past. That changed this quarter thanks in large part to interest in generative AI. The new revenue wave began just last year, driven by the ChatGPT hype...

NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant::"Web browsing records can reveal sensitive, private information about a person based on where they go on the internet," said Sen. Ron Wyden.

I left the headline like the original, but I see this as a massive win for Apple. The device is ridiculously expensive, isn't even on sale yet and already has 150 apps specifically designed for that....

Lamborghini licenses MIT’s new high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech | TechCrunch::Researchers have been scrambling to find alternative materials for lithium-ion batteries, from manganese to sodium. Now they might have another: TAQ.

Hackers breached Microsoft to find out what Microsoft knows about them::Wouldn't you want to know what tech giants know about you? That's exactly what Russian government hackers want, too. On Friday, Microsoft disclosed that

Beeper users say Apple is now blocking their Macs from using iMessage entirely::The Apple-versus-Beeper saga is not over yet it seems, even though the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini was removed from the Play Store last week. Now,

Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company::Instagram has cut 60 technical program manager positions, eliminating a layer of management at the company.

Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly | TechCrunch::Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn't shielded the platform from the financial woes Discord is laying off 17% of staff, or 170 people.

As Disney pushes towards streaming profitability, Pixar to undergo layoffs in 2024::Disney-owned animation studio Pixar is poised to undergo layoffs this year, TechCrunch has learned and the company confirmed. While sources at the company