Earlier in April, the startup Era held a gathering in New York for artists who had received its developer kit. The artists showed off the various mini gadgets they had built, like a souvenir that tells you facts and jokes about France, a phone-like device that looks at your stocks …

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement buyouts for the first time in its 51-year history, per reports from CNBC and Bloomberg. According to an internal memo, employees will be eligible if their years of work at Microsoft plus their age totals 70 or more, with some exceptions. So if someone who …

Bluesky is beefing up its social network as a better place to post photos. Late Wednesday, the company announced a new version of its app (version 1. 121), which boosts the quality of images in posts both in terms of upload size and resolution. Before, Bluesky only supported photo uploads …

Meta is planning to cut 10% of its workforce, amounting to 8,000 employees, according to a report from Bloomberg. Meta also will not hire for 6,000 roles that are currently open. According to an internal memo sent to employees Thursday and viewed by Bloomberg, Meta told staff that the cuts …

OpenAI on Thursday released GPT-5. 5, its newest AI model, which the company calls its “smartest and most intuitive to use model” yet. The algorithm comes with increased capabilities in a multitude of areas, with OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman claiming that it also brings the company one step …

Artisan may be known for their bold “Stop Hiring Humans” campaign but the reality is every founder needs to assemble the right team if they want to scale. The fast-growing AI startup is building AI employees for sales outbound and customer engagement. This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen spoke …

Trump’s twice-chosen pick to run the U. federal cybersecurity agency CISA has requested to withdraw from the position, leaving the agency without any clear person to lead it on a permanent basis. In a letter to the White House on Wednesday, Sean Plankey requested that the Trump administration withdraw his …

What if you could outsource your doomscrolling? That’s the premise behind the new startup Noscroll, which is offering an AI-powered bot that can browse your social feeds, news sites, and other online chatter, then text you when something important happens. no ragebit,” reads Noscroll’s pitch to users. ” The idea …

Instagram is testing a new image-sharing app called “Instants,” the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The app, which is available in Spain and Italy, lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours. With Instants, you capture a …

Sierra, the customer service agent startup founded by Bret Taylor, announced on Thursday that it has acquired the YC-backed French startup Fragment, which helps businesses integrate AI into workflows. This is Sierra’s third public acquisition. It previously bought Japan-based enterprise AI solutions company Opera Tech (which it acquired in late …