Autonomation
“Jidoka” is a new one to me. TRI (Toyota Research Institute) CEO Gill Pratt described the concept as “Automation with a Human Touch.” The anglicized version of the notion is “Autonomation” — both are modified forms
The tech jobs market might not be as shaky as it feels
When you lose 100,000 jobs in one month, as happened in tech in January, it’s easy to think that the bottom is falling out of the tech jobs market. The torrent of big company layoffs has been swift and brutal, with
NFTs could give Bitcoin a facelift as it increases its blockchain demand
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. The past few weeks in crypto land have
Tips To Help Retirees Invest in Stocks
Many would say that stocks are fit only for the young and daring because of the risks involved, and thus, those planning for retirement must stay away from stocks due to their unpredictable nature. However, it is a
Pitch Deck Teardown: Gaming monetization company Incymo AI’s $850K seed deck
If you’ve ever played free-to-play video games on your phone, you may have seen an advert or two, including mini-games and other content with variable quality and relevance. That’s the space where Incymo operates;
Snapchat announces 750 million monthly active users
At its Investor Day event on Thursday, Snap shared a handful of new metrics about its business and teased its prospects. Notably, it said its social media app Snapchat has now grown to over 750 million monthly
Tesla recalls 362,758 vehicles over FSD beta software safety concerns
Tesla has issued a recall of its Full Self-Driving software, an advanced driver assistance system that federal safety regulators say could allow vehicles to act unsafe around intersections and cause crashes. Tesla
Ordinals creator views his Bitcoin-centric creation as ‘digital artifacts,’ not just NFTs
Ordinals, a Bitcoin-based NFT-like project, has expanded significantly over the past two weeks, but its creator, Casey Rodarmor, said he had no idea it would explode. “I thought I was building something good and I
Instagram launches a new broadcast chat feature called ‘Channels’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is launching a new broadcast chat feature on Instagram called “Channels.” The feature lets creators share public, one-to-many messages to directly engage
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, will assume advisory role at Google and Alphabet
Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as YouTube CEO after nine years at the helm. In a letter to employees (first published by Recode), Wojcicki says that she’s leaving in order to “start a new chapter focused on my