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Nikita Bier joins X as Head of Product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

Nikita Bier joins X as Head of Product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new Head of Product. “I’ve officially…
Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman

Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman

Grammarly announced Tuesday the acquisition of email client Superhuman in a push to build out its AI for its productivity…
David George on the future of going public at Disrupt 2025

David George on the future of going public at Disrupt 2025

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is coming to Moscone West in San Francisco from October 27–29, bringing together 10,000+ startup and VC…
Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders at TC All Stage

Mo Jomaa breaks down IPO prep for founders at TC All Stage

An IPO may not be on your near-term roadmap, but the best founders start planning for it long before the…
US Senate removes controversial ‘AI moratorium’ from budget bill

US Senate removes controversial ‘AI moratorium’ from budget bill

U.S. senators voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a controversial 10-year ban on states’ abilities to regulate AI from the…
How to Use Markdown | WIRED

How to Use Markdown | WIRED

Whether you’re posting on Reddit, Discord, or Github, there’s only one way to add formatting: Markdown. If you want to…
Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping

Cloudflare launches a marketplace that lets websites charge AI bots for scraping

Cloudflare, a cloud infrastructure provider that serves 20% of the web, announced Tuesday the launch of a new marketplace that…
People are using AI to ‘sit’ with them while they trip on psychedelics

People are using AI to ‘sit’ with them while they trip on psychedelics

Peter—who asked to have his last name omitted from this story for privacy reasons—is far from alone. A growing number…
Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

Tinder’s mandatory facial recognition check comes to the US

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and…
Fascinating Look Back at the Fujitsu LOOX F-07C, a Smartphone from 2011 That Can Run Windows 7

Fascinating Look Back at the Fujitsu LOOX F-07C, a Smartphone from 2011 That Can Run Windows 7

In 2011, Fujitsu unleashed a curious experiment onto the mobile world: the LOOX F-07C. This wasn’t just another smartphone trying…