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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinOutrage mob and cancel culture symbol or cultural cancellation and social media censorship as … [+] canceling or restricting opinions that are offensive to the public with 3D illustration elements. getty Despite the perceived backlash against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, DEI does not appear to be going…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinHell Let Loose is a great WWII game. Credit: Team 17 War will always be one of the most popular settings for video games thanks to the fact it isn’t something many of us would want to experience in real life. Going into an active war zone is something…

The first defense startup to receive backing from Y Combinator, Ares Industries, launched earlier this week. In a post on the YC website, the startup outlined a vision to build low-cost cruise missiles that will be compatible with existing launch platforms, saying it will “deliver the capabilities that the [Department of Defense] wants in a…

As AI developers and others start to think more deeply about how computers and people intersect, Stephan Wolfram says it is becoming a much more of a philosophical exercise © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

The Port of Seattle, which also operates the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, said it was hit with a “possible cyberattack” that appeared to affect websites and phone systems. The port first noted the outages via social media on Saturday morning, with the airport then posting that it had “experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack.”…

VCs are increasingly buying shares of late-stage startups on the secondary market as they try to get pieces of the hottest ones — especially AI companies. But they are also increasingly doing so through financial instruments called special purpose vehicles (SVPs). Some of those SPVs are becoming such hot commodities that they are commanding premium…

From the looks of things, companies in the category — including Agility Robotics and Formlogic — can’t hire quickly enough. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…

A crew of tech billionaires have been trying to get the California Forever project off the ground, which would create a new, supposedly utopian city on land north of the Bay Area. That project is on hold until 2026, when it’s likely to appear on local ballots…

Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinShomari Figures, Democratic Party nominee for the US House of Representatives in Alabama’s 2nd … [+] congressional district, walks on stage to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW…