Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in its quest to secure more computing capacity to meet the huge demand for AI services from its customers. On Monday, the Redmond-based tech giant signed a $9.7 billion, five-year contract with Australia’s IREN to secure AI cloud capacity. The deal will give Microsoft access to compute infrastructure built…
the White House More details released on Saturday A trade deal was agreed between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this week. Among other things, the White House said China would suspend A ban on the export of rare earth minerals was announced in OctoberAnd it will “resume…
Semiconductor giant Nvidia is reportedly looking to make a major investment in AI software development platform Poolside. Nvidia wants to invest at least $500 million and up to $1 billion in Poolside, which builds AI models for software development. Reporting from BloombergIn which sources have been cited. The investment will be part of a $2…
WhatsApp is adding a new way to access your encrypted backups with passkey support. This means that if you lose your device, you can use methods like fingerprint, face or your previous device’s screen lock code to access the backup of WhatsApp. For years, WhatsApp did not have an encryption layer for its chat backups….
YouTube is holding a “voluntary exit program” with severance for US-based employees, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday. This news was first reported sources say, YouTube CEO Neil Mohan informed employees about the program via an internal memo on Wednesday. The memo also announced that the Google-owned company is reorganizing its product teams into…
Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing service provided by the company, is experiencing a significant outage on Wednesday. The problems began around 12 p.m. ET, and Microsoft also has accepted Problem on service status page. According to Microsoft, “We suspect that an inadvertent configuration change caused this issue.” The company has not told when the service…
General Motors is laying off thousands of workers at several electric vehicle and battery plants in the US. According To multiple shops, About 1,200 workers at the company’s EV factory in Detroit, Michigan are being placed on “indefinite layoff.” Further cutbacks and temporary layoffs are being made at GM’s Ultium cell battery factories in Ohio…
online marketplace etsy Said It said Wednesday that its longtime CEO Josh Silverman will step down at the end of the year. Kriti Patel Goyal, president and chief growth officer of Etsy, will become the company’s next CEO. Silverman, who led the market for eight years, will become its executive chairman. Goyal worked at Etsy…
lg uplusSamsung, one of South Korea’s largest telecom operators, has confirmed to TechCrunch that it has reported a suspected data breach to KISA, Korea’s national cybersecurity watchdog, but did not say when the results of its investigation will be available. All three major South Korean telecommunications providers, SK Telecom, KT TelecomAnd now LG Uplus has…
If you were roaming in the expo hall TechCrunch Disrupt 2025Or watching our pitch stage early Tuesday, you may have seen a familiar face from the Pied Piper. Thomas Middleditch, who starred in HBO’s popular “Silicon Valley” show that featured Disrupt prominently in 2014, led the planned acquisition of the Australian startup (and battlefield 200…
