timef 03/30/2025
- Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol techcrunch.com2025-03-30 23:00:00
A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social network has grown to over 33 million users, while the technology it’s built upon — the AT Protocol (or ATProto […]
- Data centers love solar: Here’s a comprehensive guide to deals over 100 megawatts techcrunch.com2025-03-30 22:00:00
New and expanded data centers are expected to double the sector’s power demand by 2029 as tech companies rush to capitalize on AI.
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- Sam Altman firing drama detailed in new book excerpt techcrunch.com2025-03-30 04:22:51
An excerpt from the upcoming book “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future” offers new details about why OpenAI’s board briefly fired CEO Sam Altman back in 2023. Written by Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey, the book claims the nonprofit’s board members became increasingly concerned after learning about issues […]
- Amazon shakes up streaming leadership team techcrunch.com2025-03-30 02:40:00
Amazon announced this week that Jennifer Salke is stepping down as the head of Amazon MGM Studios — a move that could indicate high-level dissatisfaction with the company’s streaming strategy over the past few years. To be clear, Salke’s boss Mike Hopkins (the head of Amazon MGM Studios and Prime Video) praised her work in […]
- Elon Musk’s xAI buys X techcrunch.com2025-03-30 01:02:00
Welcome back to Week in Review! Elon Musk says that xAI bought X in an all-stock deal; a16z-backed 11x faked some customers; the Lumon Terminal Pro pops up on Apple’s website; and much more. Let’s dig in! xAI buys X: X owner Elon Musk announced on X on Friday that xAI acquired X in an […]
- Elon Musk says xAI acquired X techcrunch.com2025-03-30 00:04:08
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal, he announced in a post on X Friday. “xAI has acquired X in an all-stock transaction,” Musk said. “The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt).” Musk […]
- CoreWeave co-founder explains how a closet of crypto-mining GPUs led to a $1.5B IPO techcrunch.com2025-03-30 00:00:00
CoreWeave co-founder Brian Venturo knows that three hedge fund guys, turned crypto miners, now running AI training infrastructure has been a wild ride.
