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TechCrunch31m ago
Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize estate processing https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/chime-backer-lauren-kolodny-bets-on-ai-to-revolutionize-estate-processing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch53m ago
This industrial AI startup is winning over customers by saying it won’t get acquired https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/this-industrial-ai-startup-is-winning-over-customers-by-saying-it-wont-get-acquired/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch1h ago
AI companions: A threat to love, or an evolution of it? https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/ai-companions-a-threat-to-love-or-an-evolution-of-it/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch2h ago
Apple iOS 26 public beta arrives https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/apple-ios-26-public-beta-arrives/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch2h ago
Google’s new Web View search experiment organizes results with AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/googles-new-web-view-search-experiment-organizes-results-with-ai/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch3h ago
Amazon introduces a more affordable color screen Kindle https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/amazon-introduces-a-more-affordable-color-screen-kindle/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch3h ago
Preston Thorpe is a software engineer at a San Fransisco startup. He’s also serving his eleventh year in prison. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/preston-thorpe-is-a-software-engineer-at-a-san-fransisco-startup-hes-also-serving-his-eleventh-year-in-prison/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch3h ago
Spotify takes a swing at gaming with a mini golf game ahead of ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ release https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/spotify-takes-a-swing-at-gaming-with-a-mini-golf-game-ahead-of-happy-gilmore-2-release/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch3h ago
Cybercrime forum Leak Zone publicly exposed its users’ IP addresses https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/cybercrime-forum-leak-zone-publicly-exposed-its-users-ip-addresses/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
TechCrunch4h ago
AI slop and fake reports are exhausting some security bug bounties https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/ai-slop-and-fake-reports-are-exhausting-some-security-bug-bounties/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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TechCrunchJul 9
Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/microsoft-shares-500m-in-ai-savings-internally-days-after-cutting-9000-jobs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Show threadMichael J. CoffeyJul 9

@TechCrunch I mean, if you divide $500M by 9000, it comes out almost perfectly to the median income in the US.

At the very least, it's circumstantial evidence that the purpose of rolling out AI is to eliminate payroll for humans.