A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs
Google’s Gemini chatbot gets upgraded image creation tools
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/googles-gemini-chatbot-gets-upgraded-image-creation-tools/
Visa and Mastercard unveil AI-powered shopping
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/visa-and-mastercard-unveil-ai-powered-shopping/
Threads tops 350M monthly users, after adding 30M in the quarter
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/threads-tops-350m-monthly-users-after-adding-30m-in-the-quarter/
Pinterest launches new tools to fight AI slop
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/pinterest-launches-new-tools-to-fight-ai-slop/
Amazon updates Q Business to let companies build public-facing chatbots
Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries
If you own Ray-Ban Meta glasses, you should double-check your privacy settings
Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks across the world
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/apple-notifies-new-victims-of-spyware-attacks-across-the-world/
Gruve.ai promises software-like margins for AI tech consulting, disrupting decades-old Industry
JetBrains releases Mellum, an ‘open’ AI coding model
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/jetbrains-releases-mellum-an-open-ai-coding-model/
Orb, a new app by Ookla’s ex-CEO, offers a broader picture of your internet connection
Anthropic suggests tweaks to proposed U.S. AI chip export controls
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/anthropic-suggests-tweaks-to-proposed-u-s-ai-chip-export-controls/
Social Agent’s new app lets you book a photographer within 30 minutes
Duolingo launches 148 courses created with AI after sharing plans to replace contractors with AI
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Wikipedia says it will use AI, but not to replace human volunteers
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/30/wikipedia-says-it-will-use-ai-but-not-to-replace-human-volunteers/
Wikipedia says it will use AI, but not to replace human volunteers
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