In 2016, Facebook launched a secret project designed to intercept and decrypt the network traffic between people using Snapchat’s app and its servers. The goal was to understand users’ behavior and help Facebook compete with Snapchat, according to newly unsealed court documents. Facebook called this “Project Ghostbusters,” in a clear reference to Snapchat’s ghost-like logo. […]
Moon Ga Young And Kim Seon Ho Reunite In New Project
After a few years, True Beauty actress Moon Ga Young (also romanized as Mun Ka Young) and Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha actor Kim Seon Ho have reunited! Moon Ga Young (left) and Kim Seon Ho (right) | Nau They previously worked together on the 2019 K-Drama Welcome to Waikiki 2. He portrayed Cha Woo Sik, a struggling […]
Apple cancels its autonomous electric car project and is laying off some workers
Apple is scuttling its secretive, long-running project to build an autonomous electric car, according to Bloomberg. The company has already started laying off some people who worked on the project, TechCrunch has learned. The scope of the layoffs could not immediately be determined. Many of the nearly 2,000 employees who were still working on the […]
Ex-Tesla exec leading Ford skunkworks project to develop low-cost EV
Ex-Tesla and Ford Advanced EV development boss Alan Clarke is leading a Ford skunkworks project to develop a low-cost electric vehicle, TechCrunch has learned. Ford CEO Jim Farley made a brief reference Tuesday during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that a “skunkworks” team had been created to create a “low-cost” EV platform. TechCrunch has since […]
BlueLayer is building the operating system for carbon project developers
Meet BlueLayer, a new European startup that is building a software platform specifically designed for carbon project developers. In particular, BlueLayer wants to help these companies manage their carbon credits at scale. While the best way to prevent carbon emissions is by decarbonizing supply chains, carbon credits will also play a role in the coming […]