TechCrunch·5yGlassdoor: Best tech companies to work for in 2021
Glassdoor just released its annual ranking of the best companies to work for in 2021. We broke out the top 10 tech companies from the list of large businesses (1,000+ employees) as well as from the small to medium-sized business list. For the large business list, the rankings are based on employee feedback from companies with more than 1,000 employees.
TechCrunch·5yElon Musk dunks on Facebook and recommends Signal in wake of U.S. Capitol insurrection attempt
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to criticize Facebook's new privacy policy. He also suggested that people instead use Signal, an encrypted messaging client. Musk has a long history of opposing the use of Facebook, including the original #deletefacebook campaign following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018.
TechCrunch·5yXiaomi teases over-the-air wireless charging, but it’s not coming to its devices this year
Xiaomi unveils “Mi Air Charge Technology,” which it says can deliver 5W power to multiple devices “within a radius of several metres” The company said it has self-developed an isolated charging pile that has five phase interference antennas built-in. Xiaomi, which has previously introduced 80W and 120W wireless charging tech, won't be deploying this new system to consumer products this year.