The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]
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Shadow is now officially a tech company with two different products. In addition to its cloud computing service that works particularly well for games, the company is launching Shadow Drive, a cloud storage service based on Nextcloud. “It’s now been a year and a half since Octave Klaba acquired Blade with a vision: take down […]
Shadow launches cloud storage service Shadow Drive by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows creators to add quizzes to their community posts — the social media-style posts for channels that have at least 500 subscribers. The quiz beta is only available to a small number of creators. The details were first published in a new video on YouTube’s Creator Insider […]
YouTube starts testing a quiz feature for community posts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Forge data provides a fascinating lens into how fast things changed and offers advice to startups when it comes to taking lumps in the fundraising market.
How startups can lower their chance of a down round in a downturn by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Back in August, the FDA announced it was making a big change in the world of hearing aids: From October onwards, hearing aids would be available without a prescription, over the counter. In a world where getting fitted for a hearing aid could be very expensive, and the hearing aids themselves were wrapped up in […]
Hearing aids may be the surprise holiday gift category nobody saw coming by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Gone are the days when outer space was the exclusive purview of government and defense. Now, we’re in a period often called “New Space,” in which commercial ventures are leading the way in carving out new markets and use cases for space. But as the past five years have vividly illustrated, government and defense have […]
Quantum Space, US Space Force talk commercial ops in orbit at TC Sessions: Space by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) is claiming credit for Meta untying its virtual reality headsets from its social accounts — a change of direction the company announced back in August, when it began to roll out Meta accounts and Meta Horizon Profiles, saying these accounts could be used to log into its virtual reality products […]
Meta’s VR remains under antitrust abuse watch in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
There are many regulatory organizations that offer credibility and validation to incoming healthcare solutions, but the FDA is the best place to start.
How to obtain FDA buy-in and unlock more funding for your health tech startup by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single person, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha interviewed Karla Monterroso, a long time leadership coach, racial equity advocate and the […]
Tech’s homogeneity problem by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch