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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Agriculture can cut emissions in only so many ways. That’s why there’s growing interest in enhanced rock weathering — the use of minerals to absorb carbon dioxide.
Stripe-backed Eion digs up $12M Series A to help farms capture carbon with green rock dust by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Aztec Network, a privacy layer for web3, has raised $100 million in a Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the startup’s co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews exclusively told TechCrunch. “At a high level, Aztec is an encrypted version of Ethereum,” Andrews said. “Normally on Ethereum everything is public, but we are making […]
Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Dakotah Rice spent years working in the investment banking industry at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Carlyle and Coatue. One thing that stood out to him was how only a small group of select people and firms could invest in venture capital and private equity funds. The barrier of entry is high, as minimums to […]
Poolit raises millions to turn accredited investors into LPs in VC, private equity funds by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch
AI investments might be down from their highs. But that doesn’t mean companies aren’t increasing their budgets for ‘intelligent’ apps.
Companies — and VCs — continue to invest in AI despite market slowdown by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Instagram is introducing and expanding a number of features to help users keep their accounts secure, the company announced on Thursday. Most notably, the social network is launching a new “hacked” hub where users can report and resolve account access issues. If you’re unable to log into your account, you can enter Instagram.com/hacked on your mobile […]
Instagram launches a new hub to help users resolve account access issues by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
A SCiFi Foods’ analysis showed that 1 kilogram of its SCiFi burger had a lesser environmental impact than a traditional beef patty.
Cultivated beef companies tout sustainability. Will it lead to marketability? by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Let this be my personal notice to Twitter developers: the team is gone, the investment has been undone.
Developer platforms are all about trust, and Twitter lost it by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
With nearly a third of the global music-streaming market share, Spotify needs little in the way of introduction. Some 456 million people consume music, podcasts and audiobooks through Spotify each month, 42% of which pay a monthly fee while the rest are subjected to advertisements. Indeed, ads and subscriptions have been the cornerstone of Spotify’s […]
Spotify’s grand plan to monetize its open source Backstage project via premium plugins by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
