February 22, 2025

US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts

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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December 2022

Microsoft to start multi-year rollout of EU data localization offering on January 1

December 15, 2022

Microsoft will begin a phased rollout of an expanded data localization offering in the European Union on January 1, it said today. The EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, as it’s branding the provision for local storage and processing of cloud services’ customer data, is intended to respond to a regional rise in demand […]

Microsoft to start multi-year rollout of EU data localization offering on January 1 by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: Twitter’s decline, and explaining fusion

December 15, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’re witnessing the brain death of TwitterThe state of Twitter since Elon Musk’s takeover feels like a brain death: the processes that keep it online are somehow still beating, but what Twitter was…

Meta, Microsoft, AWS and TomTom launch the Overture Maps Foundation to develop interoperable open map data

December 15, 2022

The Linux Foundation has partnered with some of the world’s biggest technology companies to develop interoperable and open map data, in what is a clear move to counter Google’s dominance in the map data realm. The Overture Maps Foundation, as the new effort is called, is officially hosted by the Linux Foundation, but the program is driven […]

Meta, Microsoft, AWS and TomTom launch the Overture Maps Foundation to develop interoperable open map data by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

What you really need to know about that fusion news

December 15, 2022
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. There’s been a fusion breakthrough. No, for real this time. There are plenty of quips about fusion power, and there’s a reason that the technology has a bit of a “boy who cried…

Former Prime Video exec launches Trendio, a video shopping app aiming to reimagine beauty e-commerce

December 15, 2022

Trendio, a new video shopping app co-founded by a former Amazon Prime Video executive, is aiming to enhance the beauty shopping experience. The shopping app enables customers to engage with personalized content and seamlessly purchase beauty products through live and recorded videos. The app is the brainchild of Alex Perez-Tenessa, the former vice president of […]

Former Prime Video exec launches Trendio, a video shopping app aiming to reimagine beauty e-commerce by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Pan-African early-stage firm Ventures Platform closes fund, hits $46M

December 15, 2022

Ventures Platform, a Pan-African early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its fund at $46 million as it looks to double down on “category-leading” companies across the continent. The six-year-old firm, which employs 11 people, initially went to the market to raise $40 million for this fund and reached an undisclosed first close last December. Most […]

Pan-African early-stage firm Ventures Platform closes fund, hits $46M by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Lucid wants a slice of China’s crowded EV market

December 15, 2022

Lucid Motors, the publicly traded electric carmaker, is poised to enter China as it starts hiring in the world’s largest EV market. The California-based auto company is recruiting a dozen positions in Shanghai, its LinkedIn posts show. The roles range from product management, marketing and sales, public policy, design, supply chain management, to software development. […]

Lucid wants a slice of China’s crowded EV market by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M

December 15, 2022

Businesses often encounter challenges in configuring their customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, whether because of requirements specific to their organization or industry or a lack of institutional technical knowledge. In the worst case, the consequences can be severe. A 2021 survey from CRM software vendor SugarCRM found that 50% of companies don’t know how to […]

Sweep, a no-code config tool for Salesforce software, raises $28M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Airbnb is rolling out a toggle to show you price inclusive of all fees

December 15, 2022

Airbnb is rolling out a new toggle to show you the price inclusive of all fees (before taxes) for your stay instead of showing you a per-night price. This means you won’t have to go to the booking page to see other fees like service fees and cleaning fees. The company first announced this update […]

Airbnb is rolling out a toggle to show you price inclusive of all fees by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch