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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Daily Crunch: US law enforcement charges SBF with fraud as he awaits extradition after Bahamas arrest by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Honda is pulling away from a design practice that’s (literally) shaped auto making since the ’30s. The $43 billion company still depends on life-size clay models to evaluate its designs, a tried and true method pioneered by GM designer Harley Earl. But Honda is gradually relying less on the practice, ever since the Coronavirus tore […]
Honda says VR is changing how it designs cars. You might not notice. by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch
Security researchers say they have evidence that threat actors affiliated with the Cuba ransomware gang used malicious hardware drivers certified by Microsoft during an recent attempted ransomware attack. Drivers — the software that allows operating systems and apps to access and communicate with hardware devices — require highly privileged access to the operating system and […]
Ransomware gang caught using Microsoft-approved drivers to hack targets by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
A new report from GLAAD and Media Matters shows how anti-LGBTQ hate has increased on Twitter since Elon Musk acquired the company. This data coincides with with controversial content moderation decisions Musk has taken as the head of Twitter, like disbanding its Trust and Safety Council and reinstating accounts like James Lindsay, Jordan Peterson and […]
Anti-LGBTQ slur takes off on Twitter after Elon Musk’s takeover by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Cislunar space is quickly becoming ripe for government and civil use. This is particularly true in light of NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to establish a permanent human presence on the moon in the long-term. But a ton of critical infrastructure will need to be in place before that happens: everything from communication systems to […]
Quantum Space picks up speed with $15M in funding for cislunar space vehicles by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week, Cheryl Sew Hoy, the founder of Tiny Health, tells Darrell and Becca about the complex science behind baby gut microbiomes. Sew Hoy talks about why she got interested in the subject, what it was like researching the field and how she […]
Trusting your gut microbiome with Cheryl Sew Hoy from Tiny Health by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Multiple U.S. government agencies held a press conference Tuesday afternoon regarding the indictment of FTX’s former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. When asked whether the entities will bring charges against other individuals allegedly involved in the FTX collapse, Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said during the event, “I can only […]
US attorney says ‘we are not done’ charging individuals for FTX collapse by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Zeekr, the premium electric car brand under China’s Geely, said Tuesday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering. If it goes through, it’ll be the first major Chinese listing in the country in nearly two years, following China’s effective ban of foreign IPOs. Zeekr filed last week with regulators, but didn’t provide […]
Geely’s electric car brand Zeekr files US IPO confidentially by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch