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

Twitter disperses the Trust & Safety Council after key members resigned

December 13, 2022

Twitter today dispersed the Trust & Safety Council, which was an advisory group consisting of roughly 100 independent researchers and human rights activists. The group, formed in 2016, gave the social network input on different content and human rights-related issues such as the removal of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), suicide prevention, and online safety. […]

Twitter disperses the Trust & Safety Council after key members resigned by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

As China relaxes zero-COVID, tech firms assume a larger role in fighting the virus

December 13, 2022

China’s abrupt easing of its zero-COVID policy last week has led to a spike in cases and rising fears of the virus. Over the last three years, the authority has used big data to monitor the movement of people and thus control the spread of the virus. Now that the government is gradually undoing some […]

As China relaxes zero-COVID, tech firms assume a larger role in fighting the virus by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier

December 13, 2022

Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment. New Zealand-based Partly wants to ease those constraints by connecting parts buyers around the world with the correct parts. The two-year-old startup is not a car parts marketplace. Rather, Partly powers marketplaces like eBay and Shopify with its database of […]

Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in The Bahamas

December 13, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following reports that the United States had filed criminal charges against the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and is likely to request his extradition. The Office of the Attorney General of the Bahamas issued a statement today, which was reported by […]

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in The Bahamas by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace’s lunar lander takes flight

December 12, 2022

Sunday was a landmark day for both commercial and public space ventures, with NASA’s Orion capsule returning to Earth just hours after the launch of a privately funded and built lunar lander by Japanese company ispace. The two missions — the conclusion of NASA’s Artemis I and ispace’s Mission 1 — are some of the […]

NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth as ispace’s lunar lander takes flight by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch

Elon says Twitter will remove all legacy verifications ‘in a few months’

December 12, 2022

Twitter will remove all legacy blue checkmarks “in a few months,” according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. “The way in which they were given out was corrupt and nonsensical,” tweeted Musk. Before Musk bought Twitter, checkmarks were used to verify individuals and entities as active, authentic and notable accounts of interest. On Monday, the […]

Elon says Twitter will remove all legacy verifications ‘in a few months’ by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch