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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Motional, the Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture developing autonomous vehicle technology, cut its workforce this week — the latest example of layoffs in the AV industry and more broadly in the tech sector. Employees were told of the layoffs Wednesday, according to sources who asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak for […]
Hyundai-backed AV startup Motional cuts workforce by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Monarch Tractor this morning announced the delivery of its first MK-V unit. The “smart tractor” is electric and what the Bay Area-based company refers to as “driver optional” (terms like “autonomous” and “self-driving” come with their own unique baggage). We’ll just refer to it as a “robot tractor” from here on. The system was unveiled […]
Monarch delivers its first robot tractor by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Tesla is offering Model 3 and Model Y buyers in the U.S. a $3,750 credit if they have their vehicle delivered in December 2022, according to an update on the company’s inventory page and several posts on Reddit. Tesla didn’t share the reason for such generosity or publish the news widely — customers received the […]
Tesla offers $3,750 discount for Model 3, Model Y deliveries in December by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Disney announced today The Mandalorian’s long-awaited third season will debut on March 1st on Disney+. The company had previously said that the third season would debut in February, so fans will have to wait a little longer than expected to see the upcoming season. The third season will take place following the events of “The […]
‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 will premiere on March 1 by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
After launching as a pilot late last year, Discord will allow more servers to offer paid memberships in exchange for special server-specific perks. Plenty of Discord communities were already using third-party services like Patreon to offer access to premium content, but the expanded feature will allow Discord-centric communities to manage that process from within the […]
Discord opens up paid subscriptions so servers can sell premium perks by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Some startups saw their valuations decline in 2021’s bull market, some were in line with the public market, and some haven’t declined at all.
Startup valuations are declining — but not consistently by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy the social network, that will not come to pass, Parler owner Parlement Techonologies said today. Parler’s owner and Ye have “mutually” parted ways without closing the deal, the company […]
Kanye West isn’t buying Parler after all by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
A little over a year after buzzy coding bootcamp Lambda School rebranded as Bloom Institute of Technology, the venture-backed startup is conducting massive layoffs, according to sources. The workforce reduction, per people familiar with the matter, has impacted half of the company’s staff across content, product, data and engineering teams. The layoff is expected to […]
BloomTech, previously Lambda School, cuts half of staff by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
It might seem like Lensa AI sprung up over night when suddenly, your friends are all posting artistic renditions of themselves that they generated on the app. But while the Lensa AI app itself has been around since 2018, its viral “magic avatars” feature launched in late November, boosting the app to the #1 spot […]
Lensa AI climbs the App Store charts as its ‘magic avatars’ go viral by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Apple iPhone users with iOS 16.1 software can now share car keys in their Wallet with non-iPhone users, starting with Google Pixel devices. In the future, that capability will extend to other devices with Android 12+, according to Apple. Apple says it has been working with the Internet Engineering Task Force and other industry players […]
iPhone users can share car keys in Wallet with non-iPhone users by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch