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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January 2023

Walmart readies another $2.5 billion investment in India’s e-commerce and payments

January 26, 2023

Walmart is preparing to spend over $2.5 billion in India as the retailer doubles down on the opportunities it sees in India’s e-commerce and payments markets even as the firm contends with rising costs amid the market downturns. Walmart spent about $780 million earlier this month to the Indian tax authorities after PhonePe, in which […]

Walmart readies another $2.5 billion investment in India’s e-commerce and payments by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Qiara is a new home security service for the French market

January 26, 2023

If you live in France and you want to add a security system to your home, you don’t have a ton of options. You can contact a home security company like Verisure and Homiris. But you’ll end up paying expensive subscription fees with long-term contracts. You can also buy your own security camera and connected […]

Qiara is a new home security service for the French market by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

“Most active investor” FJ Labs closes on $260M across two new funds

January 26, 2023

Fabrice Grinda says he never intended to run a venture firm. He just really (really) enjoyed angel investing. In fact, by late 2013, when he was on the verge of selling the global classifieds marketplace OLX — his third business — he says he had already written checks to more than 150 startups with his […]

“Most active investor” FJ Labs closes on $260M across two new funds by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance

January 26, 2023

German insurtech startup Getsafe is adding a fourth market with today’s product launch. In addition to Germany, Austria and the U.K., Getsafe is now going to offer insurance products in France. The company will first offer a home insurance product. Getsafe is trying to disrupt the insurance market with a focus on digital-first insurance products. […]

Getsafe expands to France starting with home insurance by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings

January 26, 2023

Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment. It’s no wonder — the VC firm Sequoia not long ago predicted that generative AI, which comprises AI that can generate text, art and more from prompts, could yield trillions of dollars in economic value over the long run. Is that simply the optimistic musing […]

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Welcome to the Jungle grabs $54 million for its slick job platform

January 26, 2023

French startup Welcome to the Jungle has raised a new $54 million (€50 million) Series C round. The startup helps other companies recruit new employees more easily by creating sophisticated profiles packed with a ton of information. In particular, Welcome to the Jungle sends a photo and video crew to your office so that they […]

Welcome to the Jungle grabs $54 million for its slick job platform by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

The thing we thought was happening with robotic investments is definitely happening

January 25, 2023

There was a brief, beautiful moment for a few months in 2021 when it felt like robotic investments might be immune from broader market forces. We all fundamentally and implicitly understood this to not be the case, but it was a nice moment nevertheless. Truth is, there was a bit of insulation in there. There […]

The thing we thought was happening with robotic investments is definitely happening by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The Dos and Don’ts of Using AI to Write Your Book

January 25, 2023
AI is here, and people are freaking out. But you can’t use it for everything — unless you want to sound like everyone else or Rosie from the Jetsons. Here’s what to use it for and what not to use it for in writing your book.

Tier Mobility and Spin lay off 100 more employees

January 25, 2023

Around a year ago, Tier Mobility was winning the shared micromobility game. Fueled by its $200 million Series D fundraise in October 2021, the company went on to acquire three other micromobility operators and a computer vision startup, giving it access to e-bikes — a reach that extended beyond Europe and into the U.S. — […]

Tier Mobility and Spin lay off 100 more employees by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch