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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While the bulk of commercial space launch activity is happening just south of its border, Canada is tired of watching from the sidelines and wants in on the action: The country’s federal transport ministry announced that it intends to support commercial space launches in the near future. The plan is for Canada to hose commercial […]
Canada wants to support commercial space launches by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
Starting on February 21, Amazon’s Music Unlimited streaming service will increase by $1/£1 in the U.S. and the U.K. The Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan is increasing from $9.99 (£9.99) to $10.99 (£10.99) per month, whereas the student plan is changing from $4.99 (£4.99) to $5.99 (£5.99) per month. The company noted the price changes […]
Amazon’s Music Unlimited quietly gets a price hike in the U.S. and U.K. by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
European startups have always suffered from the perennial startup problem: how to exit? However, in Europe the problem has always been particularly acute. How many large European industrial or corporate giants acquire or acqu-hire? Not that many and not nearly enough. It’s part of the reason so many European startups end up heading to the […]
A new kind of PE fund plans to roll-up German startups into potential unicorns and bigger exits by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This week, Natasha Mascarenhas, Mary Ann Azevedo and Rebecca Szkutak jumped on the mic to talk through a diverse news week. Shoutout to our producer, Theresa Loconsolo, for putting together a script, and TC’s Andrew Mendez for […]
Gas, Slay, what’s next? Fire? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
It has been nearly four months since Brett Harrison stepped down as president of FTX US, the American division of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange. Now, he has raised $5 million for his own startup, Architect, which aims to make trading infrastructure for large crypto investors. “It’s a software company aiming to build institutional-grade infrastructure to […]
Coinbase and others back ex-FTX US president’s crypto trading infra startup Architect by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Merriam-Webster, the Encyclopædia Britannica subsidiary best known for its online dictionary, has acquired a popular Wordle clone called Quordle. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Little fanfare has been made around the acquisition, but the Quordle website now redirects to its own space on the Merriam-Website website, while Quordle creator Freddie Meyer quietly […]
Wordle clone Quordle acquired by Merriam-Webster by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
As AI teams bring new products to life, it’s critical that they ask themselves the right questions to eliminate all kinds of bias.
4 questions to ask when evaluating AI prototypes for bias by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch