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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Tesla has once again lowered prices of its EVs — this time for U.S. buyers — as the automaker scrambles to shore up demand. This is at least the fourth time the automaker has discounted its vehicles, or offered credits, in the past several months. The price reduction trend kicked off in October when Tesla […]
Tesla keeps slashing prices, this time by as much as 20% by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Many VCs have said startups should always choose a down round over a structured round, but it isn’t that cut and dry.
Does it ever make more sense to raise a structured round over taking a valuation cut? by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
What is going to happen to the 15,000 colorful electric scooters that currently spill across the streets of Paris? On March 23rd, their fate could drastically change as the French capital weighs up whether or not to renew licenses for the three scooter companies currently operating in the city. And this isn’t just going to […]
Scooters in Paris are at a crossroads by Romain Dillet 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 was joined by Mary Ann Azevedo and Rebecca Szkutak to talk about the latest and greatest in tech. Before we get into what we got up to, can we just […]
Frank-ly, the Kardashian method won’t work for SBF by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Google warned on Friday that if the Indian antitrust watchdog’s ruling is allowed to progress it would result in devices getting expensive in the South Asian market and proliferation of unchecked apps will pose threats for individual and national security, escalating its concerns over the future of Android in the key overseas region. “Predatory apps […]
Google says India antitrust order poses threat to national security by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch