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

Kleiner Perkins-backed Vylo thinks the future of news is video commentary

January 11, 2023

TikTok has revolutionized the way people consume and share information. Now a startup called Vylo wants to take the short video format a step further and lets users share their thoughts about sports, current affairs, and other categories of news by filming themselves talking. My first reaction to the idea was: why does one need […]

Kleiner Perkins-backed Vylo thinks the future of news is video commentary by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

The app economy slowed for the first time in 2022, with consumer spend down 2% to $167 billion

January 11, 2023

The app ecosystem’s nonstop growth finally slipped this past year. An annual review of the app economy by mobile analytics firm data.ai (previously App Annie) found that consumer spending on mobile apps declined for the first time in 2022 after seeing 19% year-over-year growth the year prior. Consumer spending dropped by 2% in 2022, the […]

The app economy slowed for the first time in 2022, with consumer spend down 2% to $167 billion by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Carta, previously sued for gender discrimination, is now suing its former CTO

January 11, 2023

Carta, the 10-year-old, San Francisco-based outfit whose core business is selling software to investors to track their portfolios, has sued its former CTO, Jerry Talton, who the company says was fired “for cause” almost three weeks ago, on Friday, December 23. In its lawsuit, Carta is suing Talton for damages, citing “his wrongful and illegal […]

Carta, previously sued for gender discrimination, is now suing its former CTO by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Peppy secures a $45M Series B to expand its B2B2C health services platform to the US

January 11, 2023

There are some mega-trends playing out across developed-world workforces that startups are picking up on. There’s the digitisation of healthcare, the ‘platforming’ of employee services, and the macro effects of older employees, combined with the cost of living crisis for new parents. Founded in London in 2018, Peppy offer services around menopause, fertility, pregnancy and […]

Peppy secures a $45M Series B to expand its B2B2C health services platform to the US by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter launches its Blue subscription service in Japan

January 11, 2023

After launching Elon Musk’s version of the Twitter Blue subscription service last month in five countries, the company has expanded the paid plan to users in Japan. Both the old (launched in 2021) and revamped Twitter Blue subscriptions were available in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Twitter noted on its support […]

Twitter launches its Blue subscription service in Japan by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Alphabet X graduates robotic agtech firm Mineral

January 10, 2023

A little over two years after its public debut, Mineral is becoming its own Alphabet company. The team, which was formerly known as the “Computational Agriculture Project” (no prizes for guessing why they adopted the new name), just graduated from the X “moonshot” labs. “After five years incubating our technology at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory, […]

Alphabet X graduates robotic agtech firm Mineral by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Oxbotica raises $140M more as its B2B autonomous vehicle platform gains ground

January 10, 2023

Activity in the self-driving car industry, frenetic for years, has somewhat stalled in more recent times; but a handful of the most promising companies are continuing to see their businesses grow and attract investment in the process. In one of the more recent developments, Oxbotica, a startup out of England that develops software to power […]

Oxbotica raises $140M more as its B2B autonomous vehicle platform gains ground by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch