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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Daily Crunch: Atlassian offers Jira Product Discovery in open beta release by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Lyft beat the street on revenue in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to assuage investors who reacted to the ride-hailing company’s weak guidance for the first three months of 2023. Lyft lowered expectations for revenue in the first quarter to $975 million. Analysts had expected the company to promise $1.09 billion in revenue. […]
Lyft shares get crushed on weak guidance for first quarter by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Increasing amounts of funding to women in AI ‘opens the doors’ for new innovation in the sector.
Women-founded AI startups see a boost in VC funding by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch
Modern gaming now boasts persistent online worlds and graphics that rival reality, but sharing gameplay videos or even screenshots is still a bear for some reason. Aware of that pain point and ever eager to make its colorful virtual gaming worlds even more compelling, Epic Games just launched a clip-sharing app called Postparty. The app, […]
Epic Games launches Postparty, an app for sharing Fortnite clips by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Kraken has settled charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is shutting down its on-chain staking program, the government agency shared on Thursday. The exchange, which was charged under its subsidiaries of Payward Ventures and Payward Trading, will pay $30 million in charges for “disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties.” In response […]
Kraken ends its crypto-staking services for US clients following $30M SEC charge by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Dating app OkCupid is the latest company to get in on the AI and ChatGPT frenzy. The company’s head of global communications Michael Kaye told TechCrunch in an email that OkCupid is testing a new category of match questions generated by the OpenAI chatbot. The news was first reported by Mashable. The app’s match questions […]
OkCupid is testing match questions generated by ChatGPT by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
To celebrate its 30th anniversary, a newly remastered version of the classic puzzle game Myst arrived today on iOS devices. Myst Mobile, as this new version is called, allows players to begin to explore all of Myst Island for free without a time limit, something never offered before, the game maker notes. An early desktop […]
A remastered, free-to-try version of the classic game Myst arrives on iOS by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch