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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Last year, Snap shut down Zenly, a popular social mapping app it acquired for over $200 million in 2017, despite the fact that Zenly still had 40 million active users and growing. Users were understandably upset. But now, Zenly co-founder Antoine Martin says he’s returning to the social app market with the launch of a […]
Zenly co-founder returns with new social app company, Amo by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Practice pitching your startup on this week’s TechCrunch Live. I have two amazing guests and they bring along a lot of startup pitching experience. Three guests of this week’s TechCrunch Live event will have two minutes to practice their elevator pitch and they’ll get four minutes of candid feedback from the two guests. This week, […]
Practice your startup pitch on TechCrunch Live with Mayfield and Cube by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch
Finrtech Kissht and PayU’s LazyPay are among the apps that India’s IT Ministry has blocked in the ongoing crackdown as New Delhi moves to curb the misuse of consumers’ data and protect the nation’s integrity. The LazyPay website has been blocked by several internet service providers in the country. A message on the Prosus-owned website […]
India blocks Kissht and PayU’s LazyPay in fresh crackdown by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Simple HealthKit provides at-home and in-clinic diagnostics, performs its own testing and telehealth services and works with pharmacy partners for treatment and follow-up care.
Simple HealthKit is taking on health equity with at-home diagnostics, treatment by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Magic, a startup developing a code-generating platform similar to GitHub’s Copilot, today announced that it raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Alphabet’s CapitalG with participation from Elad Gil, Nat Friedman and Amplify Partners. So what’s its story? Magic’s CEO and co-founder, Eric Steinberger, says that he was inspired by the […]
Code-generating platform Magic challenges GitHub’s Copilot with $23M in VC backing by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Cyber-criminals are actively exploiting a two-year-old VMware vulnerability as part of a ransomware campaign targeting thousands of organizations worldwide. Reports emerged over the weekend that VMware ESXi servers left vulnerable and unpatched against a remotely exploitable bug from 2021 were compromised and scrambled by a ransomware variant dubbed “ESXiArgs.” ESXi is VMware’s hypervisor, a technology that […]
Hackers exploiting two-year-old VMware flaw to launch large-scale ransomware campaign by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Tech workers took another big hit today when Dell announced it was laying off 5% of its worldwide employees in the face of plunging PC sales and general economic uncertainty. That’s 6650 more people who will be out of work. Bloomberg data showed that the company peaked at 165,000 employees in January 2020 and has […]
More tech job market misery as Dell lays off 5% of worldwide workforce by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Its mobile and cloud-based software provides perks to nurses like guaranteed shifts, instant or next-day pay, transportation via Uber Health and health benefits.
Labor marketplace ShiftMed secures $200M to solve nursing shortage by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Cambly was founded in 2012, and has since raised $80.29m from leading venture capital firms. Success didn’t come overnight. The company had to weather a failed fundraise and countless competitors on its way to becoming a market leader. I had Cambly CEO Sameer Shariff and Benchmark partner Sarah Tavel on TechCrunch Live. It was the […]
TCL Podcast: Hear how to Cambly found profitability before its Series A by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch
The fund seeks to foster and invest in startups where at least one founder is an HBCU student, alumni, or faculty member.
Nex Cubed launched $40 million fund targeting Black colleges and universities by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch