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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Two years after profiling minu, the company has over 300 enterprise customers and its revenue grew more than five times between 2021 and 2022.
Minu knows financial, employee wellness are connected, so it built 30 gamified benefits by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Lyft wants to see a more organized shared micromobility landscape, with fewer free-floating scooters and more dependable, docked vehicles. To help achieve this vision, the company revealed Thursday its next-generation dockable e-scooter and updated docking stations. While mainly a ride-hail operator, Lyft also provides docked bikeshare programs in eight cities across the U.S. Last year, […]
Lyft wants to reshape shared micromobility with dockable e-scooter by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Password management company Dashlane has made its mobile app code available on GitHub for public perusal, a first step it says in a broader push to make its platform more transparent. The Dashlane Android app code is available now alongside the iOS incarnation, though it also appears to include the codebase for its Apple Watch […]
Dashlane publishes its source code to GitHub in transparency push by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
A European Union legislative proposal targeting the gig economy’s tendency to ride rough-shod over workers’ rights has inched a step closer today as the parliament agreed its negotiating position. In the coming weeks (or, well, months) the onus will be on the EU Council to agree on its own position on a file that’s proved […]
European Parliament agrees a way forward on platform workers’ rights by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Ion Group, a Dublin-based software company that helps financial institutions automate their critical business processes, has been hit by a ransomware attack that forced several European and U.S. banks to revert to manual processes. The cyberattack, which TechCrunch learned about on Tuesday, affected Ion’s Cleared Derivatives division, which provides software for automating the trading lifecycle […]
Financial software firm Ion Group battles LockBit ransomware attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Given our general reliance on something called “food” you’d think the issue of pollination – and its general decline – might be higher up the world’s agenda. Over 80% of crops require insect pollination, but growers can no longer rely on the dwindling wild bee population. But it’s a complex problem. Pollinating crops with honey […]
As the bee population declines, this startup secures $8M to apply AI and EVs to pollination by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch
Open source projects continue to stand out as compelling alternatives to proprietary software for those who are looking for more flexibility or price leverage in the tools that they use to work. Today one of the juggernauts in the space of design is announcing some funding. Penpot, an open-source platform for designers and the developers […]
Penpot, the open-source platform for designers and their coders, draws up $12M as users jump to 250K by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Years ago, Will Allred and William Ballance were developing a tech platform, Sorter, to apply personality and communication psychology to marketing campaigns. Just as Sorter was heading to market, the pandemic hit — and marketing budgets froze. With a week of funding left, Allred and Ballance pivoted, repackaging their tech to work in Gmail in […]
Lavender lands $13.2M for its AI-powered email marketing engine by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Enabling freemium can bring organizational and operational challenges, even if it adds value to the business.
Optimizing freemium products: Challenges and opportunities by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch