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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March 2023

LinkedIn expands its generative AI assistant to recruitment ads and writing profiles

March 15, 2023

Earlier this month, when LinkedIn started seeding “AI-powered conversation starters” in people’s news feeds to boost engagement on its platform, the move saw more than little engagement of its own, none of it too positive. But the truth of the matter with LinkedIn is that it’s been using a lot AI and other kinds of […]

LinkedIn expands its generative AI assistant to recruitment ads and writing profiles by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate

March 15, 2023

Zipline unveiled its next generation electric autonomous drone platform Wednesday that includes an updated drone as well as a more accurate method of delivering parcels to a customer’s home. Zipline historically has parachuted packages from the sky and onto a target area roughly the size of a couple of parking spaces. Now, Zipline is introducing […]

Zipline unveils cute little droid to make drone delivery more accurate by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration

March 15, 2023

Code editors are complex and demanding pieces of software, but from a business standpoint, they’re notoriously difficult to monetize. At the same time, they haven’t kept pace with recent trends like work-from-home collaboration. At least, that’s how Nathan Sobo sees it. “Coding is inherently social, yet the tools available for talking about code limit the […]

Zed raises $10M for a code editor built for collaboration by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

KuCoin and Circle back Chinese yuan-pegged stablecoin in $10M round

March 15, 2023

Circle, the issuer behind the popular U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin USDC, has invested in an offshore Chinese yuan-backed stablecoin project, CNHC. It’s hard to overlook the timing and strategic significance of the tie-up. In a matter of several years, stablecoins have grown from a fringe category into a more than $130 billion market. These digital coins […]

KuCoin and Circle back Chinese yuan-pegged stablecoin in $10M round by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

The trailer for “BlackBerry” just dropped, and you have to watch it

March 15, 2023

Everyone has a story about their first BlackBerry. But no one cares if you had a 6230, Bold 9700, or, 7130e. They were groundbreaking phones for a time, and this upcoming movie gives a backstory. It stars Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton, and I think it answers why the BlackBerry service used to crash all […]

The trailer for “BlackBerry” just dropped, and you have to watch it by Matt Burns originally published on TechCrunch