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

Seed funding finds fertile ground with Mate Fertility

March 28, 2023

Fertility treatment is a huge industry, but traditionally it has been very geographically and demographically limited. U.S. fertility clinics are concentrated in the top 10 metropolitan areas across the country, and around 82% of recipients of care have historically been Caucasian, heterosexual married women living in a big city making more than $100,000 a year. […]

Seed funding finds fertile ground with Mate Fertility by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Laid off? Snag a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023

March 28, 2023

If you’re one of the many people caught in all the recent tech layoffs, listen up. We have a free Expo+ pass to TechCrunch Disrupt (September 19–21 in San Francisco) with your name on it. Laid off? Free admission to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Downsizing, layoffs, reducing redundancy — however you phrase it — losing your […]

Laid off? Snag a free Expo+ pass to TC Disrupt 2023 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Google Chrome and Classroom add new features for educators and students, including ‘reading mode’

March 28, 2023

Google is rolling out new Chrome and Classroom features for teachers and students, the company announced on Tuesday. The tech giant is adding a new “reading mode” for Chrome, an AI-powered Hand Raise Gesture Detection feature for Meet and more. The new “reading mode” is a customizable reader view coming to the side panel in […]

Google Chrome and Classroom add new features for educators and students, including ‘reading mode’ by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Germany probes Microsoft’s market power

March 28, 2023

Microsoft is the latest tech giant to be caught in the cross-hairs of Germany’s antitrust authority. The Federal Cartel Office (FCO), aka the Bundeskartellamt, has announced it’s opened a proceeding to determine whether special abuse measures can be applied to the company’s business in Germany — citing Microsoft’s extensive digital ecosystem which it noted cuts across […]

Germany probes Microsoft’s market power by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify debuts “Niche Mixes” you can build based on description alone

March 28, 2023

Spotify launched a new feature today called Niche Mixes that lets you create your own personalized mixes based on just a few words of description in the Search tab. For instance, you could type in an “activity, vibe or aesthetic,” the company notes, then append the word “mix” to generate the custom playlist. This new […]

Spotify debuts “Niche Mixes” you can build based on description alone by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Asana launches new work intelligence tools with AI on the way

March 28, 2023

With all the software tools we have, it’s still hard to figure out how work moves across large organizations, the state of a project and how closely people are tracking against personal, team and company goals. Asana, which is built on top of a work graph, has that knowledge and the company announced a new […]

Asana launches new work intelligence tools with AI on the way by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch