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

DoorDash is adding support for cash — but not in its main app

March 21, 2023

Restaurant delivery service DoorDash announced today it will begin to support the ability for customers to pay with cash for their online orders. But there’s a catch — the feature is only being rolled out to DoorDash’s white-label delivery solution for restaurants, DoorDash Drive, which allows restaurant owners to offer delivery from their own website […]

DoorDash is adding support for cash — but not in its main app by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

eToro secures $250M at a $3.5B valuation after scrapping SPAC, seeing slower growth

March 21, 2023

After calling off its plans to go public via a SPAC at a $10.4 billion valuation in 2022, trading platform eToro has secured $250 million in funding at a $3.5 billion valuation. The money is not a typical equity round: it comes by way of an Advanced Investment Agreement (AIA), eToro founder and CEO Yoni […]

eToro secures $250M at a $3.5B valuation after scrapping SPAC, seeing slower growth by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok CEO takes to the app to announce company’s more than 150M active users in the U.S.

March 21, 2023

Ahead of his testimony before Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew announced in a TikTok video that the video app now has more than 150 million users in the US — up from 100 million in 2020. He also mentioned that TikTok hosts to more than 5 million businesses in the country. Amid […]

TikTok CEO takes to the app to announce company’s more than 150M active users in the U.S. by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

3 Stocks You’ll Want to Buy and Hold Forever

March 21, 2023
Although there’s uncertainty over the Fed’s upcoming policy decision, the central bank could return to aggressive rate hikes once the banking crisis eases. This is expected to keep the stock…

2 Industrial Stocks Under $100 to Buy Now

March 21, 2023
The industrial sector is anticipated to grow amid the adoption of smart manufacturing. Moreover, growing investments in infrastructure development across sectors is driving growth. Given the solid long-term prospects, fundamentally…