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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Evan Buhler moved to San Francisco’s Hayes Valley three months ago to build an AI company that would combine the buzzy technology and his experience as a startup attorney. At the time, he didn’t realize he had moved to the heart of a movement. Hayes Valley, which has been nicknamed “Cerebral Valley” by tech enthusiasts […]
‘There’s too much opportunity’ in Cerebral Valley by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Financial fraud and other online crime continue to present major threats to businesses, and they remain a key focus for regulators requiring more rigorous efforts to keep illicit activity at bay. Now, Quantexa — one of the big startups providing AI and other tools to major banks and others in financial services, governments and other […]
Quantexa raises $129M at a $1.8B valuation to help navigate online fraud and customer data management by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Owen Diaz, the Black former elevator operator at Tesla’s Fremont factory, has seen his payout in a racial bias lawsuit slashed from $15 million to $3.2 million. Monday’s verdict from a federal jury in San Francisco came after a week-long trial, in which Tesla was once again found to have failed to prevent severe racial […]
Black former Tesla worker payout for racial bias slashed from $15M to $3.2M by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023 by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch