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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Super.com’s super app is focused on helping “everyday Americans” find deals and savings across multiple categories, including travel and shopping.
Super.com targets $85M equity, debt raise into new savings super app by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
The Inflation Reduction Act hasn’t changed the company’s business model, but it has changed its business plans.
Why a fast-growing climate tech startup raised its second Series B in 13 months by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
BeReal is piloting its new Bonus BeReal feature in the UK. Expected to roll out soon in other countries, this allows users to post more than once per day — you get two Bonus BeReal posts if you manage to upload on time during the two-minute daily window, and one extra post if you miss […]
Bonus BeReal comes to UK, lets users post more than once a day by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
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China EVs rising, Tesla loses profit ground and Lyft preps for deep cuts by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
After removing thousands of legacy verification checkmarks on April 20, Twitter is restoring the Blue tick marks for large accounts — even if they didn’t pay for subscriptions. Over the weekend, multiple top accounts (with more than 1 million followers) got their verification marks back. However, many of them including writer Neil Gaiman, footballer Riyad […]
Twitter reinstates Blue verification mark for top accounts — even if they didn’t pay for it by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
For all the investment speculation and hype, cryptocurrency has so far struggled to find meaningful use cases. Now there’s some effort from Singapore to turn the general public into crypto adopters through blockchain payments. Cosmose AI, a nine-year-old company that uses AI analytics to track in-store foot traffic and engage with shoppers online, is partnering […]
Now valued at $500M, Cosmose ditches Stripe to adopt Near’s crypto solution by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch
Indian fintech giant PhonePe is preparing to launch a dedicated app store for Android users in India, the latest product push from the Walmart-backed firm that commands the mobile payments market in the second largest Asian economy. The app store, designed to offer hyper-localized services based on customer context, aims to assist developers with “high-quality” […]
Walmart-backed PhonePe set to challenge Google’s dominance with app store in India by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch