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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April 2023
Is there a future in light-powered AI chips?
Photonic chips — and the startups creating them — have a long way to go before reaching the mainstream.
Is there a future in light-powered AI chips? by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
It’s your last day to apply to speak at TC Disrupt
Startup experts! Today’s the last day that you can apply to lead a session at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in September. The time has come to stop procrastinating and Get. It. Done! Today’s your last chance to apply to speak at TechCrunch 2023 Why should you drop everything to get that application in by 11:59 p.m. […]
It’s your last day to apply to speak at TC Disrupt by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Linux Foundation launches new organization to maintain TLA+
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit tech consortium that manages various open source efforts, today announced the launch of the TLA+ Foundation to promote the adoption and development of the TLA+ programming language. AWS, Oracle and Microsoft are among the inaugural members. What is the TLA+ programming language, you ask? It’s a formal “spec” language developed by computer […]
Linux Foundation launches new organization to maintain TLA+ by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: AI paternalism in healthcare, and Nigeria’s answer to Tesla
The IRS is sending four investigators across the world to fight cybercrime
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) plans to send four agents who specialize in investigating cybercrime to Australia, Singapore, Colombia, and Germany starting this summer. These four new positions represent a significant increase in the IRS’s global efforts to fight cybercrimes, such as those involving cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, and crypto laundering services. In the last several […]
The IRS is sending four investigators across the world to fight cybercrime by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai originally published on TechCrunch
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Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark
As Twitter’s legacy blue check mark system finally comes to an end, the social network’s new paid-for verification system is causing more than a little chaos, with CEO Elon Musk himself stepping in to pay for some celebrities’ verification when they refuse to do so. However, another little nugget to emerge from the carnage today […]
Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch