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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Many apps today assume that data lives in only one location, typically a single cloud database. But the reality is more complex. Thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices and cloud infrastructure — the latter of which accelerated during the pandemic — apps now need to store and process data in more places, from the […]
Ditto raises $45M to help companies keep their data in sync by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Isaac Heller and Amir Boldo spent over ten years in finance across private equity-backed and pre-IPO companies. At these firms, they dealt with CFOs who wanted to save money by consolidating manual processes and reducing the cost of audits — in part by modernizing their sprawling software tooling. It’s their experiences with CFOs that led […]
Accounting automation startup Trullion lands $15M investment by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
Traditional VCs are still stuck with their now low-margin businesses, unable to move forward and invest in the next big thing: deep tech.
Software investors must (re)learn these 3 ideas before getting into deep tech by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
There have been more than 171,000 people in the tech industry laid off so far this year, according to data tracked by layoffs.fyi, but those looking for work are not in a ‘beggars can’t be choosers’ mindset. According to new data from LinkedIn, people are gravitating to workplaces that align with their values, and their […]
Amazon tops LinkedIn’s list of best places to work, jobseeker priorities shift to workplace culture by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
Congruent Ventures new fund bucks the trend of venture pullback, suggesting continued confidence in climate tech.
Climate tech VC firm closes $300M fund after LPs push for broader investment opportunities by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch
Google has proposed letting developers offering apps through its UK Play mobile app store to have the option to use alternative payment processors for in-app transactions, rather than being locked to its own billing system (GPB), following an antitrust intervention by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). “Google’s proposed commitments would give app developers […]
Google offers billing choice for UK Play Store devs in bid to settle antitrust prone by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch