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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Polestar introduced the Polestar 4, the second SUV in its lineup, at Auto Shanghai 2023. Actually, it’s technically an SUV coupé, meaning it has the space and four doors of an SUV, but the sloping roof and aerodynamics of a coupé. The Polestar 4 has plenty of new specs that make it turn heads, but […]
The Polestar 4 replaces a rear window with a hi-def screen by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
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Daily Crunch: Citizen Lab claims Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ helped block spyware attack by hacker group NSO by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Electric and autonomous trucking company Einride is expanding to the U.K., representing the latest in a line of European market expansions. Einride said that it’s looking to target the 1.6 billion tonnes of goods that are transported by road freight in the U.K each year. Its first U.K. deployment will be in partnership with PepsiCo […]
Einride brings its electric trucks to U.K. freight sector in partnership with PepsiCo by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch
Global fintech funding totaled $15 billion in the first quarter of this year, growing 55% from the fourth quarter, according to CB Insights’ latest State of Fintech report. While this generally may seem like a win, it’s important to note a few things. For one, 2020 and 2021 were unique years where investment in fintech […]
There was just one fintech unicorn birth in the first quarter by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
As the European Union gears up to enforce a major reboot of its digital rulebook in a matter of months, a new dedicated research unit is being spun up to support oversight of large platforms under the bloc’s flagship Digital Services Act (DSA). The European Center for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT), which was officially inaugurated in […]
Europe spins up AI research hub to apply accountability rules on Big Tech by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix’s long-awaited crackdown on password sharing is finally coming to the U.S., the streamer said on Tuesday. Netflix originally planned to roll out “paid sharing,” an update designed to covert account-sharers into paying users, sometime in the first quarter of 2023. However, the company now says it’ll introduce that change a little later, sometime before […]
Netflix will crack down on password sharing this summer by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch