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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When it comes to education, mathematics has long been considered one of the most challenging of subjects both to learn and to teach. A startup out of Barcelona called Innovamat believes it’s come up with an approach that can help on both of those fronts — designing guides for teachers and learning materials and a […]
Innovamat tallies up $21M to reinvent math education by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
The business of being an e-commerce aggregator may be down but it is definitely not out. Razor Group, one of the string of startups that has made a name for itself as a “roll-up” startup — raising big money to acquire and consolidate Amazon (and other marketplace) retailers — is now making a different kind […]
Razor Group, an e-commerce aggregator, closes Series C at $88M at $1.2B valuation, acquires Stryze to consolidate by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
The fact that influencers are shifting their strategies to shorter-form content is a clear signal for startups to follow suit.
3 ways to step up your short-form video and TikTok growth strategy by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Apple has kept the iPhone app distribution system closed, allowing users to download the apps only from the App Store. But the company might be adding some gates to this walled garden to let people sideload apps on iPhones soon. A Bloomberg report noted that the Cupertino-based company will build the groundwork for such functionality […]
iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps on iPhone by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
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The EPA goes after tailpipe emissions, Elon gets an ultimatum and Careem lands $400M for its super app by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
In a few short hours, SpaceX will attempt to fly its fully integrated Starship launch system for the first time from the company’s massive base on Texas’s southeastern coast. While SpaceX has conducted a number of suborbital tests of the Starship upper stage from its base in Texas, this will be the first time that […]
Watch SpaceX try to fly a fully stacked Starship for the first time by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT last year, it has been almost impossible to go a day without a company or developer releasing an AI-powered tool. Now, with the release of new models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthroipic’s Claude, more app makers are trying their hands at tools that are more accessible and useful to people. Some […]
Developers are looking for creative ways to build AI-powered chatbot assistants by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch