May 2023

Video: Geoffrey Hinton talks about the “existential threat” of AI

May 3, 2023
Deep learning pioneer Geoffrey Hinton announced on Monday that he was stepping down from his role as a Google AI researcher after a decade with the company. He says he wants to speak freely as he grows increasingly worried about the potential harms of artificial intelligence. Prior to the announcement, Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology…

Payment software giant AvidXchange suffers its second ransomware attack of 2023

May 3, 2023

Hackers have published a trove of sensitive data stolen from payment software company AvidXchange after the company fell victim to ransomware for the second time this year. AvidXchange provides cloud-based software that helps organizations automate invoice processing and payment management processes. The North Carolina-based company says it processed 70 million transactions for 8,000 customers in […]

Payment software giant AvidXchange suffers its second ransomware attack of 2023 by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Ballie Gifford

May 3, 2023

Ballie Gifford is buying nearly 44 million newly issued shares in Joby Aviation, a purchase that will provide a $180 million injection of capital into the company as it continues to develop all-electric aircraft for a commercial passenger service. Joby Aviation said Wednesday as part of its first-quarter earnings report that it will sell 43,985,681 […]

Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Ballie Gifford by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail

May 3, 2023

Google is going to start displaying a blue checkmark next to select senders’ names on Gmail to verify their identity, the company announced on Wednesday. The new blue checkmarks will automatically appear next to companies that have adopted Gmail’s existing Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature. The BIMI feature, which rolled out in 2021, […]

Blue verified checkmarks are coming to Gmail by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch