November 22, 2024

The Download: how OpenAI tests its models, and the ethics of uterus transplants

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How OpenAI stress-tests its large language models OpenAI has lifted the lid (just a crack) on its safety-testing processes. It has put out two papers describing how it stress-tests its powerful large language…

May 2023

Ask Sophie: What are my options if a company rescinds my OPT job offer?

May 24, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Ask Sophie: Which […]

Ask Sophie: What are my options if a company rescinds my OPT job offer? by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch

Jumia reaches lowest losses in four years under new management

May 24, 2023

Q1 2023 marks the first quarter Jumia’s new management implemented its strategy after riding out the blueprint of previous management in Q4 2022. The result? Jumia is seeing its losses decrease significantly: adjusted EBITDA loss dropped 51% year-over-year to $27 million, on track to meet the company’s end-of-year target of $100-120 million in adjusted losses. […]

Jumia reaches lowest losses in four years under new management by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

The surgeon general’s advisory on risks of youth social media use could shift the conversation

May 24, 2023

A new public health warning this week from the U.S. surgeon general explores concerns that social media use among children and teens poses serious risks that science has only just begun to understand. “… The current body of evidence indicates that while social media may have benefits for some children and adolescents, there are ample […]

The surgeon general’s advisory on risks of youth social media use could shift the conversation by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

Elon thinks AI could become humanity’s uber-nanny: excerpts from a dinner convo

May 24, 2023

After months of moving fast and breaking things at Twitter, Elon Musk’s been on a crash course of a different sort in the last several weeks, doing the rounds of interviews across a range of media events and with different media platforms (although TC’s invite may have gotten lost in the mail…). Yesterday, it was […]

Elon thinks AI could become humanity’s uber-nanny: excerpts from a dinner convo by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Elementl raises $33M Series B for its data orchestration platform based on Dagster

May 24, 2023

Elementl, a startup that is building a data platform based on the popular Dagster orchestrator, today announced that it has raised a $33 million Series B round led by Georgian. This round also saw participation from new investors 8vc, Human Capital, and Hanover, as well as existing investors Sequoia, Index, Amplify, and Slow, bringing the […]

Elementl raises $33M Series B for its data orchestration platform based on Dagster by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch