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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Say hello to the second worst kept secret in VR. Meta today gave the world the first (official) glimpse of its latest headset, the Quest 3. The mixed reality hardware was shown off this morning ahead of showcase event featuring a slew of new gaming titles. Priced at $499, the Quest 3 is $200 pricier […]
Meta’s $499 Quest 3 headset arrives this fall by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Walmart announced this morning it will be reducing plastic across its e-commerce operations in a number of ways, including shifting from plastic mailers to recyclable paper bag mailers and allowing customers to decline the use of plastic shopping bags for their online pickup orders, among other things. It will also introduce an option for customers […]
Walmart to drop plastic mailers, let customers bring their own bags to order pickup by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Four years after AMC Theatres launched its on-demand streaming service, AMC Theatres On Demand, the company is now transferring its entire library of films over to Vudu, the Fandango-owned digital video on-demand service. Vudu announced Thursday that it’s the official new streaming destination for AMC Theatres On Demand, giving users access to over 200,000 movies […]
AMC and Vudu score big with new on-demand streaming partnership by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
There are many companies out there looking at how to reduce your cloud bills by eliminating waste, or finding more cost effective ways of doing the same job. Xonai, an early stage startup is taking a different approach to cloud cost reduction. It’s looking at ways to make your data software run more efficiently, and […]
Xonai looks to reduce cloud bills by optimizing data infrastructure by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch