US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts
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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June 2023
Say goodbye to Q2 and the crypto hacks, scams and rug pulls that came with it
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. As if the pessimism around crypto weren’t enough, the industry is facing yet another quarter of hackers and scammers looking to make a quick buck.
Say goodbye to Q2 and the crypto hacks, scams and rug pulls that came with it by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
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‘I Am Genuinely Devastated’: Fans, Former Employees Mourn As National Geographic Lays Off All Staff Writers in ‘Sad Day for Journalism’
Major League Baseball embraces 3D motion tracking to scout players
Sometimes baseball feels like a game of inches. Clubs often compete for seemingly small advantages to get a leg up. Over the last couple of decades, that’s meant investments in both advanced analytics and cutting-edge technologies. Sometimes both at the same time. While baseball fans themselves can be highly critical of changes to the 180+-year-old […]
Major League Baseball embraces 3D motion tracking to scout players by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Niantic lays off 230 employees, cancels NBA and Marvel games
Pokémon GO maker Niantic laid off 230 employees today, just one year after it laid off around 90 employees. During last year’s layoffs, Niantic cancelled four projects, including a Transformers game. Some Niantic games will meet the same fate this time around. After four months in the App Store, Niantic is shutting down NBA All-World; […]
Niantic lays off 230 employees, cancels NBA and Marvel games by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
VW subsidiary Electrify America to add Tesla connectors to EV charging network
Electrify America has become the latest company to align itself with Tesla’s EV charging standard. The company, which was created as part of a settlement of the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal, said Thursday it will add Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to Electrify America and Electrify Canada’s fast charging networks by 2025. Electrify […]
VW subsidiary Electrify America to add Tesla connectors to EV charging network by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Scriptic scores $5.7M as it expands its phone-first generative AI content library
Scriptic (previously ElectricNoir), the immersive storytelling platform, announced Thursday that it raised $5.7 million in funding to expand its catalog of phone-first interactive games created using generative AI tools. The studio will also use the funding to build out its team of TV and gaming talent as well as introduce a new initiative — user-generated […]
Scriptic scores $5.7M as it expands its phone-first generative AI content library by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch