July 2023

How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s AI rules

July 17, 2023
It’s becoming increasingly clear that courts, not politicians, will be the first to determine the limits on how AI is developed and used in the US. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into whether OpenAI violated consumer protection laws by scraping people’s online data to train its popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. Meanwhile,…

Corsair is buying mechanical keyboard maker Drop

July 17, 2023

Everyone seems to be buying a mechanical keyboard company these days. Corsair has one-upped them all by buying its own mechanical keyboard company. The Fremont, California-based peripheral maker today announced that it’s acquiring “certain assets” from Drop for an undisclosed, all-cash deal. “Drop has been acquired by Corsair,” Drop CEO Jef Holove wrote in a […]

Corsair is buying mechanical keyboard maker Drop by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Intel backs robotics startup, Twitter loses money, and fintech shows signs of life

July 17, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Here’s the rundown from this morning! Stocks are largely down around the […]

Intel backs robotics startup, Twitter loses money, and fintech shows signs of life by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch

Rocket Lab aiming to advance Electron reusability with tonight’s launch

July 17, 2023

Rocket Lab has made improvements to the first stage of the Electron rocket to make it more resilient to ocean water, upgrades that will be put to the test with tonight’s launch. The “Baby Come Back” mission will launch from the company’s launch complex on Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand, with a launch window that opens […]

Rocket Lab aiming to advance Electron reusability with tonight’s launch by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch