Rupert Murdoch Is Stepping Down As Chairman of Fox. Meet His Son Lachan, the Real-Life ‘Kendall Roy’ Taking Over the Family Business
Lachlan will now be the sole executive at the helm of the Fox and News Corp global media brands.
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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September 2023
These Are the Top 10 ‘Mega Airports’ in North America, According to a New Report
J.D. Power’s annual ranking named Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport highest for customer satisfaction for 2023.
AvantGuard wants to turn chlorine into the best antiseptic you’ve ever seen
AvantGuard, a Battlefield 200 company, is making a polymer version of chlorine-based disinfectants.
Meredith Whittaker reaffirms that Signal would leave U.K. if forced by privacy bill
On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Meredith Whittaker, the president of the Signal Foundation, which maintains the nonprofit Signal messaging app, reaffirmed that Signal would leave the U.K. if the country’s recently-passed Online Safety Bill forced Signal to build “backdoors” into its end-to-end encryption. “We would leave the U.K. or any jurisdiction if it came […]
OnePlus confirms its first foldable is officially ‘coming soon’
OnePlus is officially gearing up to launch its first foldable phone “soon,” the company told TechCrunch on Thursday. The company previously revealed that the device, tentatively called the OnePlus Open, was going to launch in the second half of this year, and it now looks like we’re nearing a launch date. When asked why OnePlus […]
Don’t want that commuter stipend? Bundl enables employees to choose their own company benefits
Bundl provides a total rewards software that enables employees to build and customize their own rewards package that best fits their wants and needs.
AppCyclers wants to fight e-waste pollution across Africa
Most electronic waste isn’t recycled; instead, our dumped devices (and the toxic metals within) pile up in landfills, polluting the air and contaminating nearby soil and groundwater. Ghana-based AppCyclers aims to tackle this crisis across Africa via an online marketplace, where individuals and businesses can buy and sell recyclable e-waste. The startup says its mission […]
GGV splits off China business following congressional panel probe
GGV, the 23-year-old U.S. venture capital firm with a storied track record in China, is splitting into two branches as escalating geopolitical tensions continue to push for decoupling between the world’s two superpowers. In an announcement released Thursday morning, GGV, known for its bets on ByteDance, Xiaomi and Alibaba, said it will become two independent […]
The copyright issues around generative AI aren’t going away anytime soon
Generative AI has brought a host of copyright issues to the fore. Just this week, authors including George R.R. Martin, led by the Authors Guild, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the startup’s viral AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, was trained on their work without their knowledge or consent. And it’s not just OpenAI that’s having […]
The Importance of Connecting Your Organization to Your Product and Users (and How to Do It)
How to ensure everyone in your organization is aligned with the company vision — and how doing so enhances both your workplace and the product development process.