February 22, 2025

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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October 2023

Chrome’s search bar now has smarter autocomplete, automatic typo fixes and more

October 18, 2023

Google is introducing five new updates to the Chrome address bar to make it easier to search the web, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. The changes include smarter autocompletion, automatic typo corrections, searches within bookmark folders, suggestions for popular sites and an improved visual layout. The Chrome address bar will now autocomplete URLs based […]

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Amazon and MIT are partnering to study how robots impact jobs

October 18, 2023

Mention automation and someone will invariably (and understandably) mention its impact on jobs. There are a lot of opposing views on the subject, of course, but the one thing everyone seems to agree on is that robotics and AI will have a profound impact on human jobs, going forward. At today’s Delivering the Future event […]

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Microsoft highlights new Xbox accessibility features and the gamers who use them

October 18, 2023

Microsoft is always moving forward in the field of accessibility, especially in gaming, where its Xbox Adaptive Controller and other features help gamers with disabilities play however is comfortable for them. A couple new updates and a touching short video on how games fit into the rehabilitation process mark the company’s accessibility highlight month. One […]

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X plans to use payment, phone and ID verification to stop bots, in addition to the new $1/yr fee

October 18, 2023

It’s official: X is charging users to use its service — a move X owner Elon Musk said would help the company combat bots and spam, something he’s repeatedly complained about even before acquiring the social network. But while critics, including WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg, have suggested that fees alone will not stymie the efforts […]

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Amazon’s drones begin delivering medications in Texas

October 18, 2023

At today’s Delivering the Future event outside of Seattle, Amazon announced that it is adding medications to its drone delivery operations in College Station, Texas. The retail giant is promising free deliveries in less than an hour when customers choose the option at checkout. The list of medications is 500 long, including those for treating […]

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Amazon is bringing drone deliveries to the UK and Italy next year

October 18, 2023

Amazon today announced that it will be bringing its drone delivery offerings to the U.K. and Italy by the end of 2024. The news also includes a third U.S. location, following Lockeford, California and College Station, Texas. No more specifics about the locations were announced – it’s promising to make those announcements in “the coming […]

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Exclusive: KKR just closed its third tech growth fund with roughly $3 billion, $400 million of which came from KKR

October 18, 2023

KKR, a global investment powerhouse, tells TechCrunch exclusively that it just held a final close of its third and latest tech growth fund — KKR Next Generation Technology Growth Fund III — with roughly $3 billion in capital commitments, $400 million of which came from KKR’s own employees. The team, which includes more than 35 […]

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