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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Ready to put your AI prompting skills to work for product customization? Smartphone case and accessory maker PopSockets is today introducing a clever new AI Customizer tool that will allow anyone to design their next phone accessory — including grips, cases, and wallets — via an optimized version of Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL). The company […]
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At midnight last Friday, Alphonzo Terrell held up a glass of Dom Perignon and toasted his one-year anniversary of being laid off at Twitter. If it weren’t for that moment, he wouldn’t be in Austin at an AfroTech after-party, surrounded by thousands of people who now know his name and his social media app, Spill. […]
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The former startup darling’s results can be viewed as an indication that its business model has matured and is now in a stable, profitable and cash-generating position.
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While Figma waits to hear whether regulators will allow Adobe to complete its $20 billion acquisition, the startup is not sitting idly by. Today, Figma announced it was adding three generative AI features to its FigJam whiteboard tool. FigJam is Figma’s online collaborative whiteboard that teams can use to plan design or other projects, and […]
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Did WeWork’s business ever make sense? To answer that question, we’ll go over its S-1 filings, its SPAC deal and early earnings reports.
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TikTok has announced that it’s shutting down its original $1 billion Creator Fund and shifting the focus to its newer Creativity Program. Starting December 16, the Creator Fund will be discontinued in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Creators who are currently enrolled in the Creator Fund can switch to the Creativity Program. […]
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Implementing a new SaaS product into a company often requires a shift in workflows and behaviors, and such change can be met with resistance.
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