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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EV maker Lucid took the long-awaited wraps off the Gravity, an all-electric three-row SUV with a range that could hypothetically leave a Tesla Model X, Fisker Ocean or Rivian R1S stuck behind at a charging station. The importance of the Lucid Gravity — and more aptly the reception it receives — is existential for the […]
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Blackshark.ai has already made a digital twin of the Earth, and its next play further democratizes the hitherto lofty (if you will) world of geospatial intelligence. Continuing the nautical theme, its Orca Huntr tool is an AI-powered tool for finding and tracking anything from orbit — and it’s so simple that a child, or even […]
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Bazooka Tango — a gaming studio founded by former Rockstar and Riot developers — raised $5 million in a funding round led by BITKRAFT Ventures. The proceeds will be put toward Shardbound, the upcoming immersive multiplayer game that combines trading card game (TCG) elements, tactical maneuvers and digital collectibles. The company was founded in 2019 […]
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Web3-focused software technology company Aave Companies is rebranding to Avara, its founder Stani Kulechov told TechCrunch exclusively. The crypto parent entity best known for supporting Aave Labs, Aave Protocol, its native stablecoin GHO and decentralized social network protocol Lens, among others. About $8.66 billion of liquidity is locked in Aave across eight networks and over […]
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Syed Balkhi Contributor Share on X Syed Balkhi is founder and CEO of Awesome Motive, a software holding company that provides website tools to help small businesses grow and compete with big companies. When you build a startup, the best shot you have at seeing a big payday is becoming an acquisition. Sure, a handful […]
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Thoma Bravo is paying a fat premium to take EQS private ahead of what it anticipates to be a lucrative time for the company’s market segment.
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