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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January 2024
Walgreens Swaps Dividends for Growth
Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don’t sue him
Logan Paul is offering refunds for CryptoZoo, the failed and allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he launched in 2021. The catch? You can’t sue him if you get a refund. In an X (formerly Twitter) post on Thursday, Paul announced that is “personally committing” more than $2.3 million to buy back NFTs purchased through […]
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Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules
A lawsuit blaming Snapchat for a series of drug overdoses among young people can proceed, a Los Angeles judge ruled this week. A group of family members related to children and teens who overdosed on fentanyl sued Snapchat maker Snap last year, accusing the social media company of facilitating illicit drug deals involving fentanyl, a […]
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CES 2024: How to watch as Nvidia, Samsung and more reveal hardware, AI updates
CES 2024 will be here before we know it, taking over Las Vegas with throngs of crowds, booths full of products and a lot of companies making claims about how AI is improving their offerings. As noted in our CES preview, though the conference has had its ups and downs of late, it’s increasingly become […]
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The goal of a startup is to cease existing
The whole point of a startup is to build something enduring.
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A Family Missed Out on Their Dream Vacation All Because of a 1-Centimeter Tear in Their Son’s Passport
Dog Goes Viral After Eating $4,000 In Cash: ‘Apparently He Is Money Motivated’
EV startup Fisker struggling to meet internal sales goals, documents show
Fisker remains far from meeting CEO and founder Henrik Fisker’s publicly stated goal of delivering 300 electric SUVs per day globally, according to internal documents viewed by TechCrunch. The EV startup spent much of December aiming to meet an internal sales goal of between 100 and 200 vehicles a day in North America, where the […]
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