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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January 2024

3 B-Rated Tech Stocks With 2024 Gain Prospects

January 18, 2024
The technology industry’s outlook appears rosy with the ever-growing demand for innovative tech solutions backed by rapid digitalization among enterprises across diverse sectors. Hence, it could be wise to invest…

Staking technology provider Kiln raises $17 million in rare crypto funding round

January 18, 2024

2023 hasn’t been the best year for crypto companies. According to PitchBook data, VC investments in crypto companies are down by 68% in 2023 compared to 2022. To be fair, crypto companies still raised $9.5 billion. But that’s a small number compared to 2022, the year during which crypto companies raised $30 billion. And yet, […]

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Farm-ng makes modular robots for a broad range of agricultural work

January 18, 2024

Agriculture is poised to be one of the next great robotics categories. Everyone needs to eat, and much of what we eat in this part of the world comes from large farms. Farm work is tough on the body and requires long hours in sometimes extreme environments. It can also be difficult to hire and […]

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The next generation of nuclear reactors is getting more advanced. Here’s how.

January 18, 2024
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. I’ve got nuclear power on the brain this week.  The workings of nuclear power plants have always fascinated me. They’re massive, technically complicated, and feel a little bit magic (splitting the atom—what…

3 Tech Stocks Buys for January 2024 and Beyond

January 18, 2024
The tech sector is experiencing remarkable growth amid the amplifying dependency on digital operations, cloud computing, and big data analytics across diverse industries. Given this backdrop, quality tech stocks Canon…

BMW will deploy Figure’s humanoid robot at South Carolina plant

January 18, 2024

Figure today announced a “commercial agreement” that will bring its first humanoid robot to a BMW manufacturing facility in South Carolina. The Spartanburg plant is BMW’s only in the United States. As of 2019, the 8 million-square-foot campus boasted the highest yield among the German manufacturer’s factories anywhere in the world. BMW has not disclosed […]

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Sundar Pichai warns Google staff more layoffs are coming

January 18, 2024

After laying off over 1,000 workers across divisions last week and cutting 100 jobs at YouTube, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a memo to its staff warning more layoffs are expected this year. Pichai’s memo said the company will have to make “tough choices” to meet its ambitious goals, as reported by The Verge. The […]

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