Paystand acquires Teampay to be DeFi version of ‘Venmo for B2B payments’
“Teampay represents this new class of fintech companies that came up,” said Paystand CEO Jeremy Almond.
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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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April 2024
The impact of TikTok’s ban in other countries could signal what’s ahead for the U.S.
On April 24, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its owner ByteDance doesn’t sell the app. The bill requires ByteDance to secure a deal within nine months, with a 90-day extension available to close it. After this deadline, the U.S. will bar app stores from listing the app. TikTok […]
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Chatbot answers are all made up. This new tool helps you figure out which ones to trust.
Large language models are famous for their ability to make things up—in fact, it’s what they’re best at. But their inability to tell fact from fiction has left many businesses wondering if using them is worth the risk. A new tool, created by Cleanlab, an AI startup spun out of a quantum computing lab at…
She Ditched Her Steady Job in Tech to Pursue Her Love of Food. Now She’s a Food Network Champion and Celebrated Cookbook Author.
A self-taught vegan chef known for her sustainable cooking practices, Chef Priyanka Naik’s journey from the tech world to the Food Network is a testament to the power of passion and perseverance. Hear her insights into how embracing your unique path can lead to entrepreneurial success.
Save More Than 70 Percent on This iPad Pro
This refurbished iPad Pro comes with 32GB of storage space.
9 Productivity Tips That the 1% Know to Follow
Is your inner high-performer waiting to be unleashed? If so, here’s what the 1% swear by for peak productivity.
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Petlibro’s new smart refrigerated wet food feeder is what your cat deserves
Ding, ding, ding! Dinner is served. Fresh out of the cold tin can. Petlibro, a pet tech startup that designs automatic food and water dispensers for cats, launched its first refrigerated smart feeder on Thursday. The company’s new “Polar Wet Food Feeder” aims to solve a widely known problem among pet owners: how to keep […]
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Carv raises $10M Series A to help gamers monetize their data
Carv, a data layer platform that lets web3 gaming and AI companies, as well as gamers, control and monetize their data, has raised a $10 million Series A round led by Tribe Capital and IOSG Ventures. Carv’s new round comes approximately five months after it received a strategic investment led by HashKey Capital. The startup […]
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The Download: hyperrealistic deepfakes, and clean energy’s implications for mining
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary Until now, AI-generated videos of people have tended to have some stiffness, glitchiness, or other unnatural elements that make…