Tesla loses its charm for India’s loyalists — even as Musk finally delivers
Tesla’s debut in India has not convinced its early backers, who waited for the company to enter the market for nearly a decade.
A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data
Millions of images of passports, credit cards, birth certificates, and other documents containing personally identifiable information are likely included in one of the biggest open-source AI training sets, new research has found. Thousands of images—including identifiable faces—were found in a small subset of DataComp CommonPool, a major AI training set for image generation scraped from…
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Microsoft says it will no longer use engineers in China for Department of Defense work
Following a Pro Publica report that Microsoft was using engineers in China to help maintain cloud computing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, the company said it’s made changes to ensure this will no longer happen.
Astronomer CEO resigns following Coldplay concert scandal
Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer. Byron, who is married, was captured on a Coldplay concert “kiss cam” with his arms around the company’s chief people officer Kristin Cabot. After Byron and Cabot quickly tried to hide from […]
David Sacks and the blurred lines of government service
When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor: Craft Ventures, the firm “co-founded by White House AI adviser David Sacks.” The announcement has raised questions about conflicts of interest in the Trump administration, where Sacks serves as both AI and crypto czar […]
Windsurf CEO opens up about ‘very bleak’ mood before Cognition deal
Days after AI coding startup Windsurf announced that it’s being acquired by Cognition, Windsurf startup Jeff Wang took to X to offer more details about the drama and uncertainty around the deal. Windsurf was previously reported to be in acquisition talks with OpenAI, but that deal fell apart, with Google DeepMind instead hiring the startup’s […]
Is AI Too Good at Tracking Stock Market Trends?
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The perfect pitch: This NEA partner says every founder should answer these 5 questions
Tiffany Luck, a partner at NEA, outlined what she looks for in a pitch, during a presentation at TechCrunch’s All Stage event in Boston.
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Astronomer’s CEO and HR Chief Were Placed on Leave After the Coldplay Kiss-Cam Scandal. Here’s How the Unicorn Tech Company Has Responded.
Astronomer responded after its top leadership went viral during the usually cute “kiss cam” segment of Coldplay’s show.