What’s Hot and What’s Not in Public Relations for 2023
Here’s the scoop on new trends you should follow in the public relations industry.
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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Reddit’s latest feature lets you mute entire communities
Reddit is rolling out a new “community muting” feature to give users more control over what they do and don’t want to see on the platform. The new feature is launching on Reddit’s mobile apps over the next few weeks. Reddit plans to expand the feature to the desktop version of its platform in the […]
Reddit’s latest feature lets you mute entire communities by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter chief information security officer Lea Kissner departs
Twitter’s most senior cybersecurity staffer Lea Kissner has departed the social media giant. Kissner announced the move in a tweet on Thursday, saying they made the “hard decision” to leave Twitter, but did not say for what reason they resigned. Elon Musk completed a $44 billion takeover of Twitter two weeks ago, resulting in layoffs […]
Twitter chief information security officer Lea Kissner departs by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch
Pinterest launches its collage-making app Shuffles to the general public
Pinterest’s new collage-making app Shuffles is now available to the general public, after entering an invite-only test phase earlier this summer. The app grew in popularity with Gen Z users, who used the creative expression tool to make “aesthetic” collages, sometimes set to music and posted to TikTok, or shared privately with friends or the Shuffles community. […]
Pinterest launches its collage-making app Shuffles to the general public by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Amazon debuts Sparrow, a new bin picking robot arm
The bin moving robots designed by Kiva Systems still form the foundation of Amazon’s warehouse robotics play a decade after it acquired the startup. There’s a reason — for example — that the recently announced fully autonomous Proteus robot effectively looks like a green (“Seahawks green,” per robotics VP, Joseph Quinlivan) version of one of […]
Amazon debuts Sparrow, a new bin picking robot arm by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
As inflation slows, did we just see the bottom for tech stocks?
Slower rate increases would shift the calculus for investors, making assets like stocks — and tech stocks in particular — more attractive.
As inflation slows, did we just see the bottom for tech stocks? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
With $7M raised, Keyo launches a biometric palm verification network
Maybe you’ve heard of Keyo. Perhaps you saw the initial round of press the firm did in 2017 — roughly two years after its founding. Or maybe you saw it pop back in 2020, riding the wave of news around Amazon’s lukewarmly received hand-scanner tech. You may have wondered precisely what’s been going on with […]
With $7M raised, Keyo launches a biometric palm verification network by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
SoundHound, the voice AI platform, lays off 10% of staff citing ‘challenging market conditions’
SoundHound — maker of the voice AI technology used by Mercedes-Benz, Deutsche Telecom, Snap and Mastercard and more — has laid off about 10% of its workforce amid ongoing economic turmoil across global markets. The Santa Clara-headquartered company — which went public via a SPAC in April of this year — announced the decision to […]
SoundHound, the voice AI platform, lays off 10% of staff citing ‘challenging market conditions’ by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Sam Bankman-Fried says Alameda Research to wind down trading, FTX attempting to raise capital
Sam Bankman-Fried said on Thursday that he will be winding down the trading firm Alameda Research, and is attempting to raise liquidity for the troubled FTX International exchange, as he scrambles to keep the world’s second largest crypto exchange alive after a bailout deal with Binance failed earlier this week. Bankman-Fried said in a series […]
Sam Bankman-Fried says Alameda Research to wind down trading, FTX attempting to raise capital by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Apple pledges $450M toward expanding the satellite infrastructure powering Emergency SOS
As a part of its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, Apple will invest $450 million in satellite network and ground stations to power Emergency SOS, its service for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro lineups that uses satellite to route emergency calls, the company announced today. The majority of the funding will go to Globalstar, the […]
Apple pledges $450M toward expanding the satellite infrastructure powering Emergency SOS by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch