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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Crossover funds and VCs have been watching from the sidelines — capital deployment is in somewhat of a “wait and see” mode.
Investors are sitting on mountains of cash: Where will it be deployed? by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
First, WhatsApp went down this morning. Now, Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime appeared to experience an outage in the U.S. this afternoon. Several Twitter users noted they were having trouble sending messages and connecting on the services and Apple’s System Status dashboard marked iMessage and FaceTime as having issues. “Some users are affected,” the status said. […]
Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime are down for some users by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
For early-stage companies, you need a big market and a strong team. If you don’t have both, don’t invest.
Pitch Deck Teardown: Palau Project’s $125k pre-seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Disney and the BBC announced today that Disney+ will be the new exclusive home outside of the U.K. and Ireland for the hit British sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” Beginning 2023, new episodes of the series will be released on the platform in over 150 markets, including the United States. BBC will continue to host the […]
Disney+ becomes the international home for new seasons of ‘Doctor Who’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Many consumers and companies want to reduce their impact on the environment but may not know where to start or how to sustain the necessary changes. Tom Ferrier, the founder of Greener, an Australian cleantech startup, wants to help. He argues that sustainability and climate action doesn’t need to be complicated. His startup is geared […]
Greener wants to help consumers and businesses be more sustainable by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Research in the field of machine learning and AI, now a key technology in practically every industry and company, is far too voluminous for anyone to read it all. This column, Perceptron, aims to collect some of the most relevant recent discoveries and papers — particularly in, but not limited to, artificial intelligence — and explain […]
Perceptron: AI saving whales, steadying gaits and banishing traffic by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
I cannot feasibly write a new post on TechCrunch dot com every time a new Pokémon is announced. I did skip over Bellibolt, the electric frog Pokémon that generates power from its big belly. But you know what’s even better than the partner Pokémon of a VTuber gym leader? Greavard. So here we are, writing […]
Get a load o’ this guy! (There’s a new ghost dog Pokémon called Greavard) by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch