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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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed charges against two alleged DPRC spies who are accused of attempting to obstruct a federal prosecution against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. In a criminal complaint dated October 20 and made public on Monday, the U.S. claims that two Chinese intelligence officers, Guochun He (known as “Dong He”) […]
US charges two alleged Chinese spies over plot to obstruct Huawei prosecution by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Marvel released the first trailer for “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” today, which gives fans a look at Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror and, for some reason, Bill Murray. The superhero movie will premiere in theaters on February 17, 2023. Disney told TechCrunch that the film would likely stream on Disney+, but there’s no […]
Marvel drops first trailer for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
Data shows that for upstart tech companies in the country, Q3 2022 was the worst time to raise venture capital since Q1 2020.
The seas are getting even rougher for Chinese startups by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Apple has released iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1 and macOS 13, as it announced it would do last week. The updates include a number of new features for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, including the introduction of Continuity Camera, which allows iPhone owners to use their device as a webcam for their Macs. The iPad […]
Apple iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1 and macOS Ventura are now available by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
Today marks another blow to subscribers and their wallets. Apple increased the subscription prices for Apple TV+, Apple Music and the Apple One bundle in the U.S. — joining various other companies that have raised the prices of their subscription plans this year. Apple TV+ will increase by $2 monthly and $10 annually. Subscribers will […]
Apple increases US subscription prices for Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One bundle by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
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Arrival restructures (again), Bird shrinks and highlights from Disrupt by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
Instacart delaying its IPO has left us bereft of new unicorn liquidity data for the rest of 2022. But this turn of events does teach us a few things.
What does Instacart’s supposedly delayed IPO teach us about how unicorns think? by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
PayPal is making it easier to log in to its services — if you’re an Apple device user, that is. The payments giant today announced that it’s adding passkeys as a log in method for PayPal accounts, allowing iPhone, iPad and Mac users on PayPal.com to sign in without using a password. Passkeys are a […]
PayPal rolls out support for passkeys on Apple devices by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch
At its Build conference in May, Microsoft debuted Project Volterra, a device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform designed to let developers explore “AI scenarios” via Qualcomm’s Neural Processing SDK for Windows toolkit. Today, Volterra — now called Windows Dev Kit 2023 — officially goes on sale, priced at $599 and available from the Microsoft Store […]
Microsoft’s Windows Dev Kit 2023 lets developers tap AI processors on laptops by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch