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 original Orba was a curious little baseball-sized device that invited people who couldn’t play a triangle if they tried to somehow create beats, bops and bass lines. The success of the original — and the adoption of it as a tool for more serious musicians — inspired the Artiphon team to release an updated […]
Artiphon releases Orba 2, to make music-making even more accessible by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Docker is still around and likely doing better – at last in financial terms — than during its early hype cycle that kicked off the container revolution (only to then be eclipsed by Kubernetes and its ecosystem). Today, the company announced the first technical preview of its WebAssembly (Wasm) support. Browser vendors pioneered Wasm to […]
Docker launches a first preview of its WebAssembly tooling by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Travel is back on the radar for investment, with consumers and business users both on the move again after a long pandemic period of staying in one place. Today, a startup called WeTravel — which builds tech for the specific needs of group travel — has raised $27 million, money that it will be using […]
WeTravel books $27M to build fintech and more for bespoke group travel by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch
YouTube announced a makeover to its interface today, including a new look, a pinch-to-zoom feature, precise seeking, new buttons, ambient mode, and a dark mode that’s “even darker.” The updates will gradually roll out to all users beginning today. YouTube’s new pinch-to-zoom feature lets users on iOS and Android devices zoom in on videos so […]
YouTube rolls out new design with pinch-to-zoom on iOS and Android and other updates by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
While the overall crypto markets have been in a rough spot lately, web3 venture capitalists have never had more conviction — or more funding at their disposal — to back startups and teams building in the space. The big question on their minds is whether tokens and startup valuations have bottomed out, or if they […]
Dragonfly, Haun Ventures and Sequoia talk web3 and more at TC Sessions: Crypto by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch
Brett Callow and Katie Moussouris say early-stage startups should focus on cybersecurity basics in order to ward off ransomware actors.
To better thwart ransomware attacks, startups must get cybersecurity basics right by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
The funding environment may have changed in recent months, but startups with strong fundamentals are still able to raise. Merge, a startup that offers an API integration service with a focus on HR, payroll and accounting systems (among others), today announced that it has raised a $55 million Series B round led by Accel, with […]
Merge raises $55M Series B for its unified API by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We are back from Disrupt, which means we’re picking up the pieces of our work lives, getting back on track. Equity is now on its regular schedule, which is good. A big thanks […]
Seeing startups tackle the health of our planet is giving me life by Alex Wilhelm originally published on TechCrunch
Smart lock startup Level has a new version of its lock available, and this one includes Apple Home Key out of the box. Th new Level Lock+ is almost identical to its predecessor, the Level Lock Touch, in every other way — but the addition of Home Key takes what was already a super strong […]
Level’s new Level Lock+ with Apple Home Key is smart lock perfection by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch