Your Face is the Future of Targeted Marketing. Here’s Why Businesses Should Use Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology compliant with global data privacy laws can open new doors for targeted marketing campaigns.
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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Meta’s legs update is not on the horizon yet
Meta’s Connect conference held earlier this week had announcements ranging from the new $1,500 Quest Pro headset to the company’s partnership with Microsoft to bring productivity tools to VR. However, probably one of the most discussed updates was that Meta is finally bringing legs to its virtual avatars. Until now, Horizon Worlds users — which […]
Meta’s legs update is not on the horizon yet by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Got $5? These startups allow for investments in slices of real estate
As U.S. homeownership declines, startups like Landa and Fintor are helping people invest in real estate without much upfront capital.
Got $5? These startups allow for investments in slices of real estate by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch
Uganda’s changes on Computer Misuse law spark fears it will be used to silence dissidents
Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill 2022, which rights groups say will likely be used to silence dissenting voices online, has come into force after the country’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signed it into law yesterday. The country’s legislators had passed amendments to the 2011 Computer Misuse Act early September limiting writing or sharing of […]
Uganda’s changes on Computer Misuse law spark fears it will be used to silence dissidents by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch
What’s the TAM of the 1%?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Before we get into this week’s show notes, some programming items: First up, use code “EQUITY” for a special listener discount for Disrupt tickets. We’re mere days away, and you should come hang out […]
What’s the TAM of the 1%? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
DIY: 5 ways disruptive component startups can win over OEMs
When people see use cases in action enabled by your components, it encourages others to start using your solution.
DIY: 5 ways disruptive component startups can win over OEMs by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: the dream of cryonics, and enhanced rats
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why the sci-fi dream of cryonics never died When Aaron Drake flew from Arizona to the Yinfeng Biological Group in China in 2016, he was traveling there to guide China’s first forays into…
Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities
Synonym is developing designs and underwriting for its fermentation farms so that companies can more easily utilize them for bioproduct production.
Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Google is updating its ‘Ad’ tag to ‘Sponsored’ for mobile search
Over the years, Google has made it harder to separate ads from organic search results at a glance. In its current iteration, when users perform a search, the only distinction between the two is “Ad” written in bold — and it’s easy to miss. The search giant is making a small change to that today […]
Google is updating its ‘Ad’ tag to ‘Sponsored’ for mobile search by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Why the sci-fi dream of cryonics never died
When Aaron Drake flew from Arizona to the Yinfeng Biological Group in China’s eastern Jinan province in 2016, he was whisked into a state-of-the-art biotech hub. More than 1,000 staffers—including an army of PhDs and MDs—were working on things like studies of the stem cells in umbilical cord blood. The center specialized in research on…