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QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be ‘extremely disciplined’

May 28, 2023

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QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be ‘extremely disciplined’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

Windows adds support for RAR, Netflix cracks down on passwords, and Meta lays off workers

May 27, 2023

Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular column that rounds up the week in tech news. Dunno about y’all, but it’s felt like a long one — and I’m thankful for the extended weekend. For those observing Memorial Day, do enjoy. Those not, take the time off where you’re able. We all need […]

Windows adds support for RAR, Netflix cracks down on passwords, and Meta lays off workers by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

This week in AI: AI heavyweights try to tip the regulatory scales

May 27, 2023

Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. This week, movers and shakers in the AI […]

This week in AI: AI heavyweights try to tip the regulatory scales by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk takes Twitter out of the EU’s Disinformation Code of Practice

May 27, 2023

Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union’s Code of Practice on online disinformation, per the bloc’s internal market commissioner, Thierry Breton. In a tweet last night — which confirmed earlier reports of Twitter’s impending exit from the EU Code — Breton issued the social media platform with a blunt warning: Telling Twitter it cannot hide […]

Elon Musk takes Twitter out of the EU’s Disinformation Code of Practice by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Explaining Blockchain Capital’s Big Bet on an Eyeball-Scanning Orb

May 27, 2023

This week, Worldcoin, an outfit that aims to serve as proof of personhood in a world where it’s harder by the day to distinguish a human from a bot, raised $115 million in Series C funding. Led by the 10-year-old venture firm Blockchain Capital, whose bets have included Coinbase, Kraken and OpenSea, the investment brings […]

Explaining Blockchain Capital’s Big Bet on an Eyeball-Scanning Orb by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch

Sam Altman shares his optimistic view of our AI future

May 26, 2023

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has been touring Europe for the past few days, meeting head of governments and startup communities to talk about AI regulation and beyond. In his latest on-stage appearance at Station F in Paris, Altman answered questions from local entrepreneurs and shared his views about artificial intelligence. A few days ago, Altman […]

Sam Altman shares his optimistic view of our AI future by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: brain implant removal, and Nvidia’s AI payoff

May 26, 2023
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. A brain implant changed her life. Then it was removed against her will. Sticking an electrode inside a person’s brain can do more than treat a disease. Take the case of Rita Leggett,…

How it feels to have a life-changing brain implant removed

May 26, 2023
This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, sign up here. Ian Burkhart sustained a severe spinal cord injury while he was on vacation at 19 years old. “It left me as a quadriplegic,” he says. “I had a little bit of movement…