M&A is back and the enterprise is hot
After a long M&A drought, we saw a lot of activity this week as companies looking for AI and data startups went shopping.
M&A is back and the enterprise is hot by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
How scientists are trying to use AI to unlock the human mind
Today’s AI landscape is defined by the ways in which neural networks are unlike human brains. A toddler learns how to communicate effectively with only a thousand calories a day and regular conversation; meanwhile, tech companies are reopening nuclear power plants, polluting marginalized communities, and pirating terabytes of books in order to train and run…
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The Download: gene-edited microbiomes, and Google’s Canadian standoff
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. How gene-edited microbiomes could improve our health Microbes are everywhere, and the ones in our bodies appear to be incredibly important for our health. They’ve developed intricate relationships with other living systems, feeding…
TSMC confirms data breach after LockBit cyberattack on third-party supplier
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has confirmed it’s experienced a data breach after being listed as a victim by the LockBit ransomware gang. The Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang listed TSMC on its dark web leak site on Thursday. The gang is threatening to publish data stolen from the company, which […]
TSMC confirms data breach after LockBit cyberattack on third-party supplier by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
How gene-edited microbiomes could improve our health
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Microbes have been on my mind this week. These tiny organisms are everywhere, and the ones that reside in our bodies appear to be incredibly…
YouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test
YouTube is running a new experiment to limit usage on ad blockers by asking users to turn it off or buy a premium subscription after three videos. Users on Reddit posted screenshots of the streaming service showing a warning sign to people using an ad-blocking extension on desktop as spotted first by Bleeping Computer. The […]
YouTube limits ad blocker usage in new test by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Fertifa enables companies to offer fertility and reproductive health benefits
The number of workplaces offering fertility and reproductive healthcare benefits are on the rise. Doing so can help companies become more competitive employers and bolster diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, for example by attracting more women and LGBTQ+ people. Based in London, Fertifa wants to enable more companies in Europe to offer reproductive benefits to […]
Fertifa enables companies to offer fertility and reproductive health benefits by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch
How confidential computing could secure generative AI adoption
Protecting training data and models must be the top priority; it’s no longer sufficient to encrypt fields in databases or rows on a form.
How confidential computing could secure generative AI adoption by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Say goodbye to Q2 and the crypto hacks, scams and rug pulls that came with it
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. As if the pessimism around crypto weren’t enough, the industry is facing yet another quarter of hackers and scammers looking to make a quick buck.
Say goodbye to Q2 and the crypto hacks, scams and rug pulls that came with it by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Major League Baseball embraces 3D motion tracking to scout players
Sometimes baseball feels like a game of inches. Clubs often compete for seemingly small advantages to get a leg up. Over the last couple of decades, that’s meant investments in both advanced analytics and cutting-edge technologies. Sometimes both at the same time. While baseball fans themselves can be highly critical of changes to the 180+-year-old […]
Major League Baseball embraces 3D motion tracking to scout players by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
VW subsidiary Electrify America to add Tesla connectors to EV charging network
Electrify America has become the latest company to align itself with Tesla’s EV charging standard. The company, which was created as part of a settlement of the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal, said Thursday it will add Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to Electrify America and Electrify Canada’s fast charging networks by 2025. Electrify […]
VW subsidiary Electrify America to add Tesla connectors to EV charging network by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch