Max Q: Galactic
In this issue: Astranis’ novel approach to GEO satellites, Virgin Galactic’s return to the skies, news from SpaceX… and more.
Max Q: Galactic by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: a conversation with Karen Hao, and how did life begin?
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. Inside OpenAI’s empire: A conversation with Karen Hao In a wide-ranging Roundtables conversation for MIT Technology Review subscribers, journalist and author Karen Hao recently spoke about her new book, Empire of AI: Dreams…
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The future of TikTok bans
This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Recently, I drove from Washington, DC, to New York and passed through Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey on the way while scrolling through Instagram, TikTok,…
Ford EVs will have Tesla DNA and Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to Uber
Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. I’m turning the wheel over to Rebecca Bellan next week, and she’s mostly steering things this week (I had to add a few of my thoughts in here cuz […]
Ford EVs will have Tesla DNA and Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to Uber by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be ‘extremely disciplined’
Welcome to The Interchange! If you received this in your inbox, thank you for signing up and your vote of confidence. If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Every week, we’ll take a look at the hottest fintech news of the previous week. […]
QED Investors says pace of investing from new funds will be ‘extremely disciplined’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Startups should absolutely work with governments to support defense projects
Startups and active investors are uniquely positioned to support the defense efforts of the West and the mission to keep our societies safe.
Startups should absolutely work with governments to support defense projects by Walter Thompson originally published on TechCrunch
Windows adds support for RAR, Netflix cracks down on passwords, and Meta lays off workers
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
AI scares the bejesus out of me
Welcome to this week’s edition of Startups Weekly.
AI scares the bejesus out of me by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
This week in AI: AI heavyweights try to tip the regulatory scales
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
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
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