July 25, 2025

The Download: saving the US climate programs, and America’s AI protections are under threat

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 nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs Nonprofits are trying to preserve a US effort to modernize greenhouse-gas measurements, amid growing fears that the Trump administration’s dismantling of…

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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…

Ambani’s Reliance targets Indian fashion e-commerce with low-cost model

May 26, 2023

Reliance Industries, run by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, is gearing up to deploy a winning strategy from its past playbook for the fashion market: low-cost products. Ajio, Reliance’s retail fashion arm, has quietly launched Ajio Street. The platform boasts a vast selection of clothing and accessories, starting from a price point as low as […]

Ambani’s Reliance targets Indian fashion e-commerce with low-cost model by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs

May 25, 2023

Ford has reached an agreement with rival Tesla that will give owners of Ford’s EVs access to more than 12,000 Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada. The deal was announced during a Twitter Spaces between Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Ford CEO Jim Farley. However, this agreement reaches far beyond providing access to […]

Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M

May 25, 2023

Embark Trucks, the autonomous trucking company that recently cut 70% of its workforce, is being acquired by Applied Intuition, a simulation and software provider for autonomous vehicle development. The all-cash transaction has an equity value of about $71 million, according to the companies. Embark went public in 2021 via a merger with a special purpose […]

Applied Intuition to buy autonomous trucking SPAC Embark for $71M by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

When new grant program, OpenAI aims to crowdsources AI regulation

May 25, 2023

OpenAI says it’s launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow — “within the bounds defined by the law.” Concretely, OpenAI says it’s seeking to fund individuals, teams and organizations to develop proof-of-concepts for a “democratic process” that […]

When new grant program, OpenAI aims to crowdsources AI regulation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Motor City mechatronics

May 25, 2023

A number of native Detroiters have asked me what I think about their city so far. The simple answer is that I don’t feel qualified to offer much insight yet. I’ve been here for roughly three days as I write this, and I haven’t seen all that much of the city. Ask me what I […]

Motor City mechatronics by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

ChatGPT’s new app comes out of the gate hot, tops half a million installs in first 6 days

May 25, 2023

Despite being U.S.- and iOS-only ahead of today’s expansion to 11 more global markets, OpenAI’s ChatGPT app has been off to a stellar start. The app has already surpassed half a million downloads in its first six days since launch, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider data.ai. That ranks it as one […]

ChatGPT’s new app comes out of the gate hot, tops half a million installs in first 6 days by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch