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
What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan
A number of the executive orders and announcements coming from the White House since Donald Trump returned to office have painted an ambitious vision for America’s AI future—crushing competition with China, abolishing “woke” AI models that suppress conservative speech, jump-starting power-hungry AI data centers. But the details have been sparse. The White House’s AI Action…
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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Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union’s Code of Practice on online disinformation, per the bloc’s internal market commissioner, Thierry Breton.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
Sam Altman shares his optimistic view of our AI future
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
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
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
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
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
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