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Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M

March 8, 2023

A startup founded by ex-Apple design and engineering team Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, Humane, today raised another $100 million to build what it calls an “integrated device and cloud services platform” for AI. Humane’s work is shrouded in mystery. But its latest round of funding, a Series C, attracted a laundry list of notable […]

Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Digital technology: The backbone of a net-zero emissions future

March 8, 2023
The urgency of the global transition to a net-zero economy, focused on solutions that enable the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, cannot be overstated. As both the engine of global economic growth and substantial emissions generator, industry has a unique responsibility and opportunity to lead this process. And while the energy and petrochemicals sectors have…

Elon Musk apologizes after publicly mocking Twitter employee with disability

March 8, 2023

Elon Musk has apologized after publicly mocking a Twitter employee with a disability who was uncertain if he had been laid off by the social media company. Musk questioned the work performance of the former employee, Haraldur Thorleifsson, and said that he had “done almost no work for the past four months.” Thorleifsson, who goes […]

Elon Musk apologizes after publicly mocking Twitter employee with disability by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

With Project Clover, TikTok touts new EU data privacy and security efforts

March 8, 2023

TikTok is doubling down on its European charm offensive today as it looks to counter a rising tide of political discontent with the popular short-form video-hosting platform. A new program called Project Clover will serve to create “a secure enclave for European TikTok user data,” wrote Theo Bertram, TikTok’s European VP of government relations and […]

With Project Clover, TikTok touts new EU data privacy and security efforts by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Forethought aims to build more accurate chatbots with constrained generative AI models

March 8, 2023

Forethought has been building chatbots since 2017 with increasing levels of sophistication, intelligence and automation. Today, the startup announced the next phase in their development. It’s bringing generative AI to the platform with a beta release of a new tool called SupportGPT. The product is designed to deliver auto-generated customer service responses without the need […]

Forethought aims to build more accurate chatbots with constrained generative AI models by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

Hailo’s new AI chips bring more image processing power to the edge

March 8, 2023

Hailo, the well-funded Tel Aviv-based AI chipmaker, today announced the launch of its latest processor family: the Hailo-15H, M and L SoCs. Like its predecessor, the Hailo-8, the company designed these new processors to bring AI models to the edge and specifically, to power intelligent cameras. “Hailo-15 represents a significant step forward in making AI […]

Hailo’s new AI chips bring more image processing power to the edge by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Coinbase launches wallet API to help integrate Web 2.0 devs into web3 world

March 8, 2023

Coinbase, the second largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has launched a new product to help onboard developers into web3, the company shared with TechCrunch on Wednesday. It should be easier to go to a website or engage with a brand without having to leave their platform, Will Robinson, VP of engineering at Coinbase, said […]

Coinbase launches wallet API to help integrate Web 2.0 devs into web3 world by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch