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Google Play streamlines policies around kids’ apps as regulations tighten

November 16, 2022

Google Play today announced a series of changes to its programs and policies around apps designed for children. The company is describing the update as an expansion of its previously launched “Teacher Approved” program, which includes a review process where teachers and experts vetted apps not just for safety and security elements, but for educational […]

Google Play streamlines policies around kids’ apps as regulations tighten by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Students — Shoot for the stars at TC Sessions: Space

November 16, 2022

Space technology — it’s incredibly complex, challenging and expensive on an epic scale. It will also impact humanity in ways we both can and can’t yet imagine. It’s the ultimate cutting-edge technology, and it requires a deep bench of brilliant thinkers and makers. If you’re a student with your head in the stars — whether […]

Students — Shoot for the stars at TC Sessions: Space by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Join Bitcoin Association for BSV and Polygon at TC Sessions: Crypto

November 16, 2022

It’s time for another shout-out to recognize more of our partner companies that are dedicating their time and resources to make TC Sessions: Crypto — taking place tomorrow on November 17 in Miami — an awesome experience for everyone. The cure for FOMO: Buy your pass right now to keep your fingers on the pulse […]

Join Bitcoin Association for BSV and Polygon at TC Sessions: Crypto by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Making AI real: From data science to practical business

November 16, 2022
Thank you for joining us on “The cloud hub: From cloud chaos to clarity.” Infosys conducted a survey of 2,500 AI practitioners to find out why AI fails to deliver on heightened expectations, and recommends three areas for improvement: develop data practices that encourage sharing, bind explanations into advanced AI, and focus AI teams on…

Feeding the world by AI, machine learning and the cloud

November 16, 2022
Although the world population has continued to steadily increase, farming practices have largely remained the same. Amid this growth, climate change poses great challenges to the agricultural industry and its capacity to feed the world sustainably. According to the World Bank, 70% of the world’s fresh water is used in agriculture and droughts and heat…

New code suggests Twitter is reviving its work on encrypted DMs

November 16, 2022

Under Elon Musk, Twitter may be reviving a project that would bring end-to-end encryption to its Direct Messaging system. Work appears to have resumed on the feature in the latest version of the Android app, according to independent researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who spotted the changes to Twitter’s code While Musk himself recently expressed interest […]

New code suggests Twitter is reviving its work on encrypted DMs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Microsoft and Nvidia team up to build new Azure-hosted AI supercomputer

November 16, 2022

Roughly two years ago, Microsoft announced a partnership with OpenAI, the AI lab with which it has a close commercial relationship, to build what the tech giant called an “AI Supercomputer” running in the Azure cloud. Containing over 285,000 processor cores and 10,000 graphics cards, Microsoft claimed at the time that it was one of […]

Microsoft and Nvidia team up to build new Azure-hosted AI supercomputer by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Elon Musk, disaster artist

November 16, 2022

We’re at the point in the Elon Musk/Twitter debacle where the fact that it’s a shit show is our new normal, and anything that resembles a normal functioning tech company or leadership is more newsworthy than the inverse. But even as we take for granted that Musk’s rule will continue to tend towards chaos, it’s […]

Elon Musk, disaster artist by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch