The Top Technology Challenges Businesses Are Facing Today (and Solutions for Each)
Here are the top technology challenges businesses have been facing this year, along with some advice for overcoming each challenge.
OpenAI has trained its LLM to confess to bad behavior
OpenAI is testing another new way to expose the complicated processes at work inside large language models. Researchers at the company can make an LLM produce what they call a confession, in which the model explains how it carried out a task and (most of the time) owns up to any bad behavior. Figuring out…
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Rivian upholds 2022 production targets as net loss widens
Electric vehicle maker Rivian affirmed Wednesday that the company is on track to hit its annual production target of 25,000 vehicles despite unpredictable supply chain crunches and component shortages. The startup-turned-public company remained committed to its production goal even as industry-wide challenges, supply chain snarls and macroeconomic forces have conspired this year to keep automakers […]
Rivian upholds 2022 production targets as net loss widens by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
Some crypto VCs see decentralization as the future following FTX collapse
Venture capitalists see this moment as a warning, but also as an opportunity for the growth of decentralization and maturation of the larger blockchain space.
Some crypto VCs see decentralization as the future following FTX collapse by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
3 tips for managing a remote engineering team
Here’s how we helped establish a positive remote culture that helps our engineers be productive and accountable.
3 tips for managing a remote engineering team by Ram Iyer originally published on TechCrunch
Volvo unveils flagship SUV with 370-mile range
Volvo unveiled its flagship electric vehicle Wednesday, a seven-passenger SUV that can travel 370 miles on a fully charged battery. The debut of the Volvo EX90 is a “huge step forward” in the automaker’s quest to become a fully electric brand by 2030, CEO Jim Rowan said during a livestreamed launch event. Slated to arrive […]
Volvo unveils flagship SUV with 370-mile range by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch
The Download: capturing carbon with seagrass, and China’s election interference
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 Alphabet X’s new effort to combat climate change with seagrass For years, Tidal, a project within Alphabet’s “moonshot factory” X division, has been using cameras, computer vision and machine learning to get…
China is copying Russia’s election interference playbook
China Report is MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Last week I was in Boston attending EmTech MIT, our signature annual event, and since then I’ve been thinking about all the interesting ideas I heard—from programming vaccines to work against different diseases to increasing…
Inside Alphabet X’s new effort to combat climate change with seagrass
In late September, Bianca Bahman snorkeled above a seagrass meadow off the western coast of Flores, a scorpion-shaped volcanic island in eastern Indonesia. As she flutter-kicked over the green seabed, Bahman steered an underwater camera suspended on a pair of small pontoons. The stereoscopic camera captures high-resolution footage from two slightly different angles, creating a…
Celonis can now map multiple processes and present them in subway-style map
Celonis has made a big impact since it launched in 2011, raising $2.4 billion along the way. Its most recent investment, a $1 billion raise in August, was on a $13.2 billion post-money valuation, the kind of money you haven’t been seeing in 2022. The company has primarily made its reputation by using software for […]
Celonis can now map multiple processes and present them in subway-style map by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch
Why watch a movie when you can watch your corporate all-hands meeting?
Movie theater attendance is down, largely thanks to the pandemic, but chains like AMC still need to make money. If meme stocks aren’t a reliable business plan, why not find another use for a giant room with a huge screen and lots of seats? In partnership with Zoom, AMC Theatres will launch a product called […]
Why watch a movie when you can watch your corporate all-hands meeting? by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch