March 14, 2025

Republican Congressman Jim Jordan asks Big Tech if Biden tried to censor AI

On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden Administration that might suggest the former President “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump Administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick […]

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Addressing criticism, OpenAI will no longer use customer data to train its models by default

March 1, 2023

As the ChatGPT and Whisper APIs launch this morning, OpenAI is changing the terms of its API developer policy, aiming to address developer — and user — criticism. Starting today, OpenAI says that it won’t use any data submitted through its API for “service improvements,” including AI model training, unless a customer or organization opts […]

Addressing criticism, OpenAI will no longer use customer data to train its models by default by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Sesamm bags $37M to give corporates ESG insights using natural language processing

March 1, 2023

Sesamm, a French startup that helps financial firms and corporates adhere to their ESG goals by using natural language processing (NLP) to generate insights from digital content, has raised €35 million ($37 million) in a round of funding to expand internationally. Despite a growing backlash against ESG efforts from some politicians and vocal executives, companies […]

Sesamm bags $37M to give corporates ESG insights using natural language processing by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Audible set to launch its first audio-only singing competition series with judges Kelly Rowland & Sara Bareilles

March 1, 2023

Audible today announced that it would launch its first-ever singing competition series as an exclusive podcast featuring artists Sara Bareilles and Kelly Rowland as judges. “Breakthrough” will premiere on the Amazon-owned audio service on June 1. On the podcast series, Bareilles and Rowland will mentor five artists over the course of nine episodes. The host […]

Audible set to launch its first audio-only singing competition series with judges Kelly Rowland & Sara Bareilles by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Thoughtworks lays off around 500 employees amid ongoing slowdown

March 1, 2023

Thoughtworks has emerged as the latest tech company to join the ongoing trend of laying off employees amid the global economic slowdown. The software consultancy firm laid off about four percent of its global workforce — approximately 500 employees — a figure that the company did not dispute when reached for comment on Wednesday. TechCrunch […]

Thoughtworks lays off around 500 employees amid ongoing slowdown by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

The 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2023 takes flight

March 1, 2023
This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. It’s official—after over a month of open voting, hydrogen planes are the readers’ choice for the 11th item on our 2023 list of Breakthrough Technologies!  I’d like to thank the academy, and all…

Proposed bill would give Biden the power to ban TikTok

March 1, 2023

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted in favor of a bill that could give President Joe Biden the ability to ban TikTok. This bill, known as the Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries (DATA) Act, was introduced Friday by Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), then fast-tracked to a vote on Wednesday, which passed 24-16; all Democrats […]

Proposed bill would give Biden the power to ban TikTok by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch