December 2, 2025

The Download: AI’s impact on the economy, and DeepSeek strikes again

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. The State of AI: Welcome to the economic singularity —David Rotman and Richard Waters Any far-reaching new technology is always uneven in its adoption, but few have been more uneven than generative AI.…

Electric truck maker Nikola at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq

May 25, 2023

Nikola, the beleaguered electric truck developer, is at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq, the company disclosed Thursday in a regulatory filing. Nikola said it received May 24 a delisting notice from the public exchange because its share price has been below $1 for the past 30 days. The company has until November 20, to […]

Electric truck maker Nikola at risk of being delisted from Nasdaq by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

When new grant program, OpenAI aims to crowdsources AI regulation

May 25, 2023

OpenAI says it’s launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow — “within the bounds defined by the law.” Concretely, OpenAI says it’s seeking to fund individuals, teams and organizations to develop proof-of-concepts for a “democratic process” that […]

When new grant program, OpenAI aims to crowdsources AI regulation by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Motor City mechatronics

May 25, 2023

A number of native Detroiters have asked me what I think about their city so far. The simple answer is that I don’t feel qualified to offer much insight yet. I’ve been here for roughly three days as I write this, and I haven’t seen all that much of the city. Ask me what I […]

Motor City mechatronics by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch