December 3, 2025

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…

Google enables Chromebook app streaming for select Pixel and Xiaomi devices

May 11, 2023

Among the slew of announcements at Google I/O, the tech giant revealed that it has enabled app streaming through Phone Hub in ChromeOS Beta. The feature allows you to use different apps from your Android phone right in a dedicated window on your Chromebook. Once Phone Hub is enabled, you can do things like check […]

Google enables Chromebook app streaming for select Pixel and Xiaomi devices by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Hyundai Motor to invest $2.45bn in India by 2032 to boost EV ecosystem

May 11, 2023

Hyundai Motor has announced that it plans to invest $2.45 billion (200 billion Indian rupees) over the next ten years in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to bolster its plans for electric vehicles in the country. On Thursday, the South Korean company signed an agreement (a memorandum of understanding) with the state government […]

Hyundai Motor to invest $2.45bn in India by 2032 to boost EV ecosystem by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Peloton recalls millions of exercise bikes after reports of injuries

May 11, 2023

Peloton is recalling roughly 2.2 million exercise bikes over safety concerns, several outlets reported this morning. The reason is a faulty assembly, according to a release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The bike — Bike Model PL01 — can “break during use, posing fall and injury hazards to the user,” the agency […]

Peloton recalls millions of exercise bikes after reports of injuries by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

AMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund

May 11, 2023

AMP Robotics, a Denver, Colorado-based startup creating robotic systems that can automatically sort recyclable material, today announced that it extended its Series C round to $99 million, thanks to an investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. That’s up from $91 million when the round closed in November. The extended Series C, which saw participation investors […]

AMP Robotics attracts investment from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

AI2 is developing a large language model optimized for science

May 11, 2023

PaLM 2. GPT-4. The list of text-generating AI practically grows by the day. Most of these models are walled behind APIs, making it impossible for researchers to see exactly what makes them tick. But increasingly, community efforts are yielding open source AI that’s as sophisticated, if not more so, than their commercial counterparts. The latest […]

AI2 is developing a large language model optimized for science by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Australian software giant won’t say if customers affected by hack

May 11, 2023

Australian enterprise software company TechnologyOne has halted trading after confirming it was hit by a cyberattack. In a stock exchange filing on Wednesday, the Brisbane-based software maker said it had detected that “an unauthorized third-party acted illegally to access its internal Microsoft 365 back-office system.” TechnologyOne said the company’s customer-facing platform is not connected to […]

Australian software giant won’t say if customers affected by hack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Wellthy lands $25M to help caregivers feel less overwhelmed

May 11, 2023

It’s called the sandwich generation for a reason. Millions of people in the U.S. are taking care of parents as they age or deal with illnesses. The constant demands of caregiving, often while working and raising children at the same time, can take a huge toll. It’s not uncommon for caregivers to feel overwhelmed as […]

Wellthy lands $25M to help caregivers feel less overwhelmed by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch