February 22, 2025

US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]

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Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world

October 13, 2022

While Meta is trying to convince consumers to strap on its VR headsets to enter the metaverse, Google continues to experiment with a different sort of false reality: its holographic video chat project known as Project Starline. Announced last year, Project Starline is a video-calling booth that uses 3D imagery, high-resolution cameras, custom depth sensor […]

Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

NHS vendor Advanced won’t say if patient data was stolen during ransomware attack

October 13, 2022

Advanced, an IT service provider for the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS), has confirmed that attackers stole data from its systems during an August ransomware attack, but refuses to say if patient data was compromised. Advanced first confirmed the ransomware incident on August 4 following widespread disruption to NHS services across the U.K. The attack […]

NHS vendor Advanced won’t say if patient data was stolen during ransomware attack by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

SecuriThings is bringing order to IoT device management with $21M investment

October 13, 2022

As companies deploy more security devices like cameras, access control systems, intercoms and many other tools throughout their organizations, they are often disconnected from traditional IT, and may lack any way of managing the equipment in a systematic way. SecuriThings has built a solution to solve this problem with a platform that helps building operations […]

SecuriThings is bringing order to IoT device management with $21M investment by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

October 13, 2022

VUZ, a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. Investors in the round include Caruso Ventures, Vision VC Fund, e& capital, investment pillar of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group), DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund), […]

VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

TaTio AI-based work simulations help diverse job seekers showcase their skills

October 13, 2022

As companies look to build diverse workforces, the biggest problem seems to be sourcing candidates from historically underrepresented groups, often because companies don’t know where to look. TaTio, an Israeli startup from a couple of HR veterans, has built a platform to help connect companies to candidates who have the skills, but may lack a […]

TaTio AI-based work simulations help diverse job seekers showcase their skills by Ron Miller originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: AI’s life-and-death decisions, and plant-based steak

October 13, 2022
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 messy morality of letting AI make life-and-death decisions In a workshop in the Netherlands, Philip Nitschke is overseeing testing on his new assisted suicide machine. Sealed inside the coffin-sized pod, a person…

Li-Cycle opens battery recycling plant in Alabama

October 13, 2022

Li-Cycle, a Canadian lithium-ion battery recycler, has opened a battery recycling facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Toronto-based company, which also operates plants in Gilbert, Arizona and Rochester, New York, can now process up to 10,000 tons of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries per year, the equivalent of approximately 20,000 EVs annually. The latest facility is […]

Li-Cycle opens battery recycling plant in Alabama by Jaclyn Trop originally published on TechCrunch