OpenAI has trained its LLM to confess to bad behavior
Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements
Tesla CEO Elon Musk might be ordered to testify under oath in a lawsuit that blames Autopilot, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, for a fatal crash in 2018. The tentative ruling, issued by a California judge Wednesday and first reported on by Reuters, came in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Walter […]
Elon Musk will likely testify about his Autopilot statements by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
GM Just Announced It’s Killing the Bolt and Shifting Gears to Electric Trucks
Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations
Meta shared some updated engagement info around its platforms on its Q1 2023 quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, with Meta CFO Susan Li joining CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg to field questions from analysts about its results. Zuckerberg shared that time spent on Instagram has grown more than 24% since the company launched Reels on […]
Meta says time spent on Instagram grew 24% thanks to TikTok-style AI Reel recommendations by Darrell Etherington originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play enterprise company’
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Daily Crunch: Lookout sells consumer security segment for $223M to become ‘pure-play enterprise company’ by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse
Things are looking up for Meta. The company beat revenue expectations, reporting an increase in year-over-year revenue for the first time in three quarters. But this ray of light for the company formerly known as Facebook comes amid harsh restructuring, resulting in over ten thousand jobs eliminated this year. Tech moves through buzzwords like clockwork. […]
Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes isn’t headed to jail tomorrow after all
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will not be heading off to prison tomorrow to begin serving an 11-year prison sentence, as reported earlier by the WSJ. Though earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila denied her request to remain free while she appeals her conviction, this week she asked the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court […]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes isn’t headed to jail tomorrow after all by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch
Roku gains 1.6 million active streaming accounts in Q1, warns of continued ad uncertainty
Roku delivered its first quarter results on Wednesday with better-than-expected revenue and the addition of 1.6 million active streaming accounts in the period. Although the company’s results came in above analyst estimates, Roku told investors that it sees its advertising business remaining challenged. The company’s revenue for the quarter reached $741 million, up just 1% […]
Roku gains 1.6 million active streaming accounts in Q1, warns of continued ad uncertainty by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
Grubhub, Joco team up to give NYC delivery workers access to e-bikes
Grubhub is launching a pilot program with Joco, a docked e-bike rental platform based in New York City, to provide at least 500 gig delivery workers with free access to e-bikes. Ensuring that delivery workers have access to high-quality e-bikes has been a major discussion point in NYC after a spate of battery fires. Grubhub’s […]
Grubhub, Joco team up to give NYC delivery workers access to e-bikes by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Why ChatGPT lies in some languages more than others
AI is very much a work in progress, and we should all be wary of its potential for confidently spouting misinformation. But it seems to be more likely to do so in some languages than others. Why is that? The question comes in the wake of a report by NewsGuard, a misinformation watchdog, that shows […]
Why ChatGPT lies in some languages more than others by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch