November 13, 2025

OpenAI’s new LLM exposes the secrets of how AI really works

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has built an experimental large language model that is far easier to understand than typical models. That’s a big deal, because today’s LLMs are black boxes: Nobody fully understands how they do what they do. Building a model that is more transparent sheds light on how LLMs work in general, helping researchers…

Remote working means this startup can use brains in emerging markets to disrupt management consultants

April 18, 2023

The global management consulting industry is worth billions of dollars but to this day it’s been tough to disrupt with technology. Traditional consulting firms provide high-quality services but the cost a lot and have rigid terms. And while there are plenty of portals offering low-quality freelance consulting services, these are generally unsupervised that would never […]

Remote working means this startup can use brains in emerging markets to disrupt management consultants by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch

Slim.AI helps developers optimize and secure their containers

April 18, 2023

Slim.AI, a startup specializing in software supply chain security, helps businesses optimize and secure their software containers, today announced the launch of its automated container hardening feature at the CNCF’s KubeCon/CloudNativeCon Europe. With this, Slim can now automatically scan a company’s containers for vulnerabilities and remove unnecessary files, libraries and other attack surfaces. Built into […]

Slim.AI helps developers optimize and secure their containers by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Apple opens its first retail store in India but customer challenges persist

April 18, 2023

Apple is making headlines this week as it opens its first retail store in India, a significant milestone roughly 25 years after entering the South Asian market. CEO Tim Cook is visiting the country, planning meetings with prominent business leaders, including Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani and Tata Group’s Natarajan Chandrasekaran, as well as Prime Minister Narendra […]

Apple opens its first retail store in India but customer challenges persist by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

US lidar maker Luminar wants to light up China’s smart vehicles

April 18, 2023

Luminar, the Nasdaq-listed lidar maker from Florida, is making a push into China as the world’s largest auto market races to put automated and autonomous driving vehicles on the road. By 2028, more than one million Luminar-equipped cars will be on the road in China, Luminar’s founder and CEO Austin Russell said this week at […]

US lidar maker Luminar wants to light up China’s smart vehicles by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch

BMW, Rivian, Hyundai, Volvo lose access to EV tax credit

April 17, 2023

The United States Treasury updated its list of electric vehicles eligible for a $7,500 EV tax credit per its new rules for battery sourcing, and BMW, Nissan, Rivian, Hyundai, Volvo and Volkswagen are no longer on it. The new requirements will go into effect Tuesday, and they’ll also cut credits for the Tesla Model 3 […]

BMW, Rivian, Hyundai, Volvo lose access to EV tax credit by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch