The Download: chatbots for health, and US fights over AI regulation
Maxar completes $6.4B sale to private equity
Maxar Technologies, the satellite imaging and manufacturing company, has completed its $6.4 billion sale to private equity. The company announced on Wednesday that it was no longer listed on the New York Stock Exchange following the closing of the acquisition by PE firm Advent International and minority investor British Columbia Investment Management Corporation. It will […]
Maxar completes $6.4B sale to private equity by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Daily Crunch: Starting today, personal Google Account holders can sign in without a password
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Daily Crunch: Starting today, personal Google Account holders can sign in without a password by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch
AI can’t replace human writers
In the must-watch final season of “Succession,” Kendall Roy enters a conference room with his siblings. As the scene opens, he takes a seat and declares: “Who will be the successor? Me.” Of course, that scene didn’t appear on HBO’s hit show, but it’s a good illustration of generative AI’s level of sophistication compared to […]
AI can’t replace human writers by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
An Iconic New York City Department Store That’s Famous for Designer Discounts Is Reopening in May
Airbnb Rolls Out Series of Platform Changes to Help Travelers Save More Money
Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting
Google’s annual developer conference returns to Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater next week, and for the first time in four years, we’ll be returning along with it. The kickoff keynote is always jammed-packed full of information, debuting all of the different software projects the company has been working on for the past year. The event, which […]
Google I/O 2023 is next week; here’s what we’re expecting by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Video: Geoffrey Hinton talks about the “existential threat” of AI
Payment software giant AvidXchange suffers its second ransomware attack of 2023
Hackers have published a trove of sensitive data stolen from payment software company AvidXchange after the company fell victim to ransomware for the second time this year. AvidXchange provides cloud-based software that helps organizations automate invoice processing and payment management processes. The North Carolina-based company says it processed 70 million transactions for 8,000 customers in […]
Payment software giant AvidXchange suffers its second ransomware attack of 2023 by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch
Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Ballie Gifford
Ballie Gifford is buying nearly 44 million newly issued shares in Joby Aviation, a purchase that will provide a $180 million injection of capital into the company as it continues to develop all-electric aircraft for a commercial passenger service. Joby Aviation said Wednesday as part of its first-quarter earnings report that it will sell 43,985,681 […]
Joby Aviation lands $180M equity investment from returning backer Ballie Gifford by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch