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Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), or integrated circuits sold off-the-shelf, are a hot topic in tech. Because they’re relatively affordable and can be programmed for a range of use cases, they’ve caught on particularly in the AI and machine learning space, where they’ve been used to accelerate the training of AI systems. The global FPGA […]

FPGA startup Rapid Silicon lands $15M to bring its first chip to market by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok is the latest tech giant to be schooled by France’s data protection watchdog for breaking rules on cookie consent. The €5 million penalty announced today by the CNIL relates to a cookie consent flow TikTok had used on its website (tiktok.com) until early last year — in which the regulator found it was not […]

TikTok fined in France for manipulative cookie consent flow by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Fashion is one of the most polluting sectors in the world, accounting for up to 10% of the world’s carbon dioxide output. Can web3 help?

Web3 could help fashion become more sustainable by Dominic-Madori Davis originally published on TechCrunch

Learning navigation platform Career Karma has laid off another 22 people across its global and domestic workforce, less than five months after it cut 60 staff members, according to sources. CEO and co-founder Ruben Harris confirmed the workforce reduction to TechCrunch. The cut shows that even as many edtech companies attempt to right-size their staff, […]

Career Karma’s latest layoff underscores edtech’s new challenge by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the company better known as HPE, today announced that it acquired Pachyderm, a startup developing a data science platform for “explainable, repeatable” AI. The terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, nor was the purchase price. But HP said that it plans to integrate Pachyderm’s capabilities into a platform that’ll deliver a pipeline […]

HPE acquires Pachyderm as looks to bolster its AI dev offerings by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Lucid Group eked out a small win in 2022. The EV automaker said Thursday it produced 7,180 of its luxury Air sedans in 2022, exceeding its previously lowered guidance for the year. Lucid adjusted its guidance in fall, stating it would produce 6,000 to 7,000 vehicles in 2022. Shares pooped more than 6% immediately following […]

Lucid shares pop after exceeding EV production goal by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

DirecTV plans to lay off approximately 10% of its management staff, a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. The layoffs will be in effect next Friday, January 20. The staff reduction comes as DirecTV, among other pay-TV companies, grapple with the continuous loss of consumers moving away from linear television and shifting over to streaming. DirecTV no […]

DirecTV is the latest pay-TV company to lay off staff amid the ongoing shift to streaming by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch