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The Download: how your data is being used to train AI, and why chatbots aren’t doctors
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. A major AI training data set contains millions of examples of personal data Millions of images of passports, credit cards, birth certificates, and other documents containing personally identifiable information are likely included in…
Twitter layoffs trigger oversight risk warning from Brussels
In another move that’s being frowned upon by European Union regulators, Elon Musk-owned Twitter has closed its Brussels office per a report in the Financial Times — citing sources with knowledge of the departures. Staffers in the office were focused on European Union digital policy, working in close proximity to the seat of power of […]
Twitter layoffs trigger oversight risk warning from Brussels by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
Stellantis to restructure European dealer network in July 2023
Stellantis, the parent company to brands like Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Maserati and Peugeot, said Thursday it would reorganize its European dealer networks in July 2023 in an effort to cut costs and support its investment into electrification. Starting next summer, Stellantis said it would end all current sales and services contracts with dealers in Austria, […]
Stellantis to restructure European dealer network in July 2023 by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off
Watching outstanding early-stage founders square off in a pitch competition is not only an essential part of TechCrunch conferences, but it’s also an attendee favorite. Seriously, who doesn’t love a pitch-off? And the Space Pitch-off is just one more compelling reason to go to TC Sessions: Space on December 6 in Los Angeles. Let’s take […]
Bessemer, Playground, Root and Seraphim VCs will judge the TC Sessions: Space Pitch-off by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch
Can FTX’s bankruptcy bring order to its chaos?
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week on the podcast, we talked about the FTX collapse, which is still ongoing. This week, we’re taking a break from our Thursday news episode for Thanksgiving, but we had plenty of stories for you on the TechCrunch website, including some from our crypto event in Miami last week. […]
Can FTX’s bankruptcy bring order to its chaos? by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch
Automating the income gap
This is going to be another one of those “let’s ask ourselves some difficult questions” newsletter introductions, so if you’re in the U.S., I certainly won’t blame you for not giving Actuator your full attention until after the holiday. I generally approach these conversations through the same basic lens: a majority of technologies are neither […]
Automating the income gap by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
India’s AIIMS hit by outages after cyberattack
India’s leading public medical institute, All India Institute of Medical Services, or AIIMS, is experiencing outages following a cyberattack. The outages are affecting hundreds of patients and doctors accessing primary healthcare services, including patient admission, discharge and billing systems. Established in 1956, AIIMS holds thousands of medical undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is also one […]
India’s AIIMS hit by outages after cyberattack by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
3 views: How wrong were our 2022 startup predictions?
How did our core startup theses for 2022 age in practice? Let’s talk about acquisitions, usage-based pricing, and open source.
3 views: How wrong were our 2022 startup predictions? by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch
Netflix is working on ‘brand-new AAA PC game’ based on job listings
Netflix has put up more than a dozen job listings on its website for Netflix Games Studio’s Los Angeles office, as spotted by Mobilegamer.biz. These listings give us a few hints about the company’s plans for the new studio. In particular, Netflix is hiring a game director to work on “a brand-new AAA PC game”. […]
Netflix is working on ‘brand-new AAA PC game’ based on job listings by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch
Surveillance powers in UK’s Online Safety Bill are risk to E2EE, warns legal expert
Independent legal analysis of a controversial UK government proposal to regulate online speech under a safety-focused framework — aka the Online Safety Bill — says the draft bill contains some of the broadest mass surveillance powers over citizens every proposed in a Western democracy which it also warns pose a risk to the integrity of […]
Surveillance powers in UK’s Online Safety Bill are risk to E2EE, warns legal expert by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch