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OpenAI created a team to control ‘superintelligent’ AI — then let it wither, source says OpenAI’s Superalignment team, responsible for developing ways to govern and steer “superintelligent” AI systems, was promised 20% of the company’s compute resources, according to a person from that te...

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OpenAI created a team to control 'superintelligent' AI — then let it wither, source says | TechCrunch

A source reveals that OpenAI's Superalignment team, which was created to control 'superintelligent' AI, wasn't set up for success.

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Expedia says two execs dismissed after ‘violation of company policy’ Expedia says Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, respectively its CTO and senior vice president of core services product & engineering, are no longer employed at the travel booking company. In a s...

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Expedia says two execs dismissed after ‘violation of company policy’ | TechCrunch

Expedia says Rathi Murthy and Sreenivas Rachamadugu, respectively its CTO and senior vice president of core services product & engineering, are no

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With AI startups booming, nap pods and Silicon Valley hustle culture are back When Jeffrey Wang posted to X asking if anyone wanted to go in on an order of fancy-but-affordable office nap pods, he didn’t expect the post to go viral. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For ...

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With AI startups booming, nap pods and Silicon Valley hustle culture are back | TechCrunch

When Jeffrey Wang posted to X asking if anyone wanted to go in on an order of fancy-but-affordable office nap pods, he didn’t expect the post to ...

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VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don’t need roads A new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche emerging in the autonomous vehicle technology sector. Unlike the companies bringing robotaxis to city s...

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VCs and the military are fueling self-driving startups that don't need roads | TechCrunch

A new crop of early-stage startups — along with some recent VC investments — illustrates a niche emerging in the autonomous vehicle technology ...

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Deal Dive: Sagetap looks to bring enterprise software sales into the 21st century When the founders of Sagetap, Sahil Khanna and Kevin Hughes, started working at early-stage enterprise software startups, they were surprised to find that the companies they worked at were trying to s...

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Sagetap looks to bring enterprise software sales into the 21st century

Sagetap is an AI-driven marketplace that connects buyers like Dell and Oracle to the software solutions they need.

techcrunch 1 year ago

This Week in AI: OpenAI moves away from safety Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable resear...

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This Week in AI: OpenAI moves away from safety | TechCrunch

In this edition of This Week in AI, we cover OpenAI's 'superalignment' debacle -- and allegations relating to its lack of support fo...

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Adobe comes after indie game emulator Delta for copying its logo After Apple loosened its App Store guidelines to permit game emulators, the retro game emulator Delta — an app 10 years in the making — hit the top of the App Store’s charts. But the increased attenti...

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Adobe comes after indie game emulator Delta for copying its logo | TechCrunch

After Apple loosened its App Store guidelines to permit game emulators, the retro game emulator Delta -- an app 10 years in the making -- hit the t...

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Meta’s latest experiment copies BeReal and Snapchat’s core ideas Meta is once again taking on its competitors by developing a feature that borrows concepts from others — in this case, BeReal and Snapchat. The company is developing a feature for Instagram called “Pe...

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Meta's latest experiment borrows from BeReal's and Snapchat's core ideas | TechCrunch

Instagram is developing a feature called “Peek” that would allow users to post pictures that can only be viewed once.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Startups Weekly: It’s the dawning of the age of AI — plus, Musk is raging against the machine Welcome to Startups Weekly! We've been drowning in AI news this week, with Google's I/O setting the pace. And Elon Musk rages against the machine. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...

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Startups Weekly: It's the dawning of the age of AI — plus, Musk is raging against the machine | TechCrunch

Welcome to Startups Weekly! We've been drowning in AI news this week, with Google's I/O setting the pace. And Elon Musk rages against the...

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IndieBio’s SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises IndieBio’s Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special notice of a few, which were making some major, bordering on ludicrous, claims that could pay off in...

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IndieBio's SF incubator lineup is making some wild biotech promises | TechCrunch

IndieBio's Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special note of a few, which were making some major,

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YouTube TV’s ‘multiview’ feature is now available on Android phones and tablets YouTube TV has announced that its ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once is now available on Android phones and tablets. The Android launch comes two months after YouTube TV rolled out ...

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YouTube TV's ‘multiview’ feature is now available on Android phones and tablets | TechCrunch

YouTube TV's ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once is now available on Android phones and tablets.

techcrunch 1 year ago

OpenAI created a team to control ‘superintelligent’ AI —then let it wither, source says OpenAI’s Superalignment team, responsible for developing ways to govern and steer “superintelligent” AI systems was promised 20% of the company’s compute resources, according to a person from that tea...

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OpenAI created a team to control 'superintelligent' AI — then let it wither, source says | TechCrunch

A source reveals that OpenAI's Superalignment team, which was created to control 'superintelligent' AI, wasn't set up for success.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Two students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free CSC ServiceWorks provides laundry machines to thousands of residential homes and universities, but the company ignored requests to fix a security bug. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For pers...

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EXCLUSIVE: Two students uncover security bug that could let millions do their laundry for free

Laundry services giant CSC ServiceWorks belatedly apologized and thanked the security researchers after ignoring a security flaw for months.

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Pitch Deck Teardown: Goodcarbon’s $5.5M seed deck Decks are all about telling a compelling story and Goodcarbon does a good job on that front. But there's important information missing too. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use on...

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Sample Seed pitch deck: Goodcarbon's $5.5m deck

Decks are all about telling a compelling story and Goodcarbon does a good job on that front. But there's important information missing too.

techcrunch 1 year ago

Harness the TechCrunch Effect: Host a Side Event at Disrupt 2024 TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 is just around the corner, and the buzz is palpable. But what if we told you there’s a chance for you to not just attend, but also take your brand center stage with your own ev...

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Harness the TechCrunch Effect: Host a Side Event at Disrupt 2024 | TechCrunch

Hosting a Side Event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 grants you unparalleled access to a vast network of attendees and influencers.

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Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy | TechCrunch

Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training.

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Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy | TechCrunch

Slack is making it difficult for its customers if they want the company to stop using its data for model training.

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Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 million people A Texas-based company that provides health insurances and benefit plans disclosed a data breach affecting almost 2.5 million people, some of whom had their Social Security number stolen. WebTPA said i...

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Healthcare company WebTPA discloses breach affecting 2.5 million people | TechCrunch

WebTPA disclosed a data breach from 2023 that impacted 2.5 million people, some of whom had their Social Security Number stolen.

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Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake Microsoft won't be facing antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. over its recent investment into French AI startup Mistral AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake | TechCrunch

Microsoft won't be facing antitrust scrutiny in the U.K. over its recent investment into French AI startup Mistral AI.

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Embedded finance is still trendy as accounting automation startup Ember partners with HSBC UK Ember has partnered with HSBC in the U.K. so that the bank's business customers can access Ember’s services from their online accounts. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Embedded finance is still trendy as accounting automation startup Ember partners with HSBC UK | TechCrunch

Ember has partnered with HSBC in the U.K. so that the bank's business customers can access Ember’s services from their online accounts.