To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting […]
Month: March 2024
OpenAI announces new board members, reinstates CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has a seat at the table — or board, rather — once again. OpenAI today announced that Altman will be rejoining the company’s board of directors several months after losing his seat and being forced out as OpenAI’s CEO. […]
Insilico Medicine unveils first AI-generated and AI-discovered drug in new paper
Startup Insilico Medicine announced it has created the first drug discovered and generated by AI, which is now in Phase II clinical trials.
Sam Altman reinstated to OpenAI board after investigation clears him of wrongdoing
In a stunning turn of events, Sam Altman, the high-profile CEO of OpenAI, will be rejoining the company’s board of directors just months after being ousted amid concerns about his leadership. The move comes as an independent investigation commissioned by OpenAI’s board found no evidence […]
NIST staffers revolt against expected appointment of ‘effective altruist’ AI researcher to US AI Safety Institute
NIST faces turmoil as staff consider quitting over Paul Christiano’s contentious, imminent appointment to a role at the US AI Safety Institute, sources say.
India’s smartwatch market in flux as unknown brands challenge heavyweights
India’s smartwatch market has transformed, seemingly overnight. For years, it has been dominated by its homegrown players, while global giants like Apple and Samsung have struggled for presence, amid the hundreds of millions of annual shipments. Suddenly, however, the category has been flooded with unknown […]
Rivian is halting construction of its $5 billion Georgia plant to save money
Rivian generally had a good day yesterday, launching the R2 SUV along with the surprise R3 crossover and dune buggy-esque R3X that were met with general acclaim. Buried in that press release, however, was the news that the automaker is halting production of its $5 […]
Worldcoin says it’s filing legal challenge to Spain’s temporary ban
A German subsidiary involved in Sam Altman’s controvercial crypto blockchain digital identity business, Worldcoin, was reported Friday to have filed a legal challenge against a suspension order from Spain’s data protection authority. Earlier this week it emerged that the Spanish authority, the AEPD, had instructed […]
X allows Premium+ users and organizations to publish articles
X announced a new long-form post format called Articles today. The feature, which is only available to Premium+ subscribers and verified organizations, lets users publish posts with text formatting, other X posts, and embedded videos and images — akin to a post on a WordPress-like […]
Apple is rolling out VisionOS 1.1. with improved personas
Apple released VisionOS 1.1 on Thursday with the most notable feature being improved personas of users. Specifically, the new update improves hair and makeup appearance, neck and mouth representation, and rendering of the eyes for EyeSight, which lets others see your eyes when you’re wearing […]