Women in AI: Heidy Khlaaf, safety engineering director at Trail of Bits
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 key work that
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Looking to leave your mark at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024? Our Side Events initiative offers a prime opportunity to connect with Boston’s vibrant tech scene in an unforgettable way. And the best part? We’ll help promote your event for free! Submit your event by March 20 to be part of
Read moreWhat’s going on with the new bill that could ban TikTok?
TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. After a surprise flurry of activity in the House this week, TikTok is the target of a new government push to separate the company from its Chinese ownership or force it out of the country. TikTok is based in Los
Read moreHow much will a cable sag? A simple approximation
Suppose you have a cable of length 2s suspended from two poles of equal height a distance 2x apart. Assuming the cable hangs in the shape of a catenary, how much does it sag in the middle? If the cable were pulled perfectly taught, we would have s = x
Read moreWomen in AI: Claire Leibowicz, AI and media integrity expert at PAI
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 key work that often
Read moreApple terminates Epic’s account, Meta platforms get knocked offline and former Twitter execs sue Elon Musk
Hey, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter covering all of — or at least the bulk of! — noteworthy happenings around the tech-o-sphere. This week, Roku played hardball with its customers, requiring them to consent to new dispute resolution terms. This means users can’t use their Roku
Read moreUnique letter patterns in words
The word Mississippi has a unique pattern of letters. If you were solving a cryptogram puzzle and saw ZVFFVFFVCCV you might guess that the word is Mississippi. Is the pattern of letters in Mississippi literally unique or just uncommon? What is the shortest word with a unique letter pattern? The
Read moreSlack’s new CEO looks to bring stability after a turbulent period
Slack's newest CEO is the third in less than a year, and she's looking to bring stability to a division that has dealt with a lot of changes. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHow many startups shut down last year compared to the year before? A lot.
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Read moreWomen in AI: Sandra Watcher, professor of data ethics at Oxford
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 key work that often
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