Governor Newsom on California AI bill SB 1047: ‘I can’t solve for everything’
California Governor Gavin Newsom said there are 38 bills on his desk that would create laws around artificial intelligence on Tuesday, but one looms larger than all of them: SB 1047, California’s bill that tries to prevent AI systems from causing catastrophes. For the first time, California’s Governor shared how
Read moreAmazon taps long-time exec to lead India business as competition intensifies
Amazon has named long-time executive Samir Kumar as the new head of its India consumer business, a month after its domestic business' head resigned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAl Gore roasts corporations and politicians, comparing their climate crisis promises to ‘New Year’s resolutions’
Al Gore has enjoyed a very successful career, including as a U.S. senator, U.S. Vice President, U.S. presidential nominee, and even Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007 for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.” This past May, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for
Read moreCalifornia’s 5 new AI laws crack down on election deepfakes and actor clones
On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed some of America’s toughest laws yet regulating the artificial intelligence sector. Three of these laws crack down on AI deepfakes that could influence elections, while two others prohibit Hollywood studios from creating an AI clone of an actor’s body or voice without their
Read moreIntuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure
NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight with Earth to phone home. The space agency is looking to change that with its developing Near Space Network, and it’s willing to pay potentially huge sums
Read moreJPMorgan could take over Goldman’s Apple Card business
JPMorgan Chase is in talks to take over the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs, The Wall Street Journal reports. Goldman has issued credit for the Apple Card since its launch in 2019, but the Wall Street and Silicon Valley giants have been trying to untie their partnership since last
Read moreWhy United chose SpaceX’s Starlink to power its free Wi-Fi
Late last week, United Airlines announced that it signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring its Starlink internet service to its entire fleet and — for the first time — offer free Wi-Fi to all passengers. To dig a bit deeper into why United went with Starlink, what
Read morePatreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money
Every month, 400,000 free members upgrade to paid memberships, the company says. According to Patreon, Autopilot improved the rate of free-to-paid membership upgrades by an average of 19% in testing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreBlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund
Investment powerhouse BlackRock is set to launch a massive AI-focused fund, exceeding $30 billion, in collaboration with Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi-backed investment outfit MGX, the FT reported today. According to the outlet, the fund — among Wall Street’s largest — will focus on creating data centers and funding energy
Read moreNeuralink’s ‘breakthrough device’ clearance from FDA does not mean they have cured blindness
Neuralink, the Elon Musk-owned brain-computer interface company, has received “breakthrough device” clearance from the FDA. But this does not mean the outfit has developed a cure for blindness, whatever Musk might say. The breakthrough devices program at the FDA is a voluntary program that developers can apply to that, if
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