Cartoonist Paul Pope is more worried about killer robots than AI plagiarism
Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade
Read moreWeek in Review: Meta reveals its Oakley smart glasses
Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots in store for you today, including Wix’s latest acquisition, Meta’s new smart glasses, a look at the new Digg, and much more. Have a great weekend! Smart specs: Meta and Oakley have teamed up on a new pair of smart glasses that can
Read more2 days left to save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass
Time is almost up! Regular bird pricing for TechCrunch All Stage ends this Sunday, June 22, at 11:59 p.m. PT. That means you have just 2 days left to lock in savings of up to $210 on your ticket to one of the ultimate founder events of the summer. TC
Read moreMinimize squared relative error
Suppose you have a list of positive data points y1, y2, …, yn and you wanted to find a value α that minimizes the squared distances to each of the y‘s. Then the solution is to take α to be the mean of the y‘s: This result is well known
Read moreRippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid
If becoming a corporate spy sounds exciting, let this newest affidavit from confessed Rippling spy Keith O’Brien serve as a warning.
Read moreMira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab closes on $2B at $10B valuation
Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.
Read moreCluely, a startup that helps ‘cheat on everything,’ raises $15M from a16z
Cluely's new funding comes roughly two months after it raised $5.3 million in seed funding co-led by Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures.
Read moreTechCrunch Mobility: Applied Intuition’s eye-popping valuation, the new age of micromobility, and Waymo’s wild week
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Waymo might be the largest commercial robotaxi operator — offering 250,000 paid rides per week — but it is hardly smooth. The
Read moreMicrosoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature
Earlier this month, Microsoft’s Family Safety feature, primarily used by parents and schools as a set of parental controls and filters, started randomly blocking Google’s Chrome browser from opening on Windows. The first reports surfaced on June 3rd, with some Chrome users noticing the browser kept closing or wouldn’t open.
Read moreOcta Analyst Shares 4 Tips SA Traders Can Use Against Sophisticated Scams
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued an urgent warning about sophisticated scams targeting traders. Fraudsters are now using deepfake videos to impersonate well-known business leaders, officials, and brokers to lure South Africans into fake investment platforms. Among the high-profile names being misused are businessman Patrice Motsepe, broadcaster Leanne Manas…
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