Distance from a point to a line
Eric Lengyel’s new book Projective Geometric Algebra Illuminated arrived yesterday and I’m enjoying reading it. Imagine if someone started with ideas like dot products, cross products, and determinants that you might see in your first year of college, then thought deeply about those things for years. That’s kinda what the
Read moreAaron Levie leads Box into its third era focused on workflow automation and AI
The content management industry is shifting from pure management to AI and workflow automation to put the content to work. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreAI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy
GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, has plenty on her plate, what with legal wrangles around its Copilot pair-progammer, as well as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, which was voted through the European Parliament this week as “the world’s first comprehensive AI law.” Three years in the making, the EU AI
Read moreThis Week in AI: Midjourney bets it can beat the copyright police
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 research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. Last week, Midjourney, the AI
Read moreISACA: A Strategic Partner in Elevating Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2024
ISACA, a company that specializes in IT governance, risk, and security, has made a significant stride by becoming a strategic partner at the Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit 2024(PublicSec2024) hosted by IT News Africa. Set for April 3, 2024, at the Gallagher Convention Centre, #PublicSec2024 is poised to be a pivotal
Read moreGumroad no longer allows most NSFW art, leaving its adult creators panicked
Gumroad, an e-commerce company for creators, updated its rules to more strictly limit NSFW content, citing restrictions from payment processors like Stripe and PayPal. For creators who sell adult art, like explicit comic books or lewd cosplay photos, these sudden policy changes can be detrimental, resulting in an unforeseen loss
Read moreStarbucks ditches its Odyssey NFT program
Starbucks launched Starbucks Odyssey in 2022 as its initial foray into the web3 world. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreIndia drops plan to require approval for AI model launches
India is walking back on a recent AI advisory after receiving criticism from many local and global entrepreneurs and investors. The Ministry of Electronics and IT shared an updated AI advisory with industry stakeholders on Friday that no longer asked them to take the government approval before launching or deploying
Read moreLeaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they’ve misbehaved
SpaceX requires employees to agree to some unusual terms related to their stock awards, which have a chilling effect on staff, according to sources and internal documents viewed by TechCrunch. That includes a provision that allows SpaceX the right to purchase back vested shares within a six-month period following an
Read morePornhub says, ‘Bad Texas! No smut for you!’
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. Pornhub has been playing a game of chicken with a bunch of state legislatures for a while now. Last year, the
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