NHTSA raises more concerns about Tesla’s Autopilot safety
Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is requesting more information from Tesla regarding the safety of Autopilot. In a special order dated July 26, the regulator shared concerns about a change to Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system that allows drivers to use the system for extended periods
Read moreStarfish Space pulls Otter Pup servicing vehicle back from “the brink of death”
Against all odds, Starfish Space has managed to pull its first orbital mission back from the brink of catastrophe, with the startup saying Tuesday that it has re-gained control over the Otter Pup spacecraft that had been rapidly tumbling through space. The Kent, Washington-based startup said it will now move
Read moreMeta shut down a disinformation campaign tied to Chinese law enforcement
A massive social media disinformation campaign linked to Chinese law enforcement is no more, according to Meta. In its latest report on what Facebook and Instagram’s parent company calls “coordinated inauthentic behavior” — usually covert state-sponsored social media campaigns designed to shape public opinion — Meta detailed the discovery of
Read moreAnnouncing the complete AI Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023
AI — the tech that’s everywhere and touching everything — keeps evolving at a pace that’s surprising even in an industry where change is just about the only constant. It’s complicated, unregulated, thrilling and unnerving all at once. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, we’re dedicating a day and a stage to
Read moreStellar magnitude
Imagine the following dialog. “Logarithms are usually taken to integer bases, like 2 or 10.” “What about e?” “OK, that’s an example of an irrational base, but it’s the only one.” “Decibels are logarithms to base 101/10.” “Really?!” “Yeah, you can read about this here.” “That’s weird. But logarithms are always
Read moreTwitch just made it a little easier to qualify for the Partner Plus program
Earlier this summer, Twitch offered some good news to streamers frustrated with the platform’s default revenue share, which splits earnings between the company and the creator 50/50. With the launch of Twitch’s new Partner Plus program, streamers could soon qualify to take home 70% of their earnings instead — but
Read moreBYOC: Build Your Own Community
Working for yourself in a post-pandemic worldPhoto by Hannah Busing on UnsplashThere are many things to like about fractional work as a parent. But what you gain in flexibility and freedom, you lose in socialization and connection.When the world started opening up again after the pandemic, the data all pointed toward
Read moreAs appeals court rules in favor of Grayscale, a bitcoin spot ETF could be on the horizon
The ruling is in response to Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC, which denied the firm’s application to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an ETF.
Read moreTechCrunch+ Roundup: SaaS+ basics, Labor Day book picks, building trust with AI customers
Considering the ongoing debate about the existential dangers of AI, it was interesting to watch a three-hour historical epic about the dawn of the Atomic Age last night.
Read moreFBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware
A U.S. government operation has dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, which officials say caused “hundreds of millions” of dollars of damage worldwide. In an announcement on Tuesday, the FBI said that it had successfully “disrupted and dismantled” the Qakbot malware, and had identified more than 700,000 infected
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