This week in AI: Big tech bets billions on machine learning tools
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 the last week’s stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own. If it wasn’t
Read moreHow one software engineer is turning Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse story into a musical
Mauricio Costa, a software engineer and music composer living in Atlanta, is creating a musical comedy out of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, called “The Valley.” Perhaps the wounds are still fresh, but Costa told TechCrunch while reading articles about the bank’s demise and trying to understand what was going
Read morePeople over process done right
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools – the agile manifestoContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreAmazon plans to invest another $15 billion in India by 2030
Amazon plans to more than double its investment in India in the next seven years, the e-commerce group said, joining a roster of other high-profile American giants ramping up commitment to the South Asian market after meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week. The e-commerce group has invested about
Read moreHacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison
Three years after one of the most visible hacks in recent history played out in real-time in front of millions of Twitter users, one of the hackers responsible for the breach will now serve time in federal prison. Joseph James O’Connor, 24, was sentenced Friday in a New York federal
Read moreWhat happens if regulators nix the $20B Adobe-Figma deal?
When Adobe announced it was putting up $20 billion to buy Figma in September 2022, it didn’t take long before people began assuming it was a blatant attempt to take a competitor off the market. It was certainly curious, especially considering the offer was double what the company’s most recent
Read moreWhy smart AI regulation is vital for innovation and US leadership
Gary Shapiro Contributor Share on Twitter Gary Shapiro is the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association and a New York Times bestselling author of the book Ninja Future: Secrets to Success in the New World of Innovation. More posts by this contributor New approach to state drone laws
Read moreWashington could be the next state to require Tesla charging standard
Washington state plans to require companies to support Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plug in order to tap into federal funds. The pending rule is the latest domino to fall in favor of the automaker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), following a similar move from Texas earlier this week. An official
Read moreWhen AI bots pose as humans
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday afternoon. This week, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the implications of artificial intelligence. One of the most fragile parts of the puzzle is the training data. We already know that you can
Read moreThe 3 stages of building world-class growth funnels
Jonathan Martinez Contributor Share on Twitter Jonathan Martinez is a former YouTuber, UC Berkeley alum and growth marketing nerd who's helped scale Uber, Postmates, Chime and various startups. More posts by this contributor Paid acquisition: The #1 way to find product-market fit CRO: Why startups should prioritize conversion rate optimization
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