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‘Disappointed but not surprised’: Former employees speak on OpenAI’s opposition to SB 1047

Two former OpenAI researchers who resigned this year over safety concerns say they are disappointed but not surprised by OpenAI’s decision to oppose California’s bill to prevent AI disasters, SB…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 23, 2024, 4:34 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch

‘Disappointed but not surprised’: former employees speak on OpenAI’s opposition to SB 1047

Two former OpenAI researchers who resigned this year over safety concerns say they are disappointed but not surprised by OpenAI’s decision to oppose California’s bill to prevent AI disasters, SB…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 23, 2024, 4:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Peloton adds $95 activation fee for used equipment

The move is an effort to squeeze additional revenue from second-hand products, over concerns that cheaper, slightly used bikes, treadmills and rowers could cannibalize used sales.
Brian Heater
Aug. 23, 2024, 3:34 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Meta and Spotify CEOs criticize AI regulation in the EU

Meta and Spotify are once again teaming up — this time, on the matter of open-source (or to be precise, open-weight) AI which the companies claim are being hampered by…
Sarah Perez
Aug. 23, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Last day for massive ticket savings to TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Time is running out! These are the last hours to save up to $600 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets — offer ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Join 10,000+ startup…
TechCrunch Events
Aug. 23, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
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AI talent managers, technocapitalist college towns, and a rise in defense tech acquisitions

This week on Equity are some deals that are unusual for a few reasons — some good, some… well, we’ll find out. First up is…
Devin Coldewey
Aug. 23, 2024, 2:34 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Tingit is building a marketplace for ‘zero-effort’ repairs, starting with fashion

Tingit, a startup out of Lithuania, wants to help people restore their used clothing to their former glory with its newly launched repairs marketplace.
Natasha Lomas
Aug. 23, 2024, 2:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

After changing its license, Redis drops its biggest release yet

Redis, the company behind the popular in-memory data store, which is often used as a cache, vector database or streaming engine, today announced the launch of Redis 8. With this…
Frederic Lardinois
Aug. 23, 2024, 12:04 p.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

360 One lifts its valuation of India’s National Stock Exchange to $29.9B

360 One Asset, an investor in National Stock Exchange (NSE), has increased its valuation for India’s top stock exchange to $29.9 billion.
Manish Singh
Aug. 23, 2024, 7:34 a.m.
5 min read
Source: TechCrunch

Get in on the ground floor with Tesla’s humanoid by pretending to be one for pay

Tesla is hiring individuals standing between 5’7 and 5’11 to carry up to 30 pounds for seven hours a day to train its Optimus robot.
Brian Heater
Aug. 23, 2024, 5:04 a.m.
5 min read
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