[[{“value”:” The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after a United States Trustee filed an emergency motion on Wednesday. The trustee is asking to convert the company’s debt reorganization Chapter 11 bankruptcy into a liquidation Chapter 7, according to court documents. The trustee wrote that the need for […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Seraphim’s latest space accelerator welcomes nine companies
[[{“value”:” U.K.-based Seraphim Space is spinning up its 13th accelerator program, with nine participating companies working on a range of tech from propulsion to in-space manufacturing and space situational awareness. The intense 12-week program is designed to get seed and Series A companies “investment ready,” the firm says, by providing specialist mentorship, networking opportunities and intensive […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data
[[{“value”:” OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models. In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will provide it access to “real-time, structured and unique content” — e.g. posts and replies — from Reddit, allowing its tools […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
X pushes more users to Communities
[[{“value”:” X users will now be able to discover posts from new Communities that are trending directly from an Explore tab within the section. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Fostering Innovation Through Youth Education in STEM and EdTech
[[{“value”:” Image Source: Unsplash Technological innovation is on the rise, and the world of today looks very different for most than it did ten years ago. With most having access to formerly cutting-edge tech like smartphones and tablets, and new breakthroughs in blockchain and AI technology, the difference is notable; and likely will continue to be so as these innovations…
Fostering Innovation Through Youth Education in STEM and EdTech
[[{“value”:” Image Source: Unsplash Technological innovation is on the rise, and the world of today looks very different for most than it did ten years ago. With most having access to formerly cutting-edge tech like smartphones and tablets, and new breakthroughs in blockchain and AI technology, the difference is notable; and likely will continue to be so as these innovations…
Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover: Midlife crisis or carefully crafted rebrand?
[[{“value”:” For Mark Zuckerberg’s 40th birthday, his wife got him a photoshoot. Zuckerberg gives the camera a sly smile as he sits amid a carefully crafted re-creation of his childhood bedroom. It’s appropriately childish — a lava lamp, a participation trophy, a white stuffed dog — yet the surroundings foreshadow the culture-shifting, technological force Zuckerberg would […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Strava taps AI to weed out leaderboard cheats, unveils ‘family’ plan, dark mode and more
[[{“value”:” Strava announced a slew of features, including AI to weed out leaderboard cheats, a new ‘family’ subscription plan, dark mode and more. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. “}]]
Astronauts fall over. Robotic limbs can help them back up.
[[{“value”:” We all fall down sometimes. Astronauts are no exception. You need to be in peak physical condition for space travel, but bulky space suits and lower gravity levels can be a recipe for disaster, causing them to trip over themselves. The answer to this very specific issue may well be robotic limbs. They won’t prevent […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Microsoft’s custom Cobalt chips will come to Azure next week
[[{“value”:” Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips to customers as a public preview at its Build conference next week, TechCrunch has learned. In an analyst briefing ahead of Build, Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive VP of the Microsoft Cloud and AI group, directly compared Cobalt to AWS’s Graviton chips, which have been available to developers […] © 2024 TechCrunch….