[[{“value”:” China appears to think homegrown AI startup DeepSeek could become a notable tech success story for the country. After DeepSeek’s sudden rise to fame in January with the release of its open “reasoning” model, R1, the company is now operating under new, tighter government-influenced restrictions, according to The Information. Some of the company’s employees have […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Startups Weekly: Founders may be raising less, but deals haven’t been lacking
[[{“value”:” Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week showed more optimism among startups than in other corners of the world, with entrepreneurs feeling confident enough to acquire other companies, raise fresh funding, and […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Arizona proposes law that would shift wildfire liability from utilities to insurers
[[{“value”:” Arizona lawmakers are debating a bill that would protect utilities from wildfire-related lawsuits, a move that would likely send shockwaves through the insurance industry. The bill would make it harder to prove that utilities are to blame for wildfires started by faulty or poorly maintained equipment while also limiting damages. In exchange for reduced liability, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
No one knows what the hell an AI agent is
[[{“value”:” Silicon Valley is bullish on AI agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said agents will “join the workforce” this year. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella predicted that agents will replace certain knowledge work. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that Salesforce’s goal is to be “the number one provider of digital labor in the world” via the company’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other
[[{“value”:” Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol that include support for cross-platform E2EE. RCS is a longstanding effort to enable SMS-style cross-platform communications with richer features, such as group messaging, typing […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Through Play to Mathematical Knowledge
[[{“value”:” CC-BY, provided by author At Lučko Elementary School during the 2023/2024 school year, students from 5th and 7th grades, along with their teacher Ružica Mikić, participated in a variety of activities during math classes as part of the school project Fun Mathematics. The project aimed to introduce students to mathematical games, apply mathematics in creating cards and decorations, spark…
Accused LockBit ransomware developer extradited to the US
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US lawmakers urge UK spy court to hold Apple ‘backdoor’ secret hearing in public
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Kerry Washington invests in wedding marketplace Cheersy
[[{“value”:” Kerry Washington is expanding her angel investment portfolio, serving as lead investor in the pre-seed round of the wedding marketplace Cheersy. Cheersy, which was founded in 2024 by Amy Shack Egan, helps couples find day-of service wedding coordinators and has raised a total of $550,000, from other investors including Christina Tosi, the founder of Milk […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order triggers civil rights challenge
[[{“value”:” The U.K. government’s secret order to Apple demanding it backdoor the end-to-end encrypted version of its iCloud storage service has now been challenged by two civil rights groups, Liberty and Privacy International, which filed complaints Thursday. They called the order “unacceptable and disproportionate” and warned of “global consequences” as the access order is thought to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….