[[{“value”:” As President Donald Trump attempts to freeze funding for a $5 billion federal EV charging infrastructure program, some states are stepping up. EV charging infrastructure startup Revel secured on Monday a $60 million loan from New York’s clean energy investment fund NY Green Bank to more than triple its current public fast-charging network in New […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Tech giants and startups join forces to call for simpler EU rules on AI, data
[[{“value”:” As the AI Summit got underway in Paris on Monday, some 60 European companies — from incumbent industrial giants to AI startups (including France’s LLM-maker Mistral) — signed up to an initiative to help establish Europe as a leader in AI. But the fact that they felt the need to sign up at all highlights the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Global police operation seizes 8base ransomware gang leak site
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Google-backed public interest AI partnership launches with $400M+ pledged for open ecosystem building
[[{“value”:” Make room for yet another partnership on AI: Current AI, which is being billed as a “public interest” initiative focused on fostering and steering development of artificial intelligence in societally beneficial directions, was announced at the French AI Action summit on Monday — with an initial $400 million in pledges from backers and a plan […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
TikTok influencers are wearing Apple Watches on their ankles
[[{“value”:” A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlights the small – but apparently growing – trend of users wearing their Apple Watches on their ankles. What’s becoming something of a viral sensation on social platforms like TikTok is the result of a pragmatic decision. Some Apple Watch owners’ wrists are simply too […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
UK’s secret Apple iCloud backdoor order is a global “emergency,” say critics
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AI-driven ads take the field during the 2025 Super Bowl
[[{“value”:” We’ve officially experienced an AI Super Bowl, people. As everyone tuned in to watch the annual championship game, the biggest buzz wasn’t just about the Eagles’ blowout win and Kendrick Lamar performing his Grammy-winning diss track at the halftime show. It was also about AI being a consistent theme in several of the multi-million dollar ad […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Lyft to launch Mobileye-powered robotaxis ‘as soon as 2026,’ starting with Dallas
[[{“value”:” Ride-hail giant Lyft plans to bring fully autonomous robotaxis, powered by Mobileye, to its app “as soon as 2026” in Dallas, with more markets to follow, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The news comes a day before Lyft shares its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings report, and it coincides with Waymo’s preparations to launch a commercial […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li warns policymakers not to let sci-fi sensationalism shape AI rules
[[{“value”:” Fei-Fei Li, the Stanford researcher who also founded World Labs, was invited to the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday to give the opening speech at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit which is taking place this week. While she shared some of her talking points over the weekend, her stance on AI regulation and the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….
Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption
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