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Shortly after the AI Action Summit in Paris ended, humanity co-founder and CEO Dario Amodai called the event a “missed opportunity.” He added in a statement released Tuesday that ” Given the pace at which technology is progressing, there is a need for a focus and urgency on some topics.” The AI company partnered with French startup Dust to host a developer-focused event in Paris, and TechCrunch had the opportunity to interview Amodei on stage. At the event, he explained the boundaries of his thinking, defending a third pathway that is neither pure optimism nor pure criticism of the topic…
The subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm is attributed to a multi-year early access operation known as Bad Pilots, which spread all over the world. “This subgroup has made globally diverse compromises on infrastructure for the Internet to enable Seashell Blizzard to maintain high value targets and support tailored network operations,” says Microsoft Threat The Intelligence team said in a new report shared with pre-published hacker news. The geographical spread of the targets of the early access subgroups includes the entire North America, several European countries, and the like, including Angola, Argentina, Australia, China, Egypt,…
Texas-based Neurotech startup paradromics announced on Wednesday it has secured strategic investments from Saudi Arabia’s Neom. As part of the transaction, Paladromics will establish the Regional Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Center of Excellence. The investment was led by Neom Investment Fund, Neom’s strategic investment arm. Paradromics did not disclose any related funds. “This partnership marks a pivotal moment for Paradromics and the broader BCI industry,” said Matt Angle, founder and CEO of Paradromics, in a statement. “Both Neom and Paradromics have a vast vision for a highly aligned mental health future. Together, we will accelerate BCI innovation rates and become…
Comments on President Donald Trump’s ethnic cleansing and pushing him into Egypt from Gaza and Jordan could lead to a radical reshaping of regional alliances, analysts say Al Jazeera He spoke to. Trump repeated his intentions after meeting Abdullah II on Tuesday. He had previously shown that we would use our aid to both countries as leverage to force him to go with his ideas. It appears that Abdullah II, king of Jordan, had flattered him and tried to appease Trump by pledging him to accept 2,000 sick children from Gaza to Jordan. “Finally, we see someone who can take…
President Donald Trump has chosen to lead Apple executive Jonathan Morrison to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a Senate filing. Nominations will be reviewed and voted by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transport before they are sent for Senate votes. If he is sworn in, Morrison will oversee the agency that is actively investigating Elon Musk’s Tesla. According to his LinkedIn, Morrison has worked for Apple for the past four years. TechCrunch reached out to Apple to learn more about Morrison’s role in the company. Before that, he served as the chief advisor to…
Luxembourg-based e-commerce startup Market Leap has joined the Series A funding round led by Smedvig Ventures with participation from Expon Capital, Motier Ventures, including former executives from Amazon, SoftBank and Unilever. raised $8 million. The new funds will help the company speed up the development of its platform and hire the best talent to drive growth. This funding is expected to reach $8 trillion by 2027 for global e-commerce sales. However, private brand owners usually reach just 0.2% of their potential audience over the course of their lifetime due to lack of time, expertise and capital. MarketLeap is an AI-driven…
When cloud providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS launched Cloud Software Marketplaces a decade ago, a new sales channel for Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) companies to reach the front of potential business customers has been opened. These markets have allowed SaaS companies to bypass traditional long sales cycles. However, the experience on the seller rarely takes a walk in the park. Listing software in these marketplaces requires multiple engineers, and the fictitious burden only increases as the size of the company. Jon Yoo and Chengjun Yuan know the issues well from their respective times working at Salesforce and Confluent. The pair have…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US education division has scrapped last-minute guidance issued by the Biden administration and threatened to support plans to pay athletes. Name, image, portrait By making these payments subject to the federal government’s Title IX rules.In a largely anticipated move, President Donald Trump’s education officials announced the change on Wednesday, saying that former President Joe Biden’s inauguration memo had no legal basis. Title IXthe 1972 law prohibits sex discrimination in education.”The NIL leadership, which was prominently exposed by the Biden administration in the last few days, is overly burdensome, extremely unfair and far beyond what agency guidance…
According to Morgan Stanley, Tesla is perfect for profiting from transformations in US manufacturing with artificial intelligence that merges with physical machines. US manufacturing sites have fallen from 28% of the US economy in 1953 to just 10% to 10% today. But AI is a tailwind for domestic manufacturing, which cuts costs, an analyst led by Adam Jonas told clients in a memo on Wednesday. “This opportunity creates conditions for a 25-year US manufacturing shortage, creating conditions for growth and exciting new alpha generation ideas,” Jonas said. Tesla is the most diverse company developing physical AI or intelligent machines, analysts…
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi tells Al Jazeera that Jordan is opposed to Trump’s plan to buy Gaza.Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said Al Jazeera would not oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians in Gaza to other countries such as Jordan and Egypt. He told Jazeera. His comments were repeated in a news briefing that after Jordan’s King Abdullah II met Trump at the White House on Tuesday, the latter would take over the US-besieged Gaza Strip. Forced expulsion of people from their hometowns. “There is a constant, fixed and immovable Jordanian position. Palestinians cannot be transferred to Egypt,…