TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories1 hour agoEthicists fire back at ‘AI Pause’ letter they say ‘ignores the actual harms’verified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyA group of well-known AI ethicists have written a counterpoint to this week’s controversial letter asking for a 6-month “pause” on AI development, criticizing it for a focus on hypothetical future threats when real harms are attributable to misuse of the tech today. Thousands of people, including …
TechCrunchflipped into News about startups from TechCrunch4 hours agoDaily Crunch: Citing data privacy concerns, Italy temporarily bans ChatGPTverified_publisherTechCrunch - Christine HallFri-yay Crunch! We are pretty excited about Disrupt 2023 getting a whole stage dedicated to fintech. And while we’re talking about events…There’s just a few hours left to save $200 on TC Early Stage tickets in Boston in a couple of weeks, so get yer tickets while you can! On that note, enjoy your …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories4 hours agoNASA’s DAGGER could give advance warning of the next big solar stormverified_publisherTechCrunch - Devin ColdeweyThere’s enough trouble on this planet already that we don’t need new problems coming here from the sun. Unfortunately we can’t yet destroy this pitiless star, so we are at its mercy. But NASA at least may soon be able to let us know when one of its murderous flares is going to send our terrestrial …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories5 hours agoA judge dismissed Phhhoto’s antitrust suit against Metaverified_publisherTechCrunch - Taylor HatmakerA U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York threw out a lawsuit against Meta this week that had been simmering for a year and a half. The suit, filed in late 2021 by now-shuttered social app Phhhoto, alleged that Meta violated federal antitrust law by copying its core features …
TechCrunchflipped into Latest TechCrunch Stories5 hours agoCelebrities don’t want to pay Elon for a blue checkverified_publisherTechCrunch - Amanda SilberlingApril 1 is the dumbest day on the internet, and this year, it’s not just because brands will try to prank you by selling “hot iced coffee.” Starting on Saturday, Twitter will begin removing blue checks from “legacy verified” users if they don’t sign up for a Twitter Blue subscription. This is part …
TechCrunchflipped into AI News7 hours agoTwitter reveals some of its source code, including its recommendation algorithmverified_publisherTechCrunch - Kyle WiggersAs repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code to public inspection, including the algorithm it uses to recommend tweets in users’ timelines. On GitHub, Twitter published two repositories containing code for many parts that make the social network …
