Tech Meme

Natasha Singer / New York Times: A look at Newark Public Schools’ test of AI chatbot Khanmigo, one of the first in the US, and concerns over the tool doing too much of the students’ thinking  —  Newark public schools are cautiously trying out a new automated teaching aid from Khan Academy.  The preliminary report card: “could use improvement.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sanne Wass / Bloomberg: The EU launches four “crash test” facilities for AI tools, funded by a €220M investment, which will let companies test AI and robotics in real-life settings  —  The Europe Union is introducing “crash test” systems for artificial intelligence to ensure new innovations are safe before they hit the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sanne Wass / Bloomberg: The EU launches four “crash test” facilities for AI tools, funded by a €220M investment, which will let companies test AI and robotics in real-life settings  —  The Europe Union is introducing “crash test” systems for artificial intelligence to ensure new innovations are safe before they hit the market. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: US government official Kurt Campbell confronted Sequoia’s Don Vieira in DC over the VC firm’s ties to China, eventually leading to the three-way split  —  Scrutiny from Washington aggravated tensions within the venture-capital firm, fueling its decision to break up Lees verder op Tech Meme

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Tel Aviv-based NoTraffic, an AI-based traffic management service, raised a $50M Series B led by M&G Investments, following a $17.5M Series A in July 2021  —  AI-based traffic management platform NoTraffic has bagged $50 million in Series B funding as it picks up momentum in cities across … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: How routine drug use by Silicon Valley executives moved from an after-hours activity squarely into corporate culture, causing issues for boards and tech leaders  —  Entrepreneurs including Elon Musk and Sergey Brin are part of a drug movement that proponents hope will expand minds, enhance lives and produce business breakthroughs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: Data streaming service Redpanda raised a $100M Series C led by Lightspeed, GV, and HaystackVC, following a $50M Series B in February 2022  —  Redpanda helps companies capture data in real time in a modern context, providing a new way to stream data while maintaining backwards compatibility with Kafka … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Porter / The Verge: TikTok plans to close TikTok Now, its BeReal clone announced in September 2022, without giving a reason; usage estimates suggest BeReal’s popularity has faded  —  TikTok is killing off its BeReal clone TikTok Now, according to notifications being sent to users. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anto Antony / Bloomberg: Sources: Byju’s is in advanced talks with new shareholders to raise $1B, seeking to stave off attempts by investors to reduce founder Byju Raveendran’s control  —  Byju’s is in advanced talks with prospective new shareholders for a $1 billion fundraising round, seeking to stave off attempts … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: Meta launches parental controls for Messenger in the US, the UK, and Canada, letting parents view their child’s contacts and activity but not message contents  —  Meta is rolling out more child-safety features as government scrutiny heats up  —  Amid growing pressure from state … Lees verder op Tech Meme