Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI launches a program to award 10 grants of $100K to develop proof-of-concepts for a “democratic process” to set rules for AI “within the bounds” of the law  —  OpenAI says it’s launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experiments in setting … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Block: Paradigm appears to have removed crypto and web3 mentions from its website’s home page, as sources say the VC is expanding its focus to “frontier” tech like AI  —  – VC firm Paradigm is taking its crypto-only focus to include “frontier” technologies such as AI, two sources with knowledge of the situation told The Block. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aggi Cantrill / Bloomberg: Alibaba pushes back on reports of layoffs, saying the company plans to hire 15K workers in 2023, including 3,000 new graduates, across its six major divisions  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. said it plans to hire 15,000 people this year, pushing back on reports that the Chinese tech firm is laying off employees. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: YouTube plans to shut down Stories on June 26, 2023, as the company focuses on other key areas, like Shorts, Community posts, live videos, and its usual content  —  Stories are over — at least on YouTube, that is.  The Google-owned video site announced today that YouTube Stories will be shutting … Lees verder op Tech Meme