A startup building a platform to prove you’re human and not AI just raised $7.3 million
Kirill Avery, founder and CEO of Human.org. A startup building a platform to ensure AI agents are aligned with human values and an app for people to verify they are human has raised $7.3 million. San Francisco-based Human.org bills itself as an AI safety lab building “trust infrastructure” to keep AI accountable, said the startup’s…
Reid Hoffman doesn’t want Big Tech’s pivot from fact-checking to mean more misinformation
Reid Hoffman called for a “learning dialogue” on social media platforms. As tech companies like Meta move away from fact-checking, LinkedIn’s cofounder Reid Hoffman doesn’t want it to come at the expense of more misinformation. At the Paris AI Action Summit, Hoffman said having a space for “civil dialogue” is “incredibly important” but shouldn’t mean…
T-Mobile’s Starlink beta test will target ‘dead zones’ — and Verizon and AT&T customers can sign up too
T-Mobile is using Starlink satellites to connect areas not covered by cell networks. T-Mobile is targeting cell “dead zones” by offering satellite connectivity with Starlink for iPhone and Android users. The network used an ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday night to launch the beta version of the satellite-to-cell service, which it said would…
Meta speeds up its hiring process for machine-learning engineers as it cuts thousands of ‘low performers’
Meta on Monday started notifying employees affected by its latest round of cuts. Meta is ramping up hiring for machine-learning engineers while slashing thousands of jobs. Last month Meta said it would eliminate about 5% of its workforce, which could mean almost 4,000 employees lose their jobs. On Monday, the social media giant started notifying…
Meta lay offs have begun. Here’s everything we know so far.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta has begun to cut thousands of jobs as the social media giant takes a tougher stance on underperforming employees and readies its finances for another year of heavy AI investment. Affected employees in Europe, Asia, and the US have started to be notified, per an internal post viewed by B-17.…
Tariffs are putting the squeeze on influencers
Shein is temporarily halting some influencer campaigns, citing US tariff policies. The trade wars have hit the influencer economy. Halara, a women’s activewear brand, said it’s pausing some sponsorship campaigns until March, citing concerns around the business impact of new US tariffs, per an email sent to a talent manager and viewed by B-17. Fast…
How a CEO is looking to succeed in the ‘brutal’ and expensive world of robotaxis
May Mobility operates its autonomous vehicles across 10 cities in North America and Japan. The robotaxi wars have begun — but questions over cost are already forcing some contenders to wave the white flag. The likes of Ford and General Motors are giving up on robotaxis because they’re a “brutal business,” Edwin Olson, the CEO…
China’s BYD goes all-in on self-driving, with even its $9,500 EV getting ‘high-level’ autonomous features
BYD has found success through more affordable offerings such as the $9,500 Seagull. BYD is battling Tesla for the title of the world’s largest EV company — and now the Chinese upstart is coming for Elon Musk’s self-driving crown. The electric vehicle giant unveiled a massive expansion of its intelligent driving system on Monday as…
A passenger was accused of assaulting a flight attendant, opening a door, and jumping from a plane heading to the runway
The incident occurred on an Iberia Airbus A320neo (not pictured.) A passenger was accused of assaulting a flight attendant and opening an emergency exit before jumping onto the taxiway while a flight was preparing to take off. Airlive.net first described the incident involving an Airbus A320neo operated by the Spanish airline Iberia, which was about…
