Lavish parties and moral dilemmas: 4 days with Silicon Valley’s MAGA elite at the RNC

All week at the RNC, I saw an event defined by Silicon Valley. But I also saw the tech elite experience flashes of discordance.

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All week at the RNC, I saw an event defined by Silicon Valley. But I also saw the tech elite experience flashes of discordance.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has grown rapidly in the last few years, and with that increase, industries have been able to automate and improve their efficiency in operations.Artificial intelligence (AI) has grown rapidly in the last few years, and with that increase, industries have been able to automate and improve their efficiency in operations.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

These startups are trying to prevent another CrowdStrike-like outage, according to VCs

The global outage is a perfect reminder how much of the world relies on technological infrastructure.

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The global outage is a perfect reminder how much of the world relies on technological infrastructure.
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M&A activity heats up with Wiz, Graphcore, etc.

This week, Google is in discussions to pay $23 billion for cloud security startup Wiz, SoftBank acquires Graphcore, and more.

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This week, Google is in discussions to pay $23 billion for cloud security startup Wiz, SoftBank acquires Graphcore, and more.
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Would it be desirable for artificial intelligence to develop consciousness? Not really, for a variety of reasons, according to Dr. Wanja Wiese from the Institute of Philosophy II at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.Would it be desirable for artificial intelligence to develop consciousness? Not really, for a variety of reasons, according to Dr. Wanja Wiese from the Institute of Philosophy II at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

The world around us is constantly being flash photographed by adaptive radar systems. From salt flats to mountains and everything in between, adaptive radar is used to detect, locate and track moving objects. Just because human eyes can’t see these ultra-high frequency (UHF) ranges doesn’t mean they’re not taking pictures.The world around us is constantly being flash photographed by adaptive radar systems. From salt flats to mountains and everything in between, adaptive radar is used to detect, locate and track moving objects. Just because human eyes can’t see these ultra-high frequency (UHF) ranges doesn’t mean they’re not taking pictures.Engineering[#item_full_content]

Two Master of Accounting students in the UO’s Lundquist College of Business are shaking up the academic publishing world with a new paper on a timely topic: artificial intelligence and blockchain.Two Master of Accounting students in the UO’s Lundquist College of Business are shaking up the academic publishing world with a new paper on a timely topic: artificial intelligence and blockchain.Business[#item_full_content]

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Today is the final chance to save up to $800 on TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 tickets. Disrupt Deal Days event will end tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to save big on the tech conference of the year. Book your last-minute ticket savings here. Why attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2024? TechCrunch Disrupt
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Silicon Valley’s impact on the election and an acquisition making our HeadSpin

Welcome back to another recap of Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups. This episode is packed with deals, antitrust musings, AI and more.  To kick things off, Kirsten walked us through Elon Musk’s recent declaration of his intent to move both SpaceX and X’s headquarters out of California to Texas. Whether or […]

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Welcome back to another recap of Equity, TechCrunch’s flagship podcast about the business of startups. This episode is packed with deals, antitrust musings, AI and more.  To kick things off, Kirsten walked us through Elon Musk’s recent declaration of his intent to move both SpaceX and X’s headquarters out of California to Texas. Whether or
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Imagine you are in the middle of an unknown town. Even if your surroundings are initially unfamiliar, you can explore around and eventually create a mental map of your environment—where the buildings, streets, signs, and so on are in relation to one another. This ability to construct spatial maps in the brain is the basis of even more advanced types of cognition in humans: For example, it is theorized that language is encoded in a map-like structure in the brain.Imagine you are in the middle of an unknown town. Even if your surroundings are initially unfamiliar, you can explore around and eventually create a mental map of your environment—where the buildings, streets, signs, and so on are in relation to one another. This ability to construct spatial maps in the brain is the basis of even more advanced types of cognition in humans: For example, it is theorized that language is encoded in a map-like structure in the brain.[#item_full_content]

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