Month: March 2025

Trump Administration cuts may threaten AI research efforts

Trump Administration cuts may threaten AI research efforts The Trump Administration has fired a number of National Science Foundation employees who had been handpicked for their expertise in AI, threatening the agency’s ability to sustain key AI research, Bloomberg reported. One of the affected departments inside NSF, called the Directorate

People are using Super Mario to benchmark AI now

People are using Super Mario to benchmark AI now At least we can watch AI play Mario. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/people-are-using-super-mario-to-benchmark-ai-now/

General Catalyst loses three top investors as the firm expands beyond venture, contemplates IPO

General Catalyst loses three top investors as the firm expands beyond venture, contemplates IPO Three key investors have left General Catalyst amidst a series of recent changes at the firm, which now describes itself as an “investment and transformation company,” TechCrunch has learned. The departed managing directors include Deep Nishar

You can now talk to Google Gemini from your iPhone’s lock screen

You can now talk to Google Gemini from your iPhone’s lock screen Google Gemini users can now access the AI chatbot directly from the iPhone’s lock screen, thanks to an update released on Monday first spotted by 9to5Google. Users can now call up Gemini Live, Google’s relatively real-time voice feature