Month: March 2023
California’s gig worker-focused Prop 22 isn’t overturned after all
Prop 22, which has been in effect even as it’s gone through the appeals process, provides some protections for gig workers by requiring that companies provide healthcare stipends and minimum hourly pay. However, it also means they don’t get certain protections like unemployment insurance and family leave, and that the…
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Microsoft lays off team that taught employees how to make AI tools responsibly
Microsoft laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence organization as part of recent layoffs that affected 10,000 employees across the company, Platformer has learned. The move leaves Microsoft without a dedicated team to ensure its AI principles are closely tied to product design at a…
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Meta gives up on NFTs for Facebook and Instagram
Meta is “winding down” its work with NFTs on Facebook and Instagram, Meta commerce and fintech lead Stephane Kasriel said in a Twitter thread on Monday. The decision means Meta will end its tests of minting and selling NFTs on Instagram as well as the ability to share NFTs on…
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Sony wants to help low-vision users enjoy photography by shining lasers in their eyes
Giant frickin’ laser beams get all the buzz and sci-fi love, but it’s our little laser bros that are putting in the work: taking measurements, entertaining our cats, and now, in the case of a Sony camera, helping people with vision problems see clearly through an electronic viewfinder and take…
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These parts could be the first leak of Apple’s mixed-reality headset
There’s a chance we just got a look at some cables and sensors for Apple’s upcoming and much-rumored virtual / augmented reality headset. Photos from MrWhite128, a protected Twitter account, which were reposted by MacRumors and 9to5Mac, appear to show ribbon cables that look like they’d fit perfectly in a…
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The tech bank collapse of 2023
Silvergate: “We’re fine!” Silvergate Capital, a famous crypto bank, has filed a letter with the SEC from its CEO, Alan Lane. Apparently, he is using it to correct what he terms “speculation — and misinformation — being spread by short sellers and other opportunists.” Okay! Unfortunately for Lane, this question…
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