Layoffs usually drive attention and sympathy toward affected employees, but rarely does anyone talk about what happens to the recruiters who are sometimes also asked to leave when companies decide to cut headcount. Indeed, tech firms cut up to half of their recruitment teams when they were laying people off in droves back in 2022 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Investors close to Elon Musk are in talks to help xAI raise $3 billion in a round that would value the artificial-intelligence startup at $18 billion. The venture-capital firm Gigafund and Steve Jurvetson, a prominent Musk backer and co-founder of another venture firm, are among the backers considering investing in the round, the people said.
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Police in Manhattan say three people are under arrest following a search warrant executed Monday. The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) announced in a press release that three people were arrested on April 8 in the 2400 block of Charolais Lane. They were arrested on probable cause offenses mostly related to illegal []
Medulance, an emergency healthcare services startup, has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Alkemi Growth Capital.The funding round also saw participation from investors such as Dexter Capital, Boat founder Aman Gupta, and Emcure Pharmaceuticals’ executive director Namita Thapar. The New Delhi-based startup has raised fresh capital after running as a profitable bootstrapped company for six years, it said in the statement.The funds will be used to increase its presence across the...
MEDFORD, Ore.- Three of Oregon’s largest universities are raising tuition rates for the 2024-2025 school year. According to a release from Oregon State University, its Board of Trustees approved an overall increase of 4.65% for continuing students. Oregon State is also increasing student financial aid, funded by the university, by $9.5 million, totaling more […]
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Investors close to Elon Musk are in talks to help his artificial-intelligence startup xAI raise $3 billion in a round that would value the company at $18 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Venture capital firm Gigafund, and Steve Jurvetson are among the backers considering investing in the round, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The WSJ report also said that a co-founder of another venture firm is also among the backers. However, it did not name the...
A new automated workflow developed by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has the potential to allow researchers to analyze the products of their reaction experiments in real time, a key capability needed for future automated chemical processes.
Investors close to Elon Musk are in talks to help his artificial-intelligence startup xAI raise $3 billion in a round that would value the company at $18 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Venture capital firm Gigafund and Steve Jurvetson are among the backers considering investing in the round, the report said, citing
The campaign from Forward Leeds aims to help people understand what edibles are, the risks and to offer some advice around staying safe. Edibles are foods such as sweets and cakes that are infused with cannabis. Hannah Trevisani, team manager at Forward Leeds, said: “Cannabis edibles are increasingly in the news and there is a lot of information and misinformation out there. “Cannabis edibles can present challenges due to their discreet nature and potentially unpredictable potency. Some people...
Boeing was basically “putting out defective airplanes,” quality engineer Sam Salehpour told a Senate subcommittee.