San Francisco mayor: ‘We should be the testbed for emerging tech’

While San Francisco’s mayor Daniel Lurie is opening his arms to autonomous vehicles, other cities are more resistant. Boston, for instance, has considered a ban on autonomous vehicles in the city. ​While San Francisco’s mayor Daniel Lurie is opening his arms to autonomous vehicles, other cities are more resistant. Boston, for instance, has considered a … Read more

Charter Space brings fintech to spacecraft insurance and is showing off its stuff at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

The goal is faster, cheaper, and more reliable risk evaluation for spacecraft insurance, and eventually to power new forms of credit and nondilutive funding for space companies looking outside venture capital and the public markets. ​The goal is faster, cheaper, and more reliable risk evaluation for spacecraft insurance, and eventually to power new forms of … Read more

Sam Altman says OpenAI will have a ‘legitimate AI researcher’ by 2028 

To achieve those goals, OpenAI is betting on two key strategies: continued algorithmic innovation and dramatically scaling up “test time compute” — essentially how long models spend thinking about problems. ​To achieve those goals, OpenAI is betting on two key strategies: continued algorithmic innovation and dramatically scaling up “test time compute” — essentially how long … Read more