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Yuval Noah Harari: ‘How Do We Share the Planet With This New Superintelligence?’
The academic and author discusses what to expect from the singularity, the need for AI self-correcting mechanisms, and what hope there is for superintelligence safeguarding democracy.
View the articleOpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all users
OpenAI’s new image generator, powered by its GPT-4o model, is now available to all users, CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X. The feature was until now available only to paying users of ChatGPT. Whi...
View the articleConstruct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech
Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third fund with $300 mill...
View the articleFashion startup CaaStle appears to be in trouble
CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and in 2018 became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers, is facing financial difficulties, r...
View the articleOpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuation
OpenAI on Monday announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history. According to a blog post on the company’s website, OpenAI raised $40 billion in a round that values th...
View the articleChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
ChatGPT's new image generator is raising concerns for being really good at creating fake receipts.
View the articleAlphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from Thrive
Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug-discovery platform that was spun out of Google’s DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The $600 million round was led by Thrive Capital, with...
View the articlePattie Maes receives ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award
Professor of media technology honored for research in human-computer interaction that is considered both fundamental and influential.
View the articleSam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an ‘Open Weight’ AI Model This Summer
The news follows the breakout success of DeepSeek and growing pressure from rivals like Meta.
View the articleHillary Clinton joins Bluesky
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Bluesky, following in the footsteps of former president Barack Obama, who made his first post on the platform last week. Clinton confirmed her Blue...
View the articleOpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming months
OpenAI says that it intends to release its first “open” language model since GPT‑2 “in the coming months.” That’s according to a feedback form the company published on its website Monday. ...
View the articleSome Alexa+ features reportedly won’t arrive for months
Amazon has delivered on its promise to launch an upgraded Alexa experience, Alexa+, by the end of March. But the service reportedly lacks many of the features Amazon demoed at a press event in late Fe...
View the articleSpark, Mayfield, and Kleiner Perkins pour another $75M into AI data center chipmaker Retym
Retym, a U.S. chipmaker with Israeli roots, has raised a fresh $75 million series D led by James Kuklinski of Spark Capital. Existing investors — Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha and Kleiner Perkins’ Ma...
View the articleOracle under fire for its handling of separate security incidents
Oracle has denied at least one breach, despite evidence to the contrary, as it begins notifying healthcare customers of a separate patient data breach.
View the articleApple rolls out Priority Notifications as Apple Intelligence expands to EU
Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s suite of AI-powered tools and features, is gaining new features. Most notably, the company on Monday announced that Apple device owners will now be able to tak...
View the articleApple brings Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro
Apple announced on Monday that it’s rolling out visionOS 2.4, bringing Apple Intelligence-powered AI features to the Apple Vision Pro. The update also introduces new spatial experiences and the Appl...
View the articleBlue Origin prepping second New Glenn launch in ‘late spring’
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is preparing for a second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket in “late spring,” the company announced Monday. The company also believes it has determined wh...
View the articleFernando Murias, Chairman and CEO of Digital Global Systems (DGS) – Interview Series
Fernando joined Digital Global Systems (DGS) in 2013 from PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he held several leadership positions in both the United States and Latin America. Fernando has been at the fore...
View the articleThe Growing Number of Tech Companies Getting Cancelled for AI Washing
In 2024, 15 AI technology companies were hit by regulators for exaggerating their products’ capabilities, and that number has more than doubled from 2023. AI-related filings are on the rise and te...
View the articleSourcetable Raises $4.3M to Launch the World’s First Self-Driving Spreadsheet, Powered by AI
In a major leap forward for productivity software, Sourcetable has announced a $4.3 million seed round and the launch of what it calls the world’s first autonomous, AI-powered spreadsheet — a “...
View the articleAPI testing firm APIsec exposed customer data during security lapse
The API testing firm took down a database exposed to the internet without a password.
View the articleOpenAI disables video gen for certain Sora users as capacity challenges continue
OpenAI is still struggling to overcome the capacity issues brought on by the viral image generation feature the company launched last week. On Monday, OpenAI disabled video generation for new users of...
View the articleSignal sees its downloads double after scandal
Encrypted messaging app Signal continues to see spiking downloads in the wake of the messaging scandal, which saw The Atlantic’s editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg added to a group chat where high-ran...
View the articleSubstack is rolling out a TikTok-like video feed in its app
Substack continues to double down on video amid TikTok’s uncertain future in the U.S. The company announced on Monday that it’s rolling out a scrollable video feed in its app, making it the latest...
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