Robotics Startup Genesis AI Launches With $105 Million in Funding
Robotics startup Genesis AI emerged from stealth with $105 million in seed funding. Genesis AI aims to create a general-purpose artificial intelligence…
AI is advancing even faster than sci-fi visionaries like Neal Stephenson imagined
Every time I read about another advance in AI technology, I feel like another figment of science fiction moves closer…
OU launches new AI initiative supporting 20 new university-wide projects
The University of Oklahoma has launched a new artificial intelligence initiative, pledging nearly $200,000 towards programs designed to transform the…
ChatGPT referrals to news sites are growing, but not enough to offset search declines
Referrals from ChatGPT to news publishers are growing, but not enough to counter the decline in clicks resulting from users increasingly…
Could Google’s Veo 3 be the start of playable world models?
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s AI research organization DeepMind, appeared to suggest Tuesday evening that Veo 3, Google’s latest video-generating…
Perplexity launches a $200 monthly subscription plan
Perplexity is launching a $200-per-month subscription plan for its power users, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday. The plan, Perplexity…
Study finds AI can slash global carbon emissions
A study from the London School of Economics and Systemiq suggests it’s possible to cut global carbon emissions without giving up modern comforts—with AI…
How businesses can use local AI models to improve data privacy
Businesses intending to use AI do not have to rely on cloud-based tools like Chat-GPT, which tend to require uploading…
Microsoft to cut about 4% of jobs amid hefty AI bets
Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab will lay off nearly 4% of its workforce, the company said on Wednesday, in the latest job…
Exclusive: Scale AI’s bigger rival Surge AI seeks up to $1 billion capital raise, sources say
Surge AI, a data-labeling firm that competes with Scale AI, has hired advisors to raise as much as $1 billion…
Exclusive: Intel’s new CEO explores big shift in chip manufacturing business
Intel’s (INTC.O), opens new tab new chief executive is exploring a big change to its contract manufacturing business to win major customers,…
Brainlab CEO in internal memo blames geopolitical uncertainties for putting IPO on ice
The CEO of German medical technology firm Brainlab said on Tuesday that geopolitical uncertainties had prompted the decision to put…
Premier League forms five-year AI partnership with Microsoft
The English Premier League and Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday announced a five-year partnership where the cloud giant will infuse…
Two Chinese chip firms plan $1.7 billion IPOs, bet US export curbs to spur growth
Two Chinese artificial intelligence chip startups are seeking to raise a combined 12 billion yuan ($1.65 billion) in initial public…
Meta deepens AI push with ‘Superintelligence’ lab: Report
Over the past month, Zuckerberg personally led an aggressive talent raid, floating offers for startups including OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s…
Scale AI CEO Stresses Startup’s Independence After Meta Deal
Scale AI’s new leader said the data-labeling startup remains independent from Meta Platforms Inc. despite the social media giant taking…
Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot, releases generative AI model
After 13 years of deploying robots into its warehouses, Amazon reached a new milestone. The tech behemoth now has 1…
X is piloting a program that lets AI chatbots generate Community Notes
The social platform X will pilot a feature that allows AI chatbots to generate Community Notes. Community Notes is a Twitter-era feature…
xAI raises $10B in debt and equity
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has raised $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley confirmed on Monday. In a post…
Grammarly acquires AI email client Superhuman
Grammarly announced Tuesday the acquisition of email client Superhuman in a push to build out its AI for its productivity suite. Neither…