Anthropic launches interactive Claude apps, including Slack and other workplace tools: Claude users will now be able to call up interactive apps inside the chatbot interface, with Cowork integration coming soon. Read More |
Tech workers call for CEOs to speak up against ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti: More than 450 tech workers from companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Salesforce have signed a letter urging their CEOs to call the White House and demand ICE leave our cities. Read More |
TikTok alternative Skylight soars to 380K+ users after TikTok US deal finalized: Skylight, co-founded by CEO Tori White and CTO Reed Harmeyer, offers a built-in video editor; user profiles; support for likes, commenting, and sharing; and the ability for community curators to create custom feeds for others to follow. Read More |
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Microsoft announces powerful new chip for AI inference: Maia comes equipped with over 100 billion transistors, delivering over 10 petaflops in 4-bit precision and approximately 5 petaflops of 8-bit performance — a substantial increase over its predecessor. Read More |
Nvidia invests $2B to help debt-ridden CoreWeave add 5GW of AI compute: CoreWeave will also integrate Nvidia's products across its platform, including the new Rubin chip architecture. Read More |
Synthesia hits $4B valuation, lets employees cash out: British startup Synthesia, whose AI platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E round of funding that brings its valuation to $4 billion — up from $2.1 billion just a year ago. Read More |
Nvidia’s new AI weather models probably saw this storm coming weeks ago: Nvidia announced three new AI weather tools today. Together, they promise to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts while also making them accessible to more users. Read More |
Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok's US takeover: UpScrolled is a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. It blends familiar features from Instagram and X, letting users share photos, videos, and text posts, discover new content, and send direct messages. Read More |
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Vinod Khosla publicly disavows Keith Rabois' comments on ICE shooting: Unwavering Trump loyalist and VC Keith Rabois caused his colleague and his firm's founder to distance themseves from his comments on ICE. Read More |
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