Anthropic is having a month: A human really borks things at Anthropic for the second time this week. Read More |
Salesforce announces an AI-heavy makeover for Slack, with 30 new features: Slack just got a whole lot more useful. Read More |
OpenAI, not yet public, raises $3B from retail investors in monster $122B fund raise: OpenAI's latest funding round, led by Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, values the AI lab at $852 billion as it nears an IPO. Read More |
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Robotaxi companies refuse to say how often their AVs need remote help: Aurora, May Mobility, Motional, Nuro, Tesla, Waymo, and Zoox all refused to cough up a number during Senator Ed Markey's recent investigation. Read More |
Mercor says it was hit by cyberattack tied to compromise of open-source LiteLLM project: The AI recruiting startup confirmed a security incident after an extortion hacking crew took credit for stealing data from the company's systems. Read More |
Less than a month: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together: StrictlyVC San Francisco brings leaders from TDK Ventures, Replit, and more together on April 30. Space is limited. Register here for your pass. Read More |
Lucid Motors recalls over 4,000 Gravity SUVs citing improperly welded seat belts: The company struggled with quality issues when Gravity production started last year, and the new recall shows it's not out of the woods yet. Read More |
Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto's Chris Dixon: Less than a year after launching, with checks from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, crowdsourced AI model feedback startup Yupp is closing its business, the company said Tuesday. Read More |
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Nothing's AI devices plan reportedly contains smart glasses and earbuds: The glasses will reportedly feature cameras, microphones and speakers, and will connect to a smartphone and the cloud to process AI queries. Read More |
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