How to watch Jensen Huang’s Nvidia GTC 2026 keynote and what it’s about
Nvidia kicks off its annual GTC developer conference Monday in San Jose, Calif., with CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote scheduled for 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET. GTC (short for GPU Technology Conference) is Nvidia’s flagship annual event, running from March 16th to March 19th. Chipmakers typically use the spotlight to announce new products, champion […]
Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Flore reaches $1.64 billion
Eight-year-old semiconductor startup Flore Systems has raised $143 million in Series D led by MVP Ventures at a valuation of $1.64 billion, the company announced Monday. Mr. Flore has now raised a total of $340 million, the company said. Furore does not manufacture its own chips. We manufacture liquid cooling systems for them. Founded by […]
Hughes raises $25 million to disrupt aging loan origination system used by U.S. credit unions
In 2023, after three years building their auto financing startup, Fuse co-founders Andres Klaric and Marc Escpapa realized that an LLM could help them modernize something even more important: the loan origination system (LOS), the backbone of the lending industry. Frustrated with the limitations of legacy software, Bolivian native Klaric (pictured left) and Spanish immigrant […]
Dictionary sues OpenAI | Tech Crunch
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have filed suit against OpenAI, alleging in the complaint that the AI giant has committed “massive copyright infringement.” Britannica, which owns Merriam-Webster, holds the copyright to approximately 100,000 online articles that have been scraped without permission and used to train OpenAI’s LLMs, the publisher alleges in its lawsuit. Britannica also accuses […]
Antonio Gracias says he admires startups that are “proentropic” — those built to survive disruption.
There are new keywords to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners. While chatting at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, he talked about the term he coined, “proentropic.” This represents a startup designed to thrive amid chaos and chaos. These upheavals […]
Shopify’s AI shopping agent is preparing to change everything, executives say
Shopify is gearing up for a lifelong transformation, said Harley Finkelstein, the company’s president. At this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, the longtime e-commerce veteran talked about how the company is fully committed to agent shopping. Shopify is the second largest e-commerce provider in the United States after Amazon. But Finkelstein says only about […]
Apple quietly releases AirPods Max 2
In a surprise announcement on Monday, Apple unveiled AirPods Max 2, the long-awaited successor to its 2020 premium headphones. The Max 2 costs $549 and features active noise cancellation, Apple’s audio-only H2 chip, support for live translation, better sound quality, and more. The headphones will be available for pre-order starting March 25th in Midnight, Starlight, […]
Billionaires made promises, but now some want to leave
In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign to get the wealthiest people on the planet to publicly commit to giving away most of their money. It seemed like the moment called for it. The technology industry was producing billionaires faster than any other industry in history, and the question of […]
ByteDance reportedly pauses global launch of Seedance 2.0 video generator
According to a report in The Information, ByteDance has paused plans to launch a new AI video model globally. The Chinese company, best known as the parent company of TikTok (and now a minority shareholder in its U.S. spinoff), launched Seedance 2.0 in China in February. Short videos produced by the models, such as a […]
AI mental illness lawyer warns of risk of mass casualties
Prior to last month’s Tumbler Ridge School shooting in Canada, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootseller spoke to ChatGPT about feelings of isolation and a growing obsession with violence, according to court filings. According to the filing, the chatbot helped Ms. Van Roetselaar plan her attack by validating her feelings, telling her what weapon to use, and […]