After the hype, some AI experts think OpenClaw isn’t all that exciting
For a disjointed moment, it looked as if our robot overlords were about to take over. After the creation of Moltbook, a Reddit clone that allows AI agents using OpenClaw to communicate with each other, some people were fooled into thinking computers were starting to organize against us. Computers are arrogant humans who dare to […]
Fractal Analytics’ quiet IPO debut signals deep-rooted AI concerns in India
Fractal Analytics, India’s first IPO company, had a not-so-strong first day on the public market as enthusiasm for technology collided with nervous investors recovering from a steep slide in India’s software stocks. Fractal was listed on Monday at Rs 876 per share, below the issue price of Rs 900, but fell further in afternoon trade. […]
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI
Peter Steinberger, who created the AI personal assistant now known as OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI. OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and then Moltbot, has rocketed to popularity over the past few weeks with its promise to be “an AI that actually does things,” like managing your calendar, booking flight tickets, and even participating in social […]
India has 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, says Sam Altman
CEO Sam Altman said ahead of the government-sponsored AI Summit that India has 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users and the country is one of the world’s largest markets for OpenAI. On Sunday, Altman outlined the growing adoption of ChatGPT in India in an article published in the Indian English-language daily Times of India, as […]
Enterprise AI is competing for land. Glean builds layers beneath the interface.
The battle for enterprise AI is heating up. Microsoft bundles Copilot with Office. Google is pushing Gemini into Workspace. OpenAI and Anthropic sell directly to enterprises. All SaaS vendors are now shipping AI assistants. In the scramble for interfaces, Glean is betting on something less tangible: a layer of intelligence underneath. Seven years ago, Glean […]
What the Epstein Files Reveal About EV Startups and Silicon Valley
After the Justice Department released a trove of new documents related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, journalists scrutinizing them discovered extensive ties to Silicon Valley. TechCrunch’s Sean O’Kane examined how a mysterious businessman named David Stern developed a relationship with Epstein to pitch him investments in several electric vehicle startups, including Faraday Future, Lucid […]
How to join a16z’s highly competitive Speedrun startup accelerator program
Without a doubt, one of the hottest new startup accelerators in the tech industry right now is Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun program. The accelerator, scheduled to launch in 2023, has an acceptance rate of less than 1%. The program said in a blog post in January that more than 19,000 startups had participated, but less than […]
Hollywood isn’t happy with new Seedance 2.0 video generator
Hollywood groups are objecting to a new AI video model called SeaDance 2.0, claiming it has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement. ByteDance, the Chinese company that recently closed a deal to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations (it retains a stake in the new joint venture), launched Seedance 2.0 earlier this week. According to […]
The computer science exodus (and where are the students going?)
This fall, something strange happened on the campus of the University of California. For the first time since the dot-com crash, enrollment in computer science has declined. The San Francisco Chronicle reported last week that the system as a whole is down 6% this year after falling 3% in 2024. Even though overall college enrollment […]
As the venture capital landscape changes, this executive focuses on overlooked founders
Many people in Silicon Valley have spent years chasing mega-rounds and hot AI deals. Stacey Brown Philpott, meanwhile, runs CherryRock Capital like she was back in the early days of venture capital, writing small Series A and B checks to founders routinely overlooked by larger companies. The former TaskRabbit CEO and 10-year Google veteran launched […]