Meta brings AI-developed short video feed to Europe
Meta announced Thursday that Vibes, a short-form video feed of AI-generated videos, will launch in Europe on the Meta AI app. Think TikTok or Instagram Reels. But all the videos you see are generated by AI. The rollout comes six weeks after Meta introduced the feed in the US. Days after launching Meta, OpenAI released […]
Peloton recalls 833,000 bikes after reports of injuries
Peloton is recalling approximately 833,000 original Bike+ machines after reports that some seatposts broke during use, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC reports that Peloton has received three complaints related to this issue, two of which resulted in user injuries. The affected Bike+ units were sold between January 2020 and […]
Why Benchmark made a rare crypto bet on trading app Fomo with $17 million Series A
Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park, co-founders of consumer cryptocurrency trading app Fomo, have taken an unconventional approach to raising capital, and it’s paying off. Their app launched in May and just announced a $17 million benchmark-led Series A round (an unusual crypto bet for a top VC firm), bringing total funding to $19 million. […]
Inception raises $50 million to build code and text pervasive model
With so much money flowing into AI startups, it’s a good time to become an AI researcher and test your ideas. Also, if your idea is sufficiently novel, it may be easier to obtain the necessary resources as an independent company rather than within a large research institute. That’s the story of Inception, a startup […]
Lucid Motors’ chief engineer retires after 10 years
Lucid Motors Chief Engineer Eric Buck will retire from the company after more than 10 years, the company announced. Bach, who also served as senior vice president of products at Lucid Motors, has been with the company since 2015. He joins Lucid after three years as Director of Engineering at Tesla, working alongside Peter Rawlinson, […]
Lina Khan to co-chair New York Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani’s transition team
After Zoran Mamdani won the New York mayoral race on Tuesday night, his campaign announced that former FTC Chair Lina Khan would be one of four co-chairs of his transition team. Mr. Khan is an ally of Mr. Mamdani and praised his work helping small business owners in an op-ed in the New York Times. […]
University of Pennsylvania confirms hackers stole data during cyber attack
The University of Pennsylvania acknowledged Tuesday that hackers stole the university’s data as part of last week’s data breach, during which alumni and other officials received suspicious emails from official university email addresses. The message from the hacker read, “We have been hacked.” “We love breaking federal laws like FERPA (all your data will be […]
This startup’s metal stack could help solve AI’s huge heat problem
When Nvidia announced its Rubin series of GPUs in March, it also dropped the bombshell that racks with the Ultra version of the chips, scheduled to be released in 2027, could draw up to 600 kilowatts of power. That’s nearly twice as fast as today’s fastest EV chargers. As data center racks become more power-hungry, […]
SoftBank and OpenAI launch new joint venture in Japan as AI transactions become increasingly circular
The way AI trading is done these days, it appears that AI companies and their investors are copying the Circle of Life. However, it is a cycle of profit and will ensure that the money eventually returns to your coffers. Case in point: SoftBank, which has invested tens of billions of dollars in OpenAI and […]
Former Meta employee launches “Sandbar,” a smart ring that takes voice notes and controls music
A number of voice-based hardware devices are emerging for companionship, productivity, or personal growth purposes. These include Plaud and Pocket card-like devices. Friend, Limitless, Taya pendant. And Bee wristbands, which are now part of Amazon. Now, two former Meta employees who worked in interface design have launched Sandbar, a startup that created a ring called […]