Sam Altman swings in the New York Times
From the moment Openai CEO Sam Altman stepped onto the stage, it was clear that this would not be a normal interview. Altman and his chief operating officer, Brad Wrightcap, awkwardly stood towards the back of the stage at a jam-filled San Francisco venue where jazz concerts are usually held. Hundreds of people filled the […]
Calci will close a $185 million round as rival Polymeruk reportedly seeks $200 million
Kalshi has raised a $185 million round led by a crypto-centric VC company paradigm, bringing the company’s valuation to $2 billion in money, with representatives from Paradigm and Kalshi confirmed to TechCrunch. “The forecast market reminds me of Crypto 15 years ago,” said Matt Fan, co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm. “There’s no better team […]
Air Quality Tests Around Xai’s Memphis Data Center pose questions
Elon Musk’s Xai is subject to scrutiny in Memphis, where the natural gas turbine running the Colossus Data Center is causing vigilance among residents concerned about air pollution. On Tuesday, the city of Memphis released the results of a third-party initial air quality test, saying the levels of the 10 pollutants they tested were not […]
Meta is adding an AI-powered overview to WhatsApp
Meta announced on Wednesday that it is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp. An optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarise unread messages in chat. This summary will only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company points out. This feature is based on AI technology released by Meta in April, allowing […]
Bernie Sanders says that if AI makes us very productive, we should get a four-day job
As AI companies rave about how products are revolutionizing productivity, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants to spend money on places with automatic mouths in the tech industry. In a recent interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Sanders argued that the time saved with AI tools should be returned to workers to spend with their families. “Technology […]
Bumble to solve 30% of employees
Dating app Bumble announced Wednesday that it will resolve 30% of its workforce and affect around 240 positions. In its securities application, the company said the cuts were part of a plan to reorganize “an operational structure to optimize execution with strategic priorities.” Bumble expects to save $40 million a year as a result of […]
Early materials emerge from stealth, making LFP batteries better and cheaper
Lithium-ion batteries have dropped 75% in costs over the past decade. This is a surprising research and development that is not the result of a singular breakthrough, but the result of countless incremental improvements. Few people know that it’s better than Chaitanya Sharma, the founder of Stealth’s Early Materials. Sharma worked for more than two […]
Google announces Gemini CLI, an open source AI tool for terminals
Google is launching a new agent AI tool that brings Gemini AI models closer to where developers are already coding. On Wednesday, the company announced the launch of the Gemini CLI, an agent AI tool designed to run locally from the terminal. This new tool can connect Google’s Gemini AI model to a local codebase […]
Ring cameras and doorbells now use AI to provide specific descriptions of motion activities
The Amazon-owned ring announced Wednesday that it was introducing new AI-powered features in its doorbells and cameras. Now, when users receive real-time notifications about events on their properties, updates become more descriptive. For example, “a person is climbing the stairs with a black dog” or “two individuals are looking at a white car parked in […]
Kodiak uses Vay’s remote driving technology on autonomous trucks
The autonomous truck developed by Kodiak Robotics contains remote drive DNA courtesy of Vay, an unmanned car sharing startup from Bailin. The companies, who announced their partnership on Wednesday, have been working together since last year when Kodiak’s self-driving trucks began driverless delivery of Atlas Energy Solutions in the oil-rich Permian Basin of West Texas […]