Cohere reached a $7 billion valuation one month after his final pay raise, and partnered with AMD
On Wednesday, Enterprise AI Model Maker Cohere said it raised an additional $100 million (upped its valuation to $7 billion) in an extension of the round announced in August. The August round was an overloaded round of $500 million at a $6.8 billion valuation, the company said at the time. Cohere also announced an interesting […]
These YC founders pivoted five times before building a social app that earned 300k users and over $1 million arr in six months
A few months ago, the founder behind the social app candle that was backed by YC was in “Pivot Hell.” After participating in the Y Combinator fall 2024 batch, I cycled over dozens of ideas, but I chopped my seed money clock. Alex Ruber, a former Apple engineer, and Parth Chopra, a former Asana and […]
Google makes real-world data more accessible with AI.
With the debut of the Data Commons Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, Google has transformed its vast public data lob into AI Goldmine. Make your AI systems accessible to developers, data scientists and AI agents using natural language to use better training to access real statistics. Released in 2018, Google’s Data Commons organizes public datasets […]
YouTube recovers prohibited accounts to spread misinformation
YouTube will allow creators whose accounts have been terminated due to repeated violations of Covid-19 and violations of its election integrity policy, according to a letter sent Tuesday to MP Jim Jordan (R-OH). “Reflecting the company’s commitment to free expression, YouTube offers the opportunity for all creators to rejoin the platform if the company terminates […]
British arrest man is linked to ransomware attacks that caused airport disruptions across Europe
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday that a man was arrested in connection with ransomware attacks that caused delays and confusion at several European airports since the weekend. The hack, which began on Friday, caused delays at airports in Brussels, Berlin and Dublin, as well as London’s Heathrow, which continued until yesterday, […]
Google launches Mixboard, a mood board app with AI
Google’s latest AI project challenges the territory of Pinterest. The company has announced the release of Mixboard, software that allows you to create mood boards with AI. This service competes with Pinterest’s collage feature. This feature creates mood boards by users using their favorite pins and other images. However, with Mixboard, you don’t need to […]
Emergent raises $23 million from Lightspeed to help consumers build apps
Over the past decade, platforms like Instagram, YouTube and Tiktok have become more popular with photos and video sharing as smartphone camera quality has improved. Many people have changed from casual posters to making money creators. Eggent, a company built by twin brothers Mukhand and Madhav Jah, aims to become a similar platform for consumers […]
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Scott Winner reveals the dangers of AI in his fight to make big technology
This is not California Sen. Scott Winner’s first attempt to address the dangers of AI. In 2024, Silicon Valley launched a fierce campaign against SB 1047, the controversial AI safety bill. Technology leaders warned that they would curb the American AI boom. Gov. Gavin Newsom ultimately rejected the bill, reflecting similar concerns, and the popular […]
How Google’s Dev Tools Manager creates AI coding tasks
As the project manager for Google’s Developer Tools, Ryan Salva has the front row seat of how AI tools change coding. Previously, Github and Microsoft were responsible for tools such as Gemini Cli and Gemini Code Assist, tweaking developers into a new world of agent programming. His team announced new third-party research on Tuesday, showing […]