OpenAI raises $3 billion from private investors in astounding $122 billion funding, not yet public
OpenAI has signed a deal to raise $122 billion at a valuation of $852 billion. This is the company’s largest funding round to date as it plans to enter the public markets this year. This round will further add to OpenAI’s war chest as it spends billions on AI chips, expanding its data centers and […]
Yupp closes after raising $33 million from Chris Dixon of a16z cryptocurrency
Sometimes a seemingly good idea, big funding from a big-name venture capital firm, and a well-connected angel investor aren’t enough. Co-founders Pankaj Gupta and Gilad Mishne announced on Tuesday that Yap would be winding down, less than a year after launching. Yupp provided a crowdsourced AI model selection service. This allowed consumers to test and […]
Mehta was finally held accountable for harming the teens. Well, what is it?
Meta lost its lawsuit against the state of New Mexico last week, marking the first time the company has been held accountable by the court system for endangering the safety of children. This was a landmark ruling in itself, but the next day, Meta lost another lawsuit when a Los Angeles jury found that Meta […]
Want to play this secret game with your TikTok DMs?
TikTok has secretly added a secret emoji game that can be accessed via DM. The goal of the game is simple. Use your fingers to jump as high as you can between the crocodiles. Be careful and avoid the skeleton crocodiles. The broken crocodile will disappear after one landing, so you must quickly bounce back […]
Whoop’s valuation triples to $10 billion
Whoop, the fitness and health tracking wearable company, has closed a $575 million Series G funding round at a valuation of $10.1 billion in a deal that brings together sovereign wealth funds, leading medical institutions, and some of the world’s most prominent athletes. This is almost triple the last reported valuation of $3.6 billion. The […]
Uber and WeRide ramp up robotaxi operations in Dubai
Uber and Chinese self-driving car company Willide have begun operating robotaxis without human safety operators in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East. Passengers can now book vehicles through the Uber app, which operates in commercial and industrial areas such as Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Investment Park Second and Jabal Ali […]
Uber and WeRide ramp up robotaxi operations in Dubai
Uber and Chinese self-driving car company Willide have begun operating robotaxis without human safety operators in Dubai as part of a broader expansion in the Middle East. Passengers can now book vehicles through the Uber app, which operates in commercial and industrial areas such as Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai Investment Park Second and Jabal Ali […]
North Korean hackers are accused of hijacking the popular Axios open source project and spreading malware
Suspected North Korean hackers have hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to distribute malware that could put millions of developers at risk of compromise. On Monday, hackers pushed a malicious version of a widely used JavaScript library called Axios that developers rely on to connect their software to the Internet. The […]
Healthcare data giant CareCloud announces that hackers have accessed patient medical records
Healthcare technology giant CareCloud has admitted that hackers gained access to one of its stores of patient electronic medical records during a data breach earlier this month. The disclosure document, filed last Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said the company detected unauthorized access on March 16 to one of six environments where […]
Rivian spinoff also plans to build autonomous delivery vehicles for DoorDash
Also, a micromobility company founded within Rivian and spun out last year, will work with DoorDash to develop self-driving delivery vehicles, the companies announced Tuesday. As part of the deal, DoorDash participated in Also’s $200 million Series C funding round led by previous investor Greenoaks Capital. DoorDash also has a seat on Also’s board of […]