Lux Capital’s $4M for AI Fintech Magie
Lux Capital led a seed round in which Brazil fintech Magie raised $4 million, signalling the firm’s inaugural investment in Brazil The…
Skyfire Lets AI Use Your Money
AI agents face limitations with payments, requiring human input for transactions, and Skyfire Systems aims to change this Skyfire developed a…
Rippling founder: Companies are AI-washing
Parker Conrad, the founder of Rippling, an HR startup valued at $13.5 billion, offered insightful perspectives on AI during a recent…
Authors Sue Anthropic for AI Copyright Infringement
Three authors have filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, in a federal court in California The…
SleekFlow Raises $7M for Controversial AI in Asia
SleekFlow, based in Singapore and Hong Kong, has secured an additional $7 million to advance its AI technology and expand into Southeast Asia,…
GM Cuts 1,000 Software Jobs for AI Focus
General Motors is eliminating approximately 1,000 software positions globally to concentrate on high-priority projects such as enhancing its…
Reliant AI Tackles Science Data Crunch
Reliant uses AI to automate labor-intensive tasks in research, like literature reviews, freeing up time for meaningful work and advancing…
Procreate Rejects Generative AI
Procreate announces its decision to avoid incorporating generative AI into its products A well-known iPad design application, Procreate, has…
Trump’s AI-Generated Taylor Swift Endorsement: Illegal?
Trump’s recent memes on Truth Social suggest Taylor Swift supports his candidacy, but new laws could impact the legality of using…
Cohere Founder Says AI Business Model Shifts Fast
Aidan Gomez, CEO of Cohere, stated that the AI model market is becoming a “zero margin business,” with costs outpacing revenues…
SF Cracks Down on AI ‘Undressing’ Sites
San Francisco authorities take action against AI-driven websites that generate non-consensual altered images, addressing a growing digital…
AI Demand Fuels Soaring Data Center Water Use
The demand for data centres is being fuelled by AI growth, which is subsequently increasing water consumption The computing apparatus in data…
US Mulls Stricter Crypto Reporting Rules
The Federal and Treasury plan to amend the Bank Secrecy Act’s “money” definition to include digital assets and…
South Korea’s AI Textbooks Face Parent Skepticism
A report in The Financial Times indicates that certain parents have reservations regarding the South Korean government’s intentions to…
OpenAI Shuts Down Election Influence Operation Using ChatGPT
According to a blog post published on Friday, OpenAI has prohibited the collection of ChatGPT accounts associated with an Iranian influence…
California Weakens AI Disaster Prevention Bill Before Final Vote
The bill SB 1047, intended to prevent AI disasters in California, has encountered substantial opposition from numerous stakeholders in Silicon…
Geekbench Releases AI Benchmarking App
Primate Labs, a benchmarking company, released Geekbench AI 1.0 on Thursday To standardize performance ratings across platforms, the…
Silicon Valley Battles California AI Safety Bill
Silicon Valley tech is agitated over a California measure that requires AI developers to set up safety protocols to prevent “critical…
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Bring Gemini Features
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 now include Gemini features, offering an upgraded audio experience with the latest advancements in earbuds The age of…
Google’s 2024 AI Features You Might Have Missed
Earlier Tuesday, Google hosted its annual Made by Google hardware event, but many details were overlooked due to the overwhelming volume of…