TECHNOLOGYAI inference startup Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B months after its last mega-roundStartup Baseten is reportedly close to finalizing a $1.5 billion round at a $13 billion as the “inference gold rush" marches on.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYThe White House Is Making Up Its Rules for AI in Real TimeAnthropic still can’t distribute Claude Mythos or Fable 5 after running afoul of the Trump administration. But no one can say exactly what the company did wrong.Wired·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYSnap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costsThe Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video development.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYSnap spins off AI video team into new company, Dotmo, due to costsThe Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video development.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYOpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPOOpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYOpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPOOpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYMeta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to TrumpOn today’s Uncanny Valley, we dive into the dysfunction in Meta’s newly formed AI unit and why it’s been driving already-low employee morale even further into the ground.Wired·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYSnap’s Specs look good on nobodySnap's new smart glasses are probably the most impressive bit of face-computer technology we've seen. They're not VR-headset huge; they don't have a big charging puck; thanks to Snap's many years of AR lens development, they're likely to have a lot of features right out of the box. (Yes, they're $2,The Verge·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYAlmost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match saysAbout 47% of singles look negatively at the use of AI in dating -- but many dating app users are open to AI helping with profile punch-ups and conversation starters.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYAmazon hopes to challenge Nvidia more directly by selling its AI chipsAWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYMivo’s new app takes a mindful approach to managing screen timeNotably, unlike other apps that might just try to pull you away from your phone, Mivo lets the user decide if they want to continue, encouraging users to become more aware of how and why they’re using it instead.TechCrunch·1w ago
TECHNOLOGYTrump Mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos by Showing Off Fawning Texts“You would not believe the texts I got from these tech guys,” NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan quote Donald Trump as telling associates in an upcoming book.Wired·1w ago
