China’s tech titans race to invest $340M in OpenAI challenger
It’s become increasingly evident that two parallel AI universes are forming between the U.S. and China. While the U.S. has spawned notable players like...
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Statement, iink, Finzly and more
Statement:Israel-based fintech Statement secures $12 million in seed funding.
Led by Glilot Capital Partners with participation from Citi, Mensch Capital Partners, Titan Capital,...
5 investors on the pros and cons of open source AI business models
As the generative AI boom continues, startups building business models around the tech are beginning to delineate along two clear lines.
Some, convinced that a...
Instagram co-founders’ app Artifact now lets you discover recommended places, too
Personalized news aggregation app Artifact is taking another step to become a place to discover interesting links of all sorts, not just the latest...
After 50,000 hours, this AI can play Pokémon Red
Almost 10 years ago, the online phenomenon “Twitch Plays Pokémon” convened over a million people to play Pokémon Red at the same time, with...
Meet two open source challengers to OpenAI’s ‘multimodal’ GPT-4V
OpenAI’s GPT-4V is being hailed as the next big thing in AI: a “multimodal” model that can understand both text and images. This has...
Waymo’s new simulator helps researchers train more realistic agents
Autonomous vehicle companies use simulators to train their self-driving systems and teach them how to react to “agents” — things like pedestrians, cyclists, traffic...
ID verification specialist Prove Identity bags $40m to fuel global expansion
Prove Identity, a New York-based ID verification firm, secures $40 million in funding from MassMutual Ventures and Capital One Ventures.
Founded in 2008...
Nvidia brings generative AI compatibility to robotics platforms
It likely won’t surprise you to learn that generative AI has been a white-hot topic in the world of robotics. There are a number...
