Source: TechCrunch
Bluesky tops app charts and sees ‘all-time-highs’ after Brazil bans X
A Brazilian court’s decision to ban X (formerly Twitter) seems to benefiting its rivals, especially Bluesky. The microblogging platform announced late Friday that it was seeing “all-time-highs for activity” with…
Anthony Ha
Aug. 31, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Is OpenAI worth $100B?
OpenAI could reportedly increase its valuation to $100 billion. Nvidia and Apple are apparently in talks to contribute to the company’s next fundraising round, and Thrive Capital would lead the…
Cody Corrall
Aug. 31, 2024, 5:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Grammy CEO says music industry also has AI concerns
The rise of AI has consumed the arts, just as it has Silicon Valley. Everyone is pondering: Will AI replace me?
Dominic-Madori Davis
Aug. 31, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup Covariant
Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a quarter” of the startup’s employees. It’s also…
Anthony Ha
Aug. 31, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Before Midjourney, there was NightCafe — and it’s still kicking
Learn about NightCafe’s origins, some of the challenges the platform faces, and where NighCafe will evolve from here.
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 31, 2024, 3:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
AI brings a whole new dimension to the challenge of organizational transformation
Organizations are people and people are messy, and you have to look beyond the tech to the end goal: implementing new software that could transform the business.
Ron Miller
Aug. 31, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Watch out for these 10 hot startups from South Korea
Most of the biggest South Korean tech startups intend to pursue public offerings in either South Korea or the United States as part of their exit strategy.
Kate Park
Aug. 31, 2024, 1:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it
SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders.
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 31, 2024, 2:20 a.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Investors are already valuing OpenAI at over $100B on the secondaries market
OpenAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at an eye-popping $100 billion-plus valuation, sources told the Wall Street Journal this week. It turns out investors have…
Rebecca Szkutak
Aug. 30, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
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Source: TechCrunch
Top court orders ban on Elon Musk’s X in Brazil
A top court in Brazil ordered an immediate, country-wide suspension of the X platform on Friday after a months-long legal battle with Elon Musk’s social media company over content moderation,…
Maxwell Zeff
Aug. 30, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
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