AI
Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium raises $100M seed, backed by Nvidia
Gradium, a Paris-based AI voice startup, has raised a total of $100 million in its seed round after reopening it to new investors, including Nvidia. The company originally launched…
How did the government decide OpenAI’s frontier model was safe to release?
OpenAI is releasing its latest advanced LLM, Sol, for public access, but the process by which the government deemed it safe remains unclear. Experts and industry figures express co…
How to stop Meta’s AI image generator from using your Instagram photos
Meta has launched "Muse Image," a new AI image-generation feature that allows users to create and edit images within its apps. The feature has sparked controversy because it enable…
Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
Meta is on track to begin production of its latest AI-specific chips in September, according to an internal memo reported by Reuters. The chips, developed under Meta's Training and…
Nvidia is a victim of the compute marketplace it created
Nvidia has experienced a 15% stock price decline since its May peak, even as projected revenue continues to grow. The company is now cheaper than the S&P average relative to expect…
Anthropic’s new Claude feature is quietly selling you on AI
Anthropic has introduced a new feature for its AI assistant Claude called "Reflect," a built-in dashboard designed to track and visualize user interactions with the AI. The feature…
Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are bigger than the last 25 years of tech exits
According to the NCVA-Pitchbook Venture Monitor report, the pending IPOs of OpenAI and Anthropic, along with the already-public SpaceX, are set to generate more value than all U.S.…
Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist
Character.AI is entering the microdrama market by producing its own series using AI characters, but with a unique interactive twist: users over 18 can chat with the characters, ask…
Popular open source AI developer tool Ollama raises $65M, grows to nearly 9M users
Ollama, the popular open-source AI developer tool, has raised a $65 million Series B round led by Theory Ventures, bringing its total funding to $88 million. The tool, which helps …
Nandan Nilekani leaves GP role at Fundamentum as it launches $200M third fund
Nandan Nilekani, the Infosys co-founder, is stepping down as a general partner at Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm he co-founded nearly a decade ago, as the firm l…
Porn site company fined £630,000 over failed age checks
Ofcom has fined the operator of the pornography site Fapello £630,000 for failing to implement age verification checks for UK users. The regulator stated that the company had not i…
Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring
San Francisco's housing market is experiencing a dramatic surge, driven by the wealth generated by the artificial intelligence industry. In March, the city regained its title as th…