Musk's Grok-1.5 AI chatbot to be available next week: Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI's latest Grok-1.5 chatbot will be available on his social ...
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Bankrupt EV startup Arrival sold its assets to Canoo: Bankrupt commercial EV startup Arrival has sold some of its assets, including advanced manufacturing ...
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Musk's xAI to enable chatbot Grok for all premium subscribers of X: Elon Musk said on Tuesday artificial intelligence startup xAI's chatbot, Grok ...
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Quick Glance: New Availability of Grok AI Announced for X Premium Subscribers
- Elon Musk has officially announced that Grok, the AI chatbot from Musk's xAI, is now accessible to all X Premium users. Previously, Grok was exclusively available to X Premium+ subscribers.
- In March of this year, xAI took a significant step by releasing Grok as an open-source project. This move enables developers and researchers to leverage the powerful 'weights and architecture' behind xAI's Grok chatbot for their projects at no cost.
- The release of Grok is under the Apache 2.0 license, allowing commercial use. Reports indicate that Grok is now available on GitHub, allowing anyone to freely experiment with the 'raw' basic version of the pre-trained Grok big language models.
- Grok, the 'conversational AI for understanding the universe,' was first introduced to the public at the end of 2023. The Grok chatbot can access real-time X data, which sets it apart from competitors, aiming to establish itself as a more modern and edgy alternative to other chatbots.
Fisker’s talks with big automaker fails, New York Stock Exchange to delist stock: The news comes a week after the company paused electric-vehicle production ...
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Blockchain startup Sei Labs creates an interesting solution to make Ethereum faster
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Fisker (FSR) stock falls after failing to make an interest payment, pauses EV production
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X’s Grok chatbot will soon get an upgraded model, Grok-1.5: X.ai, Elon Musk’s AI startup, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5 ...
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Neuralink livestream shows paralyzed person playing chess on laptop: Elon Musk’s brain science startup, Neuralink, offered a peek Wednesday into how a ...
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Quick Glance: Neuralink showcases paralyzed individual playing chess on laptop
- Elon Musk's brain science startup, Neuralink, provided a glimpse into how a quadriplegic person is using its brain implant to control a computer.
- Neuralink's first human patient, Noland Arbaugh, paralyzed below his shoulders, plays chess and turns off the laptop's music solely with his thoughts.
- Neuralink is one of at least three companies that have evidence of a functioning brain implant, with others like Blackrock Neurotech and Synchron having a head start.
- Scientists have noted Neuralink's significant progress, although the company's clinical trial is in early stages with limited public information available.
Non-sexy industries can appeal to investors too: Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we’re looking at some hot fintech startups ...
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Microsoft agreed to pay Inflection $650 mln while hiring its staff, source says: Microsoft has agreed to pay Inflection about $650 million while hiring the AI ...
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A Chilean startup is reinventing the wheel by recycling used car tires and turning them into modern electric car batteries
Stability AI CEO resigns because you’re ‘not going to beat centralized AI with more centralized AI’
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Quick Glance: Stability AI CEO Resigns - Decentralized AI in Focus
- Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, has stepped down to focus on decentralized AI, while the company has appointed interim co-CEOs.
- Mostaque emphasized that centralized AI cannot be beaten with more centralized AI, advocating for more transparent and distributed governance in the AI industry.
- His departure comes amid challenges at Stability AI, with high expenditures reported and struggles to secure new funding rounds.
- Mostaque's shift in focus towards revenue growth over time, aiming for cash flow positivity and emphasizing open models and enterprise adoption.
Japan's Space One rocket explodes: Tokyo-based startup Space One failed to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit on its own ...
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Over for ZF Ventures: The austerity measures in Friedrichshafen are claiming their next victim
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Can old wind turbine blades be adapted to produce solar energy? A Swiss startup is fitting solar cells to old turbine blades to do just that ...
Private-Sector Rocket: Use Launch Failure as Step toward New Era of Space Development
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Quick Glance: Rocket Explodes After Launch in Japan
- The Japanese company aimed to be the first private business in the country to put a satellite into orbit.
- The Kairos rocket exploded shortly after liftoff, causing a smoke plume and a forest fire nearby.
- Space One is investigating the incident, marking a setback for Japan's commercial space endeavors.
- The space transportation market is lucrative, with Space One planning to launch satellites using small rockets.
Meet Uzbekistan’s first unicorn: e-commerce startup Uzum: Uzum, an e-commerce startup offering online shopping, fintech and food deliveries to millions of ...
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Tohoku University startup opens path to waste oil recycling: Its proprietary technology allows it to extract useful compounds from waste oil to produce biofuel ...
japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/18/companies/waste-oil-recycling-startup-sendai/
4 takeaways from Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing: Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison, a year and a half after his crypto startup ...
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Quick Glance: Sam Bankman-Fried's Verdict: 25-Year Prison Term - BBC News
- Sam Bankman-Fried received a 25-year prison sentence. Key details from the court hearing in New York were summarized, focusing on his defense lawyer's arguments and the judge's ruling.
- The judge criticized SBF's lack of remorse, noting that he had never expressed a word of regret for committing terrible crimes. Customers who lost money in the collapse reported experiencing nightmares.
- SBF admitted to making a series of poor decisions but claimed that customers could be reimbursed. The judge pointed out that the assertion that customers would be fully repaid through the bankruptcy process was misleading.
- The court hearing also included testimonies from customers who lost significant amounts of money, insights into SBF's background, and the reasons behind the collapse of his company FTX.
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Mercedes begins piloting Apptronik humanoid robots: Pilot season has officially begun for the world of humanoid robotics. Last year, Amazon began testing ...
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Aviation startup Boom Supersonic has finally completed its first supersonic test flight using its prototype XB-1 aircraft ... Show more
FTX to Offload Majority of 8% Stake in Anthropic for $884 Million: The estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is offloading about two-thirds of its 8% stake in ...
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AI risk management startup ValidMind raises $8.1M to help banks comply with regulations
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Trump Media Is Now the Most Expensive US Stock to Bet Against: Betting against former president Donald Trump’s social media startup is one of the most difficult ...
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Quick Glance: Trump's Truth Social Stock Surges Despite Company Losses
- Shares of Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social have seen a significant increase in their first days of trading.
- Despite the company's lack of profit and meager quarterly revenue, it has been valued at over $8 billion.
- Experts suggest that the stock surge is driven more by Trump's political supporters than financial fundamentals.
- While the future of Truth Social remains uncertain in the competitive social media industry, it may serve as a platform for Trump's future media ventures.
Big tech's desperate scramble for AI talent: The fight to hire the best AI talent is heating up, and it looks like Big Tech — and big paychecks — are winning out ...
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Adam Neumann bids over $500 million to buy back WeWork, source says: It's not clear how Neumann is planning to line up financing for his bid ...
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Quick Glance: Adam Neumann Makes Bid Exceeding $500 Million for WeWork: Report
- The Wall Street Journal reported that WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann submitted a bid of over $500 million to buy back the bankrupt company.
- Neumann is attempting to regain control of the bankrupt coworking company following efforts by him and his new real estate company Flow Global to repurchase WeWork.
- The financing of Neumann's $500 million bill was not immediately clear to individuals familiar with the situation.
- WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2023, with Neumann seeking a path back to the company since.
Amazon pours additional $2.75bn into AI startup Anthropic: Extra financing will bring technology giant’s total investment in OpenAI rival to $4bn
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Trump’s Social Media Company Is Set to Trade Tuesday on Nasdaq: Former president Donald Trump’s social media startup is set to begin trading Tuesday after ...
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Quick Glance: Appeals Court Decision Reduces Trump's Bond in Fraud Case
- In the New York civil fraud case, it was determined that Donald Trump and his co-defendants now have 10 days to post a $175 million bond, compared to the original $464 million.
- The late ruling from a panel of state Appellate Division judges, all appointed by Democratic governors, represents a significant victory and relief for the former president.
- Trump's legal team had previously stated that obtaining the larger bond was practically impossible. The court's decision also temporarily prevents the New York Attorney General's office from enforcing the judgment.
- Additionally, the court imposed a stay on the part of the initial judgment that restricted Trump from acting as a public officer of a company, as well as prohibitions on other individuals, although not all of Trump's requests were granted.
Amazon (AMZN) Invests Additional $2.75 Billion in Anthropic: Amazon.com Inc. says it’s investing an additional $2.75 billion in Anthropic ...
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Trump Social Media Firm Jumps 58% After Post-SPAC Deal Debut: Former president Donald Trump’s social media startup climbed as much as 58% in its first session as ...
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Quick Glance: Social Media Stocks Surge Beyond Trump Media
- Donald Trump's social media company is not the only one experiencing a surge in stock value - other social media companies are also on the rise.
- Trump Media began trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday, becoming one of the few social media-first companies on the public market.
- While Meta's shares saw a slight dip, other social media companies like Reddit, Snap, and Pinterest have seen an increase, with Trump Media gaining 16% on its first trading day.
- Despite the current success of Trump Media and Reddit, cautionary tales from previous social media offerings like Snap and Pinterest warn of potential risks as their stock prices remain below their peak levels.
Amazon has announced it will pump a further $2.75 billion into artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, a rival of ChatGPT maker OpenAI ... Show more
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John Pasmore tries to make AI less biased. Just don't call it BlackGPT: His startup, Latimer, is backed by Esther Dyson and is weaving Black data into AI model ...
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Canva acquires Affinity, marking the startup's biggest acquisition to date: Canva has made its biggest acquisition till date and acquired Affinity suite of ...
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We need more Adanis, Ambanis, Marutis for India to grow: Amitabh Kant: Business Standard Manthan: Amitabh Kant discusses India's role in G20 and path to becoming ...
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Japan's first private-sector rocket erupts into a fireball after encountering a problem and self-destructing after launch. www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/03/13/space-one-rocket-kairos-japan/72954579007/
Fisker Inches Closer to Bankruptcy After Talks With Potential Partner Fall Through
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Stability AI Founder Emad Mostaque Plans To Resign As CEO, Sources Say: Mostaque has told a number of people close to him that he plans to step down as chief ...
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Quick Glance: UN adopts groundbreaking global AI resolution
- The resolution underscores the need for guidelines for safe, trustworthy AI systems and excludes military AI.
- It promotes the positive potentials of AI, calls for bridging digital divides and ensuring equitable access to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- The resolution was a step forward to address the promises and risks of AI, aiming to support developing countries.
- Concerns regarding negative impacts of AI on human rights and data protection are highlighted, emphasizing the need for responsible regulation of the technology.
Some VCs are over the Sam Altman hype: In some corners of Silicon Valley, the meteoric rise of OpenAI and Sam Altman has given way to an inevitable backlash.
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How a tiny 4-person startup, Supaglue, caught Stripe’s eye: Supaglue's team will accelerate the work Stripe's been working on real-time analytics and ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/29/supaglue-stripe-acquire-acquisition/
Lucid (LCID) gets another $1 billion investment as it prepares to launch Gravity electric SUV
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AI as CEO: U.S. startup reflects on year with cutting-edge 'chatboss': NEW YORK -- As a movement starts to emerge among U.S. CEOs to entrust some executive ...
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Sonic Lamb Review | Starts from a low base and makes the cut: The Hindu reviewed the Sonic Lamb headphones created by the Mangalore-based Rapture Innovation Labs
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The final countdown: Early Stage 2024 ticket savings end tonight: The final countdown is on! Today, March 29, marks the final opportunity to grab your early-bird ...
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Canadian Oil Flows to Los Angeles as Trans Mountain Start Nears: Canadian crude shipments to Los Angeles are surging, a possible preview of how an expanded ...
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Bill Gates-backed startup races ahead on green steel: Bill Gates-backed startup Electra says it can now make emissions-free iron without melting ore on ...
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Byju’s founder floats share offer to make peace with estranged investors: Byju Raveendran, the founder of embattling edtech group Byju’s, has made a last-ditch ...
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The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space: Injectable immunotherapy drugs can be made, in theory, but gravity prevents them from crystallizing ...
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Fisker Inches Closer to Bankruptcy After Talks With Potential Partner Fall Through
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IIT Madras signs MoU with Starburst Accelerator to set up €100 million start-up hub
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SydeLabs raises $2.5M seed to develop an intent-based firewall guard for AI: SydeLabs launched its red teaming solution, SydeBox, on March 1, 2024 ...
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Electron Unveils Design Change, Shifts To Private Market | Aviation Week Network: Dutch startup Electron Aerospace has unveiled an updated design for its ...
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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal warns startup founders: Adapt, innovate or perish: Deepinder Goyal emphasized that it is important for businesses to disrupt processes ...
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ValidMind, which helps banks with AI risk, used this deck to raise $8M: A fintech automating parts of the risk-management process for AI models used this pitch ...
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Unfinished 3D-printed home to resume construction in North Houston: Although construction paused for several months, the first multi-story 3D printed home in the ...
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Kids’ clothing and gear is more expensive than ever. Kidsy has a sustainable solution for discounts
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Tiny Corp Offers AMD & NVIDIA Powered AI Systems Starting At $15K, Says If You Want “It Just …
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Why a16z-backed Wonderschool is acquiring EarlyDay: Wonderschool, a startup that provides software and support to help individuals and local governments spin up ...
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Nordensa secures €1.65M in new funding, supporting young footballers through its platform for backers
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Nvidia Backs Little-Known Yotta in Biggest Bet Yet on AI in India: Yotta and its 52-year-old CEO are buying thousands of Nvidia chips to offer AI capabilities in ...
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Gain insights into MNCs' role in India's startup ecosystem at BS Manthan. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion with @manish_tiwary ... Show more
Urban farming is a relatively recent trend – boasting low energy, water and space requirements, plus shorter transportation routes ... Show more
Furnished rental startup Blueground defies proptech woes with $560M in revenue, a new $45M raise
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See 'baby boom' jet used to test the world's next supersonic airliner: A Colorado startup's vision of the next supersonic passenger airliner is a Mach 1 ...
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Trade Republic vs. N26: The duel of the German fintech giants: N26 and Trade Republic are among Germany's most valuable start-ups. Now the digital bank and the ...
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Health care with the self-test: Quickly see for yourself whether liver and kidney values are correct, the vitamin balance is in order ...
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This startup believes mobile apps for businesses should work more like consumer apps
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India’s tribunal court allows Byju’s to proceed with crucial EGM: Byju’s secured favorable outcomes in two court hearings Thursday, paving the way for the ...
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StealthMole raises $7M Series A for its AI-powered dark web intelligence platform
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Accel earnestly rethinks early-stage startup investing in India: By any benchmark, Accel is among the top venture firms in India. With nearly two dozen Indian ...
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