Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says that her new startup, Thinking Machines Lab, was valued at $12 billion in…
Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines
Google Discover adds AI summaries, threatening publishers with further traffic declines As publishers fret about decreased traffic from Google, the search giant has begun rolling out AI summaries in Discover,…
The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for 245K
The rights to Fyre Festival sold on eBay for 245K Billy McFarland, the convicted criminal behind Fyre Festival, sold the rights to the infamous brand on eBay. Billy McFarland, the…
Lucid Motors will roll out hands-free highway driving this month
Lucid Motors will roll out hands-free highway driving this month Lucid Motors joins the likes of Ford, General Motors, and Tesla in offering an advanced driver assistance system that allows…
Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed servers of Russian drone maker
Ukrainian hackers claim to have destroyed servers of Russian drone maker A coalition of Ukrainian hackers breached and wiped systems belonging to Gaskar Group, a Moscow-based drone maker. A coalition…
AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal
AI coding tools are shifting to a surprising place: the terminal For years, code-editing tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and GitHub’s Copilot have been the standard for AI-powered software development. But…
Venture gets a rare Native American-led fund in Betsy Fore’s Velveteen Ventures
Venture gets a rare Native American-led fund in Betsy Fore’s Velveteen Ventures The firm will look to invest $500,000 to $4 million in 15-20 seed and Series A companies in…
Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’
Research leaders urge tech industry to monitor AI’s ‘thoughts’ Research leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind are urging tech companies and research groups to monitor AI's "thoughts." Research leaders…
Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model
Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model French startup Mistral has jumped into the audio race with Voxtral, its first open model, aiming to challenge the dominance…
Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu
Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu Baidu is the latest addition to Uber's growing list of autonomous vehicle partners, which includes Waymo, Volkswagen, May Mobility, and Pony AI. Baidu…