Standard Nuclear emerges from the ashes of a failed startup
Standard Nuclear emerges from the ashes of a failed startup Standard Nuclear was the winning bidder for Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation's fuel-related assets at a bankruptcy auction. Standard Nuclear was…
Sam Altman thinks AI will have ‘novel insights’ next year
Sam Altman thinks AI will have ‘novel insights’ next year In a new essay published Tuesday called “The Gentle Singularity,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his latest vision for how…
Proxima Fusion joins the club of well-funded nuclear contenders with €130M Series A
Proxima Fusion joins the club of well-funded nuclear contenders with €130M Series A Commercial nuclear fusion power isn’t a reality yet. But venture capital is flowing into startups that promise…
OpenAI’s open model is delayed
OpenAI’s open model is delayed OpenAI was targeting an early summer release date for its open model, which is slated to have similar "reasoning" capabilities to OpenAI's o-series of models.…
Vijay Pande, founding partner of a16z bio and health strategy, steps down
Vijay Pande, founding partner of a16z bio and health strategy, steps down Since its founding in 2014, a16z Bio+ Health has raised four funds of nearly $3 billion each, including…
AI storage platform Vast Data aimed for $25B valuation in new round, sources say
AI storage platform Vast Data aimed for $25B valuation in new round, sources say The AI-friendly data storage startup is raising capital at a giant leap in valuation. The AI-friendly…
Apple Intelligence: Everything you need to know about Apple’s AI model and services
Apple Intelligence: Everything you need to know about Apple’s AI model and services Apple Intelligence was designed to leverage things that generative AI already does well, like text and image…
YouTube says its ecosystem created 490k jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024
YouTube says its ecosystem created 490k jobs and added $55B to the US GDP in 2024 YouTube's impact report shows that the creator economy has continued to grow, despite less…
OpenAI releases o3-pro, a souped-up version of its o3 AI reasoning model
OpenAI releases o3-pro, a souped-up version of its o3 AI reasoning model OpenAI has launched o3-pro, an AI model that the company claims is its most capable yet. OpenAI has…
Bedrock Ocean dredges up $25M to map the seafloor with robots
Bedrock Ocean dredges up $25M to map the seafloor with robots Bedrock Ocean wants to use autonomous underwater vehicles to make mapping the seafloor faster and cheaper. Bedrock Ocean wants…