New York-focused VC Work-Bench has raised a fresh $160M
New York-focused VC Work-Bench has raised a fresh $160M Work-Bench, whose portfolio includes unicorns Spring Health and Socure, just raised a $160 million Fund IV to quadruple down on backing…
NFT phenom CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit
NFT phenom CryptoPunks was just sold to a nonprofit Yuga Labs, known as the creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club and other notable NFTs, sold its iconic CryptoPunks to the…
Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user
Anthropic, Google score win by nabbing OpenAI-backed Harvey as a user Popular legal AI tool Harvey will now be using leading foundation models from Anthropic and Google, moving beyond strictly…
Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem
Y Combinator says Google is a ‘monopolist’ that has ‘stunted’ the startup ecosystem Fabled startup investor and accelerator Y Combinator has some choice words for Google in an amicus brief…
AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain
AWS enters into ‘strategic partnership’ with Saudi Arabia-backed Humain Amazon says it will work with Humain, the AI company recently launched by Saudi Arabia’s ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, to invest…
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features
Airbnb expands into services and experiences, plans more social and AI features As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to…
Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history
Tencent hires WizardLM team, a Microsoft AI group with an odd history WizardLM, a Beijing-based Microsoft AI research group, appears to have joined Tencent, the Chinese company that owns WeChat…
TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool
TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature, the company announced on Tuesday. The new feature is called “TikTok AI Alive”…
Google’s Find My Device becomes Find Hub amid expansion
Google’s Find My Device becomes Find Hub amid expansion Android users will have more ways to find their devices and other items, Google announced on Tuesday during the Android Show,…
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company might be in line for an Amtrak contract
Elon Musk’s The Boring Company might be in line for an Amtrak contract Federal railroad regulators are in talks with Elon Musk’s tunneling firm, The Boring Company (TBC), over a…