How a $6M bet on Wiz turned into a massive 200x return for one early backer
How a $6M bet on Wiz turned into a massive 200x return for one early backer Wiz’s $32 billion all-cash acquisition by Google parent Alphabet promises a colossal payday for…
OpenAI’s o1-pro is the company’s most expensive AI model yet
OpenAI’s o1-pro is the company’s most expensive AI model yet OpenAI has launched a more powerful version of its o1 “reasoning” AI model, o1-pro, in its developer API. According to…
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger. ©…
Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users
Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users Another consumer-grade spyware operation was hacked in June 2024, which exposed thousands of Apple Account…
X users treating Grok like a fact-checker spark concerns over misinformation
X users treating Grok like a fact-checker spark concerns over misinformation Some users on X are turning to Grok for fact-checking, raising concerns among fact-checkers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights…
Sequoia shutters D.C. office, lets go of policy team
Sequoia shutters D.C. office, lets go of policy team Sequoia will shutter its D.C. office as well as part ways with the policy team there at the end of March,…
OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago
OpenAI research lead Noam Brown thinks AI ‘reasoning’ models could’ve arrived decades ago Noam Brown, who leads AI reasoning research at OpenAI, says “reasoning” AI models like OpenAI’s o1 could’ve…
Nvidia reportedly acquires synthetic data startup Gretel
Nvidia reportedly acquires synthetic data startup Gretel Nvidia has reportedly acquired Gretel, a San Diego-based startup that’s developed a platform to generate synthetic AI training data. Terms of the acquisition…
AWS generative AI exec leaves to launch startup
AWS generative AI exec leaves to launch startup Raj Aggarwal is leaving AWS after nearly three years as the company’s GM of generative AI and revenue acceleration, according to a…
Group co-led by Fei-Fei Li suggests that AI safety laws should anticipate future risks
Group co-led by Fei-Fei Li suggests that AI safety laws should anticipate future risks In a new report, a California-based policy group co-led by Fei-Fei Li, an AI pioneer, suggests…