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Lip-Bu Tan says Intel will spin off non-core units

Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan wasted no time laying out his plans for the semiconductor giant. Speaking at the Intel Vision conference this week, Tan told attendees that the company will spin off assets that aren’t core to its mission, … Continue reading

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Ente wants to take on Google Photos with its privacy-first photo storage service

Despite Google’s intentions for its default image viewing and editing app for Android, the Photos app has, over the years, become one of the most popular photo backup services around. In fact, it was one of the most attractive offerings … Continue reading

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OpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all users

OpenAI’s new image generator, powered by its GPT-4o model, is now available to all users, CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X. The feature was until now available only to paying users of ChatGPT. While it is not … Continue reading

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Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech

Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third fund with $300 million in capital commitments. The Washington D.C.-based firm previously raised a $225 million … Continue reading

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Fashion startup CaaStle appears to be in trouble

CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and in 2018 became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers, is facing financial difficulties, reports Axios. The company is almost out of money, CEO Christine Hunsicker … Continue reading

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OpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuation

OpenAI on Monday announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history. According to a blog post on the company’s website, OpenAI raised $40 billion in a round that values the company at $300 billion post-money. … Continue reading

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ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts

ChatGPT’s new image generator is raising concerns for being really good at creating fake receipts.

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Alphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from Thrive

Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug discovery platform that was spun out of Google’s DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The $600 million round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from GV, and existing investor … Continue reading

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Hillary Clinton joins Bluesky

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Bluesky, following in the footsteps of former president Barack Obama, who made his first post on the platform last week. Clinton confirmed her Bluesky account’s legitimacy in an Instagram story and a … Continue reading

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OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming months

OpenAI says that it intends to release its first “open” language model since GPT‑2 “in the coming months.” That’s according to a feedback form the company published on its website Monday. The form, which OpenAI is inviting “developers, researchers, and … Continue reading

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