OpenAI is reportedly raising funds at a valuation of $80 billion to $90 billion
OpenAI is in discussions to possibly sell shares in a move that would boost the company’s valuation from $29 billion to somewhere between $80 billion and $90 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the talks. Employees would be allowed to sell their existing shares
Read moreYouTube relaxes advertiser-friendly guidelines around controversial topics, like abortion, abuse and eating disorders
YouTube today announced an update to its advertiser-friendly guidelines that relaxes some of its rules around controversial issues, including sexual and domestic abuse, abortions and eating disorders. The changes will allow YouTube creators to monetize their videos on these topics under some circumstances, though not if they go into graphic
Read moreFCC announces plans to reinstate net neutrality
Net neutrality is back on the menu, citizens. After a long, long battle ending in eventual defeat during Trump’s presidency, the FCC is set to reinstate rules that broadband providers must treat all traffic equally, giving no sweetheart deals to business partners or their own services. The effort to revive
Read moreOpen Robotics’ ROS is in safe grippers with Alphabet, says Intrinsic
The acquisition of Open Robotics received a mixed reception across the industry. “The aim of Intrinsic is to democratize the access to robotics,” says Wendy Tan White, CEO of Intrinsic.
Read moreSierra Space raises $290M at a $5.3B valuation
Sierra Space has raised $290 million in a Series B round to scale its Dream Chaser spaceplane and commercial space station projects, bringing its valuation to $5.3 billion. The company has now raised $1.7 billion to date, a record-setting figure for investment for a commercial space company, Sierra said in
Read moreWhy Solana, Polygon and Aptos expect the enterprise to drive mass adoption
As large enterprises enter the crypto space, there’s potential for “not only millions of users, but billions of users using web3 without even realizing it.”
Read moreThe ultimate guide to AI recruitment tools
Recruiting the right talent has always been a challenging endeavor, and in today’s job market—where the skills candidates need to succeed on the job are quickly changing and evolving—these challenges are even more pronounced. Companies must find innovative solutions to streamline their recruitment processes, identify the right candidates efficiently, and
Read moreTechCrunch+ Roundup: Slashing SaaS costs, FedNow’s ‘game changer,’ diverse cap tables
Software is a company’s third-largest expense, but because it’s spread across multiple departments, it’s the CFO’s responsibility to find places to cut.
Read moreAmazon invests $4 billion in Anthropic as AI race heats up
Amazon is the latest to join the raging tech battle that has seen the likes of OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia splurge billions on AI. It announced yesterday that it is investing up to US$4 billion in Anthropic, which created a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT called Claude. Under the agreement,
Read moreExperts urge changes to proposed Canadian privacy, AI laws before today’s hearing
In advance of the start of committee hearings on proposed Canadian privacy and artificial intelligence legislation today, 45 groups, experts, and academics released an open letter to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling on major changes. Champagne and department officials are scheduled to testify before the House of Commons Industry and
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