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Current and former staff say OpenAI has rushed product announcements and safety testing, lost its lead over rivals, and Altman is detached from the day-to-day — Executives and researchers have left this year amid disputes over the company's values and fights among its leaders| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
In an email to OpenAI's investors, CFO Sarah Friar says the company's current funding round was oversubscribed and is set to close next week — OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar is looking to reassure its investors that the richly valued artificial intelligence startup is still in a strong position …
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Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there were no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling the information “just not true” — At an all-hands meeting Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a …
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X is blocking links to Ken Klippenstein's newsletter with a hacked JD Vance dossier and suspended Klippenstein's X account for posting Vance's private info — X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research …
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
The Irish Data Protection Commission wraps up an inquiry launched in 2019 and fines Meta €91M for violating GDPR rules by storing passwords in plain text — The Irish Data Protection Commission found that the company violated several GDPR rules. — The Irish Data Protection Commission …
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Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale — The World's Call Center Capital Is Gripped by AI Fever — and Fear … Hello World
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Indian food delivery company Swiggy files for an IPO in India; source: Swiggy plans to raise $1.25B at a $15B valuation — SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Samsung unveils the $649+ Galaxy S24 FE, a “Fan Edition” value-focused version of the S24 with a 6.7" display, Exynos 2400e, and 8GB of RAM, in five colors — Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, its latest “Fan Edition” smartphone, but with a questionable value proposition for those “fans.”
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| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
A look at some standout startups from Day 2 of YC's S24 Demo Day, including energy-efficient AI chips maker Exa Laboratories and freight carpooling startup Oway — Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator held the second Demo Day for its Summer 2024 cohort on Thursday, and just like we saw on Day 1 … | Vishal Chawla / The Block: |
DefiLlama: Coinbase's L2 Ethereum network Base stands at $2.08B in total value locked, up from $430M at the start of 2024, marking a 370% growth year-to-date — - Base has surpassed a total value locked of $2 billion for the first time — a 370% increase year-to-date.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Intel and the US government plan to finalize $8.5B in direct funding for the chipmaker by year-end, as Intel tries to stabilize its ailing business — Chipmaker is seeking ways to shore up its business although potential takeover approaches could complicate talks| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Stripe data: AI startups took a median 11 months to hit $1M in annualized revenue after their first sales, vs. 15 months for previous gen of SaaS companies — New data from payments group Stripe suggest artificial intelligence groups are making revenues at an unprecedented rate| Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg: |
The UK CMA rules that Amazon's $4B Anthropic deal does not qualify for an investigation under merger laws as Anthropic's UK revenue did not meet needed limits — The Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that the tie-up did not qualify for an investigation under merger laws.
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