Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money
The dynamic landscape of generative AI sees intense competition as companies vie for dominance in this burgeoning field. On the heels of OpenAI’s announcement regarding the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its formidable rival in the United States,
OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M
The OpenAI Startup Fund, an entity dedicated to investing in early-stage AI companies, has recently undergone a transition in its legal control, shifting from Sam Altman to Ian Hathaway. This transition comes alongside the closing of an additional $5 million in funding, as reported in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Uber to acquire Foodpanda’s Taiwan unit from Delivery Hero for $950M in cash
Uber Technologies has made headlines with its announcement of the acquisition of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda Taiwan unit for a staggering $950 million in cash. This strategic move is part of Uber Eats’ ambitious plan to fortify its foothold in Asia, with a particular focus on strengthening its position in Taiwan’s competitive market.
Amazon CodeWhisperer is now called Q Developer and is expanding its functions
CodeWhisperer is now part of Amazon’s Q family of generative AI chatbots for businesses, which also includes the recently announced Q Business. Accessible through AWS, Q Designer assists with a portion of the errands engineers do over their everyday work, such as investigating and redesigning applications, investigating and performing security examines — similar as CodeWhisperer did.
Tesla layoffs hit high performers, some departments slashed, sources say
Tesla executives told representatives Monday that the new cutbacks — which destroyed a few divisions by 20% and, surprisingly, hit superior workers — were to a great extent because of poor monetary execution, a source acquainted with the matter told Techon Ventures
Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro
Spotify isn’t the main organization to fiddle with utilizing artificial intelligence to create playlists — on Tuesday, Amazon said it would do likewise. Amazon Music is currently trying Maestro,,,,
Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI
Following quite a while of income sans work, the simulated intelligence industry is confronting retribution. Another report from Stanford’s Establishment for Human-Focused Man-made Brainpower (HAI), which concentrates on artificial intelligence patterns, found that worldwide interest in computer-based intelligence succumbed for the second year straight in 2023.
Flatpay rings up $47M to target smaller merchants with simple payment solutions
In the bustling landscape of payment technology, where behemoths like Stripe dominate headlines, smaller players are carving out their niches. Among them stands Flatpay, a Danish startup specializing in tailored payment solutions for small and medium-sized physical merchants.