Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation | TechCrunch
Thinking Machines, the AI lab founded early last year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is in discussions to raise
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Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit | TechCrunch
Fusion startup Realta Fusion this week announced a deal with Madison Gas and Electric that will place one of the
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Abliteration.ai is making a business out of removing AI guardrails | TechCrunch
It just became much easier to access one of the world’s most capable open-weight AI models, stripped of its guardrails
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Meta is paying to peek at how you use their latest AI model | TechCrunch
Most AI tools allow you to opt out of sharing your usage with the model provider to improve future versions.
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OpenAI launches Astra, its powerful (and controversial) new model | TechCrunch
OpenAI released Astra on Thursday, its latest AI model and — according to the company — its most powerful and
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Qualcomm backs Ultrahuman in $70M round on bet to turn smart rings into computers | TechCrunch
Ultrahuman, an Indian startup best known for making smart rings, has raised $70 million in a new funding round that
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Circular unveils Ring 3 series with contactless payments and on-finger vibration alerts | TechCrunch
Smart ring maker Circular on Thursday unveiled its upcoming Ring 3 series, which consists of a Pro model and a
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Ollie is betting its focus on privacy can help it win the AI assistant race | TechCrunch
For an AI assistant to become truly useful, it first has to know a lot about you. Ollie, a personal
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Google launches AI voice features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep | TechCrunch
Google is launching conversational AI features within Docs, Gmail, and Keep that let users ask questions about their inboxes and
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Google's latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella | TechCrunch
Scientists at Google Deepmind and Google Research released a new artificial intelligence model for weather forecasting today that sees our
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