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Did Chinese AI Steal From Anthropic, and OpenAI Loses Control of Two Models
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into accusations that China’s Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, and how the US Army needs to cut back on AI use.
View the articleSilicon Valley Is Completely Divided Over Chinese AI
The AI “startups” worth billions of dollars are raising alarm bells about Chinese AI. The smaller players have a totally different take.
View the articleSome Kids Will Never Think AI Is Cool
“I think it should stand for artificial idiot,” one 9-year-old says. Here’s why kids of all ages are calling AI “disgusting” and “creepy.”
View the articleWorking to automate nuclear plant operations
PhD student Lauren Fortier is building on the experience she gained operating a nuclear plant for the Navy to solve a critical hurdle in the wider adoption of the energy source.
View the articleHow AI guardrails are impeding the work of offensive cybersecurity researchers
We spoke with several cybersecurity researchers, who look for unknown vulnerabilities and develop tools to exploit them, about how OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s guardrails affect their work.
View the articleMeet the judges who will crown Australia’s next breakout startup
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we're partnering with Stripe to find the country's most exciting early-stage startups.
View the articleMobileye CEO Amnon Shashua to step aside as company pushes into robotaxis, robotics
Shashua has been invited to take the chairman of the board seat.
View the articleAMD takes on Nvidia with its Helios AI rack-scale system
AMD is challenging its chipmaker rival with a new rack-scale system that will start shipping to customers later this year.
View the articlePatreon lays off 20% of its workforce
In a memo to staff that was posted online, Conte said the company's core business is strong, but the platform has to respond to market changes and adjust its cost structure to remain stable.
View the articleInsurance startup Corgi reportedly raised more money at $4B — its third round in 8 weeks
In the AI-funding frenzy, many startups are raising back-to-back rounds at ever-increasing valuations — but even by those standards, Corgi stands out.
View the articleTesla’s door handles may spur new US safety rules
The new rule-making process follows a series of incidents, including fatal ones, in which people have become stuck inside cars.
View the articleMeta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates
Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.
View the articleAnthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models
Claude's new voice model will let you reschedule your meeting or draft an email.
View the articleMeta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending
The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”
View the articleAegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing
AegisAI co-founders developed AI agents that quickly analyze each message as a human would, paying attention to small anomalies that even the most elaborate checklist wouldn’t catch.
View the articleUS government says Iran-linked hackers are disrupting American water and energy providers
An updated government advisory warns that Iranian hackers are exploiting systems used by water and energy providers.
View the articleRunway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded
Runway no longer wants to be just another AI model company. It wants to become the infrastructure layer for generative media. On Thursday, the startup launched Runway Media Router through Runway Dev, ...
View the articleOpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users
Users can also integrate their personal data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.
View the articleTesla’s robotaxis are moving in reverse
The number of paid robotaxi miles traveled fell 36% in the second quarter, despite expanding to new cities, according to Tesla's own figures.
View the articleMeta launched a new AI optimism ad set to a song about human extinction
David Bowie's song "Five Years," which Meta used in a supposedly inspiring advertisement, is about humans learning that they have five years left to live before the apocalypse.
View the articleGoogle will now let you sign in to your account with a selfie video
The tech giant says selfie videos give users more options to sign in if they're ever locked out or don't have access to their usual phone or computer.
View the articleNvidia is sending GPUs to the moon
If there's a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.
View the articleAI chip startup Etched defies skeptics, hits $10.3B valuation from big-name investors
Etched, founded by three Harvard dropouts, has created new chips and memory components that speed up inference on any AI model -- no GPUs required, it says.
View the articleEdtech platform raises $4.5M to help teach students how to vibe code
Imagi announced a $4.5 million seed round, with investors including Brighteye Ventures, Day One Capital, and artist Will.i.am.
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