Generative AI
Perplexity AI in final stages of raising $500 million round at $9 billion valuation
Perplexity AI logo is seen in this illustration taken January 4, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Perplexity AI, the artificial-intelligence search engine startup, is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. The startup competes against the likes of Google and […]
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OpenAI hires Meta’s former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts
Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty Images The former head of Meta’s Orion augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup’s robotics and consumer hardware efforts. Caitlin “CK” Kalinowski announced her new role Monday in a post on LinkedIn and X, writing, “In my new role, I will initially focus on OpenAI’s […]
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Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024 (L), and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Reuters Physical Intelligence, a robot startup based in San Francisco, has raised $400 […]
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SK Hynix rallies 6.5% after Nvidia boss Jensen Huang asks firm to expedite next-generation chip
Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, during the SK AI Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. SK Hynix is working with Nvidia to resolve the supply bottleneck, Chey said. Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SK Hynix rallied 6.5% on Monday after the business announced a next-generation memory chip […]
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday launched a search feature within ChatGPT, its viral chatbot, that positions the high-powered artificial intelligence startup to better compete with search engines […]
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Dropbox slashes 20% of global workforce, eliminating more than 500 roles
Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO, speaking at CNBC’s @Work conference in San Francisco on November 4, 2019. Arun Nevader | CNBC Dropbox is laying off 20% of its global workforce, the equivalent of 528 roles, CEO Drew Houston announced Wednesday in a note to staff. The company is in a “transitional period” as its […]
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How OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s lobbying power tamed Washington
The results of the presidential election will have a big impact on the economy, foreign relations and health care. But when it comes to technology, one of the most powerful people shaping regulation isn’t a candidate at all. It’s Sam Altman. Neither Republican candidate Donald Trump nor his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, have […]
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Sam Altman’s Reddit stake now worth over $1 billion after post-earnings pop
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC Sam Altman, the controversial CEO of OpenAI, has a stake in social media company Reddit that’s worth over $1 billion as of post-market trading on Tuesday. Altman controls roughly […]
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OpenAI disbands another safety team, head advisor for ‘AGI Readiness’ resigns
OpenAI is disbanding its “AGI Readiness” team, which advised the company on OpenAI’s own capacity to handle increasingly powerful AI and the world’s readiness to manage that technology, according to the head of the team. On Wednesday, Miles Brundage, senior advisor for AGI Readiness, announced his departure from the company via a Substack post. He […]
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