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Mira Murati ousted CTO Barret Zoph for "unethical conduct." Hours later, OpenAI welcomed him back along with two other researchers. The competing narratives can't both be true.
Google's new Personal Intelligence feature gives Gemini access to your Gmail, Photos, YouTube history, and search logs. Two days before launch, Google confirmed it will power Apple's rebuilt Siri. The race to own AI personalization just narrowed to one front-runner.
Explore how tech firm Infinite Uptime leverages Series C funding to expand its US operations, revolutionizing the factory tech industry.
Infinite Uptime just scored $35 million to tell factories when their machines might break. The Indian startup's sensors and AI help prevent costly breakdowns in some of the world's harshest industrial environments.
The company's tech monitors factory equipment in real-time, spotting problems before they cause shutdowns. Their sensors work where others can't - in extreme heat and corrosive acid plants. It's like having a doctor for machines, but one that never sleeps and can predict heart attacks.
CEO Raunak Bhinge claims their approach beats both industry giants and other startups. While Siemens and Honeywell take a top-down view, Infinite Uptime gets up close and personal with individual machines. Their sensors have already saved factories over 74,000 hours of downtime.
The Series C round, led by Avataar Ventures, will fuel US expansion. The company serves 800 plants across 30 countries and has grown revenue 2x annually for three years straight. They're already cash-flow positive - a rare feat in the startup world.
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Marissa Mayer raised $8 million for her new AI startup. OpenAI raised $11 billion. That gap tells the real story—and so does the $20 million she burned at Sunshine, which managed just 1,000 downloads across multiple products over seven years.
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