Sam Altman predicts AI CEOs within years while betting billions on human-centric infrastructure. His Tyler Cowen interview reveals three tensions: monetizing without breaking trust, energy bottlenecks limiting AI, and models that persuade without intent.
Ex-Tencent AI scientist Wei Liu chose Singapore for unrestricted Nvidia chip access, raising $50M for Video Rebirth. The geography play matters more than the physics pitch—it's about training on Blackwell while China can't.
Good Morning from San Francisco, The AI bubble found its puncture point this week. Palantir beat earnings, then lost 8%
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AI costs just plunged 87%. One French startup's breakthrough threatens Silicon Valley's dominance - and it works on a laptop. The implications for businesses are profound. Here's what's at stake for tech's biggest players.
Is AI about to transform scientific discovery? Anthropic just handed researchers the keys to its AI kingdom—without the hefty price tag. What breakthrough might be unlocked when powerful AI meets brilliant scientific minds? The answer could reshape medicine as we know it.
Apple built an empire on doing everything in-house. Now they're asking an AI startup for help with coding. What went so wrong that the tech giant had to swallow its pride? The answer reveals cracks in Apple's perfect facade – and hints at a major shift in Silicon Valley's power dynamics.
Tech firm ElevenLabs launches European data storage to comply with stringent privacy regulations, enhancing data security.
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Bugs just got more expensive. Lightrun, an Israeli startup, has secured $70 million to tackle a peculiar side effect of
Benchmark Capital leads a $75M funding round in Manus AI. However, testing reveals a mix of positive and negative results.
A new tool helps catch data mistakes before they mess up AI systems. Recce, which makes data review tools, just raised $4 million and launched a cloud platform to help teams spot problems early.
Venture capital firms are hitting pause on new investments, reports Lauren Goode at WIRED. The reason? Donald Trump's erratic trade policies have thrown Silicon Valley into a cold sweat.
OpenAI just updated its rulebook for handling powerful AI, and the timing couldn't be better. Their AI models keep getting smarter, and like any parent of a gifted teenager, they're setting firmer boundaries.
Claude just got a major upgrade that transforms how it finds and uses information. The AI assistant now searches the web and connects with Google Workspace, making it a more capable research partner.
Hugging Face bought Pollen Robotics to make AI-powered robots more accessible. The deal brings in Pollen's founders and 20-person team from Bordeaux, France.
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