Open-weight AI companies are the Valley’s hottest acquisition targets
There’s a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away. There’s a lot of capital pouring into the business of giving models away.
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Is the best way to watch a movie on a pair of sunglasses?
Are XREAL’s smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment? Are XREAL’s smart glasses the way of the future for home entertainment?
Neocloud Lambda secures $1B in debt to buy more chips
Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It’s the latest in a string of loans, underscoring the high cost of the AI boom. Neocloud Lambda has raised $1B in private debt to buy Nvidia AI chips and lease them to Microsoft. It’s the latest … Read more
An Anthropic researcher just gave us a peek at self-improving AI
Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance. Given 10 benchmarks for specific misaligned behaviors, the automated systems were able to improve performance on every single one without degrading overall performance.
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google
Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup’s CTO, led a brief stint at OpenAI and is now at Google. Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup’s CTO, led a brief stint at OpenAI and is now at Google.
Rivian’s CFO is leaving the company
Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday. Claire McDonough is stepping down on October 30 to pursue a new opportunity, the company said in a filing on Thursday.
Bluesky adds an ‘algorithmic opt-out’ feature for those who don’t want to go viral
Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says. Sometimes people just want to post to their followers, Bluesky says.
Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data
Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal. Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built … Read more
YouTube now lets creators tag Amazon products and earn commissions from purchases
The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside one of the most popular video platforms. The update turns product recommendations into a more direct revenue stream for creators, and for Amazon, the move puts its massive online marketplace inside … Read more
How do we explain OpenAI’s executive exodus?
Was Greg Brockman the right executive all along? Was Greg Brockman the right executive all along?