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Sources: former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is raising funds for her new startup, which aims to build AI products based on proprietary models — Mira Murati, former chief technology officer at OpenAI, is raising funds from venture capitalists for her new AI startup, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Threads: @carnage4life and @crumbler
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A look at Greg Brockman's role at OpenAI, as his return from a sabbatical nears; sources: OpenAI CFO thinks Apple pulled out of fundraising due to Murati's exit — When Greg Brockman returns to OpenAI in the next month or so, as senior leaders expect him to, the artificial intelligence startup's co-founder …
X: @kimmonismus, @shakeelhashim, @mikeisaac, and @steph_palazzolo
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Report: OpenAI sees a clause in its Microsoft contract, which cuts off Microsoft's access to OpenAI tech if OpenAI develops AGI, as a path to a better contract — The New York Times on Thursday published a look at the “fraying” relationship between OpenAI and its investor, partner, and …
More: Stefan Bohacek, Thurrott, WinBuzzer, MLex Market Insight, MakeUseOf, NewsBytes, and New York Times
X: @timhwang, @bcmerchant, @josourcing, @melmitchell1, @buccocapital, @nxthompson, @nrmarda, @karlbykarlsmith, @acityinohio, @c_valenzuelab, @noahpinion, @aidan_mclau, @tahrajirari, @psychosort, @ikrietzberg, @dmitry140, @calebwatney, @brentiumbrent, @focusfronting, @tomcoates, @eshear, @byrnehobart, @hardmaru, and @mattparlmer. Forums: Hacker News
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A judge grants Google a temporary stay on the Epic ruling while Google appeals, which means Google might not have to change Play Store practices for years — Google just netted a small but key victory in its Epic legal battle. Last week, the company asked Judge James Donato to press pause … | Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
NHTSA opens a probe into Tesla's Full Self-Driving, covering 2.4M vehicles, after four reported crashes in low-visibility situations, including one fatal crash — The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it has opened an investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving software after reports …
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X: @transportworker, @edludlow, @jeffreylind2, @natfriedman, @unusual_whales, @reuters, @wholemarsblog, @factschaser, and @a4xrbj1
LinkedIn: David Forman and Joe White
Forums: Hacker News, r/CyberStuck, r/RealTesla, r/wallstreetbets, r/SelfDrivingCars, and r/lazr
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Bluesky says it added 500K new users in a day this week after X announced plans for controversial changes, including basically getting rid of the block feature — A handful of changes coming to X may be pushing users to its competitor. Bluesky, the decentralized social platform, says it added 500,000 new users in a day this week.
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Mastodon: @alexwild@mastodon.online and @kim_harding@mastodon.scot
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @annieboustead.bsky.social, @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, and @haileyok.com
X: @xeng, @bluesky, @bluesky, @bluesky, @teroterotero, @adamjkucharski, @gergelyorosz, @migueldeicaza, @lemonwatcher, @josh_lowe, @luke_metro, @zlabe, @whippletom, @probablynim, @hillnikki, @bluesky, @bluesky, @bluesky, @kalekitt, @davidtoons_, @lythero, @bluesky, @hanamaevtuber, @bluesky, @john_a_ridge, @sarahpereztc, and @dada_drummer
| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Meta debuts Spirit LM, its first open-source multimodal language model capable of integrating text and speech inputs and outputs, for non-commercial use only — Just in time for Halloween 2024, Meta has unveiled Meta Spirit LM, the company's first open-source multimodal language model capable …
More: Meta, Cryptopolitan, MarkTechPost, and Reuters
| Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: |
Terray Therapeutics, which uses AI to accelerate small-molecule drug development, raised a $120M Series B led by Bedford Ridge Capital and Nvidia's NVentures — Terray Therapeutics, a biotechnology company using artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of small-molecule drugs …
More: citybiz, Fierce Biotech, ENDPOINTS NEWS, BioCentury, Venture Capital Journal, Terray Therapeutics, and VC News Daily
X: @twosigmavc, @andrewe_dunn, and @mehtamanal
| Matilda Battersby / The Bookseller: |
Penguin Random House amends its copyright notice globally to prohibit the use of books for training AI; the notice will be included in new titles and reprints — The world's biggest trade publisher has changed the wording on its copyright pages to help protect authors' intellectual property … | Shivangi Acharya / Reuters: |
Government sources say India plans to limit imports of laptops, tablets, and PCs after January 2025 to push companies to increase domestic manufacturing — India is expected to limit imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers after January, two government sources with direct knowledge …
More: PCMag, Tom's Hardware, NewsBytes, Business Today, and Inc42 Media
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Sources: Samsung has postponed taking deliveries of ASML chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory in Taylor, Texas as it has yet to win any major customers — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) has postponed taking deliveries of ASML (ASML.AS) chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory …
More: Tom's Hardware, SiliconANGLE, Motley Fool, SammyGuru, Wccftech, Techopedia, Businesskorea, Techzine Global, Sammy Fans, DigiTimes, Benzinga, and TrendForce News. Forums: r/hardware
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Byju's founder Byju Raveendran says his edtech startup, valued at $22B in 2022, is effectively “worth zero”, and that he made mistakes and mistimed the market — Byju Raveendran, the founder of the embattled edtech group Byju's, acknowledged on Thursday afternoon that he made mistakes …
More: The Indian Express, Benzinga, Business Today, Moneycontrol, CNBC-TV18, and Tech in Asia
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @sahaprd, @refsrc, @refsrc, @mxtaverse, @vijayt1609, @refsrc, @xphyxer1, @malpani, and @4eo
LinkedIn: Siva Nadarajah and Jacob Kantor
Forums: r/IndiaTech, r/india, and Slashdot
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Nebius Group, previously Yandex NV, says it will resume trading on Nasdaq on October 21, after being halted following Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine — AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group (NBIS.O) said on Thursday its shares will resume Nasdaq trading on Monday …
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