SoftBank’s Nvidia sale rattles market, raises questions
Wall Street can’t help but wonder: does Son see something right now that others do not?
AI
Google is introducing its own version of Apple’s private AI cloud compute
Google is rolling out a new cloud-based platform that lets users unlock advanced AI features on their devices while keeping data private. The feature, virtually identical to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, comes as companies reconcile users’ demands for privacy with the growing computational needs of the latest AI applications. Many Google products run AI features […]
AI chatbots are helping hide eating disorders and making deepfake ‘thinspiration’
AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” researchers warned on Monday. They report that tools from companies like Google and OpenAI are doling out dieting advice, tips on how to hide disorders, and AI-generated “thinspiration.” The researchers, from Stanford and the Center for Democracy & Technology, identified numerous ways publicly available […]
Immortality startup Eternos pivots to a personal AI that sounds like you
Uare.ai raised $10.3 million in seed funding led by Mayfield and Boldstart Ventures.
How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit
Two experienced investors share their tips for founders and operators hoping to nail product-market fit at their AI startups.
Google Photos lets iPhone users edit images by describing changes
Google is rolling out several AI updates to its Google Photos app, including iOS support for conversational edits, more accurate facial editing, and new AI tools. This means the “Help me edit” feature that lets you describe how you want Google’s AI to change your photos will be available to iPhone users, following its release […]
ElevenLabs’ new AI marketplace lets brands use famous voices for ads
ElevenLabs is launching an online marketplace that allows companies to license AI-replicated voices of famous figures for their content and advertisements. The AI audio startup says its new Iconic Voice Marketplace resolves some of the ethical concerns around using AI-generated celebrity voices by providing brands with the “consent-based, performer-first approach the industry has been calling […]
Wonderful raised $100M Series A to put AI agents on the front lines of customer service
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful has raised $100 million in a Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Insight Partners, IVP, Bessemer, and Vine Ventures. The large round, in a market already crowded with AI agent startups, suggests Wonderful has convinced top tier investors it’s not just another GPT wrapper, but a company building the infrastructure and orchestration that could scale if […]
Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun reportedly plans to leave to build his own startup
Yann LeCun, a chief AI scientist at Meta, is planning to leave the company to build his own startup, which will focus on continuing his work on world models.
A former physician has launched Robyn, an empathetic AI companion
Robyn wants to position it self as an empathetic chatbot and not as a companion or a therapy app