OpenAI is reportedly facing challenges in the development of its next major model, GPT-5, also known as Orion. According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, the project is behind schedule and the results produced so far do not justify the significant costs incurred. This concern aligns with an earlier report from The […]
In winter 2025, UCLA will introduce a comparative literature course that utilizes a textbook, homework assignments, and teaching assistant resources developed by artificial intelligence. This innovative class will focus on literature spanning from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, with materials created through Kudu, a cutting-edge textbook platform founded by Alexander Kusenko, a physics […]
Cleerly, a cardiovascular imaging startup, has announced a significant $106 million Series C extension round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Battery Ventures. This funding comes just over two years after the company raised $223 million in a previous Series C round. The venture aligns with Cleerly’s mission to improve the early detection of […]
Attorneys for Elon Musk have submitted a motion for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, its co-founders, and partner Microsoft, alleging anticompetitive activities that undermine the company’s original nonprofit mission. The filing was made in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the parties involved—including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others—of several […]
In the aftermath of the U.S. 2024 presidential election, it became evident that disinformation spread online at an alarming rate, influencing public opinions on candidates and key issues such as public health, climate change, and immigration. This rise in misleading information has been exacerbated by generative AI technology, which can create deepfakes and unreliable narratives […]
EyeEm, the photo-sharing community based in Berlin which exited last year to Spanish firm Freepik post bankruptcy, has begun licensing users’ photographs to educate AI models. In the early part of this month, EyeEm added a new term to its Terms & Conditions through an email notification to its users that will allow it to […]
Perplexity, the AI search engine startup, is a hot property at the moment. TechCrunch has learned that the company is currently raising at least $250 million more at a valuation of between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. The news follows two other major fundraises that have resulted in a significant surge in the company’s valuation […]
It’s going to be a big week! Tech earnings are coming up, the EV wars are on (and how!), and it feels like venture capital has its head in the clouds. All that adds up to one packed Equity episode! Today, we dug into the latest markets news, including upcoming earnings, IPOs, and what impact […]
After years of easy money, the AI industry is facing a reckoning. A new report from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which studies AI trends, found that global investment in AI fell for the second year in a row in 2023. Both private investment — that is, investments in startups from VCs — […]
It’s a long way from pedal bikes to Formula 1. But that’s precisely the quantum leap that AI-based startup Neural Concept and its co-founder and CEO, Pierre Baqué, made in just six years. In 2018, the company’s fledgling software helped develop the world’s most aerodynamic bicycle. Today, four out of 10 Formula 1 teams use […]