open AIThe startup behind the widely used conversational AI model ChatGPT, has closed its new round of funding of more… Read More »OpenAI closes its monstrous $10 billion funding round at a valuation of $27-29 billion
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Ethiopians sue Meta for not adequately moderating the content that amplified the violence that left more than half a million… Read More »Kenyan court clears way for lawsuit alleging Facebook played a role in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
Amazon is building a more “pervasive and capable” large language model (LLM) to power Alexa, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said… Read More »Amazon is developing an enhanced LLM to power Alexa
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First Republic Bank shares plunged nearly 50% on Friday, adding to the pressure on the troubled bank and adding to… Read More »First Republic Stock Is 40% Off On The News The Feds May Intervene
The US government has sounded the alarm about a critical software vulnerability found in genomics giant Illumina’s DNA sequencing devices,… Read More »Critically rated security flaw in Illumina DNA sequencing technology exposes patient data
Unsurprisingly, companies continue to cut their cloud spending where possible, as technology budgets continue to come under careful scrutiny. That… Read More »Cloud infrastructure revenue growth falls to 19% in Q1, but still hits $63 billion in Q1
Lyft said Thursday it will cut 26% of its workforce, or about 1,072 people, as part of a restructuring plan… Read More »Lyft layoffs will affect 26% of the workforce