On the heels of OpenAI announcing the latest iteration of its GPT large language model, its biggest rival in generative AI in the U.S. announced an expansion of its own. Anthropic said Monday that Claude, its AI assistant, is now live in Europe with support for “multiple languages,” including French, …...Read More
Anthropic is expanding to Europe and raising more money
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Apple iPad Pro M4 vs. iPad Air M2: Reviewing which is right for most
Apple devoted a full event to iPad last Tuesday, roughly a month out from WWDC. From the invite artwork to the polarizing ad spot, Apple was clear — the event was all about iPads. Most of the rumors proved true: Apple introduced a new iPad Pro (with a new M4 …...Read More
GV's youngest partner has launched her own firm
Terri Burns, a former partner at GV, is venturing into a new chapter of her career by launching her own venture firm called Type Capital. It will focus on early-stage startups, cutting pre-seed and seed-sized checks, reports Fortune. Burns told Fortune she is still in the beginning stages of building …...Read More
ChatGPT's new face is a black hole
OpenAI just announced a few updates to its flagship conversational AI model, ChatGPT, and among them is a new app and interface, starring the system’s new user-facing personality: a giant black dot. On stage, CTO Mira Murati alluded to the changes: “We know that these models get more and more …...Read More
Apple and Google agree on standard to alert people when unknown Bluetooth devices may be tracking them
Apple and Google announced on Monday that iPhone and Android users will start seeing alerts when it’s possible that an unknown Bluetooth device is being used to track them. The two companies have developed an industry standard called “Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers.” Starting Monday, Apple is introducing the capability in …...Read More
GM's Cruise ramps up robotaxi testing in Phoenix
Cruise has started testing its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, with plans to begin “supervised” driving in the city more than six months after the GM self-driving subsidiary halted its driverless operations across the United States. Cruise announced Monday in a blog post that it will begin testing two vehicles in …...Read More
OpenAI's newest model is GPT-4o
OpenAI is releasing a new flagship generative AI model called GPT-4o, set to roll out “iteratively” across the company’s products over the next few weeks. OpenAI CTO Muri Murati said that GPT-4o provides “GPT-4-level” intelligence but improves on GPT-4’s capabilities across text and vision as well as audio. “GPT-4o reasons …...Read More
The women in AI making a difference
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that …...Read More
White House proposes up to $120 million to help fund Polar Semiconductor's chip facility expansion
The Biden administration announced Monday that Polar Semiconductor will receive up to $120 million in federal funds to expand its chip manufacturing facility in Minnesota. The funding stems from the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which Biden signed into law in August 2022 to strengthen the U.S. supply of semiconductors. …...Read More
