First impressions of ChatGPT o1: An AI designed to overthink it

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

OpenAI released its new o1 models on Thursday, giving ChatGPT users their first chance to try AI models that pause to “think” before they answer. There’s been a lot of hype building up to these models, codenamed “Strawberry” inside OpenAI. But does Strawberry live up to the hype? Sort of. Compared to GPT-4o, the o1 […]
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Generative AI: A Source of ‘Costly Mistakes’ for Enterprise Tech Buyers

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Confusion surrounding generative AI exists in the market, leading enterprises into unnecessary expense and delays, according to Gartner’s Erick Brethenoux.

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A fight is brewing as TuSimple tries to move $450M to China and pivot from self-driving trucks to AI animation

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

TuSimple, once a buzzy startup considered a leader in self-driving trucks, is trying to move its assets to China to fund a new AI-generated animation and video game business. The pivot has not only puzzled and enraged several shareholders, but also threatens to pull the company back into a legal morass mere weeks after reaching […]
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Tesla Semi fire in California took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday that a Tesla Semi crash last month closed down an artery of Interstate 80 for 15 hours.

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AI-Generated Code is Causing Outages and Security Issues in Businesses

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Tariq Shaukat, CEO of Sonar, is “hearing more and more” about companies that have used AI to write their code experiencing downtime.

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Some startups and investors are more risk-averse than others

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week once again proved that the startup world isn’t homogeneous when it comes to risk-taking. Let’s have a look. Most interesting startup stories from the week […]
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Oracle’s Larry Ellison briefly tops Jeff Bezos to become world’s second-richest person

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Oracle is on pace for its best week since 2021, and the rally lifted founder Larry Ellison’s net worth past Jeff Bezos for a brief period on Friday.

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Y Combinator expanding to four cohorts a year in 2025

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator will expand the number of cohorts it runs each year from two to four starting in 2025, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Y Combinator president Garry Tan told the site that approximately the same number of companies will go through YC each year, despite the change. This means each cohort will […]
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TechCrunch Minute: Meta acknowledges it’s scraping all public posts for AI training

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

If you’re wondering if your Facebook and Instagram posts have been used to train AI models at parent company Meta, the answer is almost certainly yes. That’s probably not a huge surprise. Meta already announced that it’s using user content and data to train AI — but this week, its global privacy director Melinda Claybaugh […]
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Tiger Global plans to join OpenAI’s funding round at more than $150 billion valuation

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Techme101

Tiger Global is planning to join OpenAI’s buzzy new funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $150 billion.

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