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Bluesky tops app charts and sees ‘all-time-highs’ after Brazil bans X

A Brazilian court’s decision to ban X (formerly Twitter) seems to benefiting its rivals, especially Bluesky. The microblogging platform announced late Friday that it was seeing “all-time-highs for activity” with 500,000 new users joining in the previous two days. It’s … Continue reading

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Is OpenAI worth $100B?

OpenAI could reportedly increase its valuation to $100 billion. Nvidia and Apple are apparently in talks to contribute to the company’s next fundraising round, and Thrive Capital would lead the deal should it happen, according to The New York Times. … Continue reading

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Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup Covariant

Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a quarter” of the startup’s employees. It’s also signed a non-exclusive license to use Covariant’s robotic foundation models. … Continue reading

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Grammy CEO says music industry also has AI concerns

The rise of AI has consumed the arts, just as it has Silicon Valley. Everyone is pondering: Will AI replace me? © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Before Midjourney, there was NightCafe — and it’s still kicking

Learn about NightCafe’s origins, some of the challenges the platform faces, and where NighCafe will evolve from here. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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AI brings a whole new dimension to the challenge of organizational transformation

Organizations are people and people are messy, and you have to look beyond the tech to the end goal: implementing new software that could transform the business. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Watch out for these 10 hot startups from South Korea

Most of the biggest South Korean tech startups intend to pursue public offerings in either South Korea or the United States as part of their exit strategy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Top court orders ban on Elon Musk’s X in Brazil

A top court in Brazil ordered an immediate, country-wide suspension of the X platform on Friday after a months-long legal battle with Elon Musk’s social media company over content moderation, according to Bloomberg.   Earlier this month, X closed its … Continue reading

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Investors are already valuing OpenAI at over $100B on the secondaries market

OpenAI is in talks to raise a new round of funding at an eye-popping $100 billion-plus valuation, sources told the Wall Street Journal this week. It turns out investors have already proven they are willing to value the company that … Continue reading

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Carta’s ill-fated secondaries business finally found a buyer

Stock-trading startup Public has acquired the brokerage accounts of Carta’s secondaries business, TechCrunch has confirmed. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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