In Brief
-
Tech News
PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Report
PayPal may not be pursuing an acquisition, Semafor reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported…
Read More » -
Tech News
Uber engineers built an AI version of their boss
Consumers probably think of Uber as a ride-hailing and food delivery company. But in the eyes of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi,…
Read More » -
Tech News
Former L3Harris Trenchant boss jailed for selling hacking tools to Russian broker
Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and…
Read More » -
Tech News
Anthropic-funded group backs candidate attacked by rival AI super PAC
Late last year, New York Assembly member Alex Bores became the target of a campaign by a pro-AI super PAC…
Read More » -
Tech News
Tesla loses bid to overturn $243M Autopilot verdict
A judge has denied Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict that held the automaker partially responsible for…
Read More » -
Tech News
‘Toy Story 5’ takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’
When the first Toy Story movie came out in 1995, Google didn’t exist yet and Apple was on the verge…
Read More » -
Tech News
Google’s new Gemini Pro model has record benchmark scores — again
On Thursday, Google released the newest version of Gemini Pro, its powerful LLM. The model, 3.1, is currently available as…
Read More » -
Tech News
Jack Altman joins Benchmark as GP
Jack Altman and Benchmark announced today that he would be joining the firm as a general partner. This news is…
Read More » -
Tech News
Apple is reportedly cooking up a trio of AI wearables
Late last month, The Information reported that Apple was developing an AI wearable — an AirTag-sized pendant with cameras that…
Read More » -
Tech News
Thrive raises $10B for new fund, its largest yet
Thrive Capital just raised $10 billion for a new fund — the largest fund it has ever raised and nearly…
Read More » -
Tech News
Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending company, confirmed it experienced a data breach. On Friday, Figure spokesperson Alethea Jadick told TechCrunch…
Read More » -
Tech News
OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model
Starting Friday, OpenAI will cease providing access to five legacy ChatGPT models, including the popular but controversial GPT-4o model. The…
Read More »