Uber leads $100M investment in African mobility fintech Moove as valuation hits $750M
[ad_1] Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million...
Truecaller adds a new AI feature to detect and block more spam calls
[ad_1] Caller ID app Truecaller today blocks between 38 and 40 billion spam calls annually for its 374 million+ users....
LACERA decreases venture capital allocation range, cites market conditions
[ad_1] Analysts say this is likely more of a one-off than a sign that LP interest in venture is waning....
Why Elon Musk’s AI company ‘open-sourcing’ Grok matters — and why it doesn’t
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s xAI released its Grok large language model as “open source” over the weekend. The billionaire clearly hopes...
Watch: Why the AI world is gathering at Nvidia’s GTC 2024 event this week
[ad_1] Chip giant Nvidia is hosting a massive AI conference as part of its GTC event this week, which kicks...
Tech giant Fujitsu says it was hacked, warns of data breach
[ad_1] Multinational technology giant Fujitsu confirmed a cyberattack in a statement Friday, and warned that hackers may have stolen personal...
Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones
[ad_1] Apple is looking to team up with Google for a mega-deal to leverage the Gemini AI model for features...
xAI open-sources base model of Grok, but without any training code
[ad_1] Elon Musk’s xAI has open-sourced the base code of Grok AI model, but without any training code. The company...
Another autonomous vehicle startup shutters, Zoox expands driverless testing and investor fervor for AI escalates
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Hyundai-backed Motional buys time with a bridge loan
[ad_1] Autonomous vehicle technology startup Motional has secured a bridge loan that provides a temporary financial reprieve as the company...
Griffin Bank has a license to thrill
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Lordstown Motors comes out of bankruptcy with a new name to fight Foxconn
[ad_1] Lordstown Motors has emerged from bankruptcy with a new name and a nearly singular focus: continuing its lawsuit against...
This Week in AI: Midjourney bets it can beat the copyright police
[ad_1] Keeping up with an industry as fast-moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for...
AI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy
[ad_1] GitHub’s chief legal officer, Shelley McKinley, has plenty on her plate, what with legal wrangles around its Copilot pair-progammer, as...
LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform
[ad_1] LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social platform, has made a name for itself primarily as a platform for people looking to...
SpaceX doc leaks, TikTok ban gains steam, and Grok to go open-source
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Aaron Levie leads Box into its third era focused on workflow automation and AI
[ad_1] Box began life almost 20 years ago in a dorm room at USC when Aaron Levie conceived of an...
Pornhub says, ‘Bad Texas! No smut for you!’
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Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they’ve misbehaved
[ad_1] SpaceX requires employees to agree to some unusual terms related to their stock awards, which have a chilling effect...
Starbucks ditches its Odyssey NFT program
[ad_1] Update: Starbucks announced Friday that it’s discontinuing its NFT program, which was in beta, to “prepare for what comes...