Altman shared his strategic vision for the future of OpenAI. He noted that the firm will renew its commitment to research, improving its products, and better serving its customers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has officially returned to his role after being temporarily ousted by the company board. At the time, the board cited communication breakdowns with Altman as their reason for his removal. The removal triggered 97% of OpenAI employees who asked for the reinstatement of Altman and the...
Read More »Amazon Joins AI Image Creation Race with New Model Titan
Amazon’s Titan Image Generator offers a user-friendly interface akin to using Stable Diffusion (SDXL), providing a solid blend of control and versatility. American multinational technology company Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has entered the growing field of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the launch of its latest innovation, the Amazon Titan Image Generator. This new addition is part of the broader Amazon Titan suite, a collection of multimodal foundation models available...
Read More »Cross-Chain Protocol Wormhole Secures $225M in Funding, Now Valued at $2.5B
The investment round was accompanied by the launch of Wormhole Labs, an independent technology company “emerging from stealth to become a core contributor to Wormhole.” Wormhole, a blockchain protocol designed to address the interoperability challenges of pioneer blockchain networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, has secured $225 million in funding, propelling the company’s total valuation to a new high of $2.5 billion. According to an official announcement on Wednesday, the cross-chain...
Read More »Jack Dorsey Leads $6.2M Investment in Decentralized Bitcoin Mining Pool OCEAN
Aside from his involvement with OCEAN, Dorsey has supported many other blockchain projects with strong potential to benefit the crypto space. Wyoming-based software development company Mummolin has raised $6.2 million in an investment round led by Jack Dorsey, an American internet entrepreneur and billionaire CEO of the financial services company Block, for the launch of its decentralized Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool, OCEAN. In a press release published on November 28, the company said it had...
Read More »Reddit Prepares to Go for IPO in Q1 2024 at $15B Valuation
Reddit initially filed for an IPO in December 2021 and was expected to make its public debut the following March. For the umpteenth time, the popular social media platform Reddit is reportedly getting set to make its public debut. This follows after a recent Bloomberg report confirmed that the firm has made reasonable progress in that regard. Per Bloomberg, Reddit is currently in talks with potential investors and its Initial Public Offering (IPO) could happen as early as the first quarter...
Read More »Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Offloads $5.3M in Coinbase Holdings and Acquires $1.2M Worth of Robinhood Shares
Ark Invest seems to be rearranging its investment portfolio and has continued to sell huge amounts of Coinbase, while acquiring Robinhood shares. Cathie Wood’s investment firm, Ark Invest, made notable moves in its portfolio on Monday, marking a strategic shift in its crypto and fintech holdings. Ark Invest sold a substantial amount of its Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) shares while increasing its position in Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) and actively managing its exposure by...
Read More »Nvidia Delays Launch of AI Chip for China amid Export Compliance Challenges, NVDA Stock 1% Down
Nvidia is also working on two other chips, the L20 and L2, for the Chinese market. According to the Reuters report, one of the chips, L20, is not facing delays and is expected to launch according to the original schedule. Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA), the California-based AI chip giant, has notified its Chinese customers of a delay in the launch of its new artificial intelligence chip, H20, designed to comply with the latest United States export regulations, Reuters reported Friday, citing...
Read More »Bill Gates Envisions Three-Day Workweek Powered by AI
Gates particularly emphasizes AI’s positive impact on productivity in fields such as programming, testing, and healthcare, where it could streamline processes and reduce paperwork for professionals. American businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates has once again captured the attention of the world with his latest assertion that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could revolutionize the standard workweek, allowing humans to work just three days a week. Bill Gates’ Vision of a Three-Day...
Read More »CoinGecko Acquires NFT Data Platform Zash to Expand Its Business
With this acquisition, CoinGecko plans to integrate Zash’s NFT data into its Application Programming Interface (API) by the second quarter of next year. CoinGecko, a major cryptocurrency data tracking company, has acquired Zash, an on-chain data analytics firm that provides information on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) metadata across various platforms. According to an announcement on November 22, the acquisition aligns with CoinGecko’s vision to become a central hub for cryptocurrency-related...
Read More »AI Firm Anthropic Reportedly Rejects Merger Offer from OpenAI
OpenAI’s offer also included making Anthropic’s CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei a replacement for Altman. Artificial Intelligence (AI) company Anthropic may have just refused to enter into a merger deal with OpenAI. According to a report by The Information and another report by Reuters, OpenAI’s board of directors put forward the offer following last week’s decision to sack its immediate past CEO Sam Altman. Anthropic CEO Rejects OpenAI’s Offers Citing sources with inside knowledge, The...
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