Paris-based Mistral AI has raised €385M, or about $415M, with investors including a16z and Lightspeed; sources: the deal values Mistral at about $2B — The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and Google argue that approach can be dangerous.
A look at the Effective Accelerationism movement, which favors open-source AI tech and believes that AI's benefits outweigh its harms and shouldn't be regulated — The eccentric pro-tech movement known as “Effective Accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful A.I., and party along the way.
X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones' account, after Elon Musk conducted a poll that resulted in 70.1% voting in favor of restoring the account — Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known …
Q&A with Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders on generative AI's role in robotics, when to expect true general-purpose robots, the humanoid form factor, and more — For the next few weeks, TechCrunch's robotics newsletter Actuator will be running Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics.
A bear case for the AI industry, as the sectors it seems to be able to disrupt so far, like writing, digital art, and programming help, are not very lucrative — Gemini and the supply paradox of AI — Another day, another huge new AI model revealed. This time it's Google's Gemini.
OctoML ends its business with text-to-image AI model sharing platform Civitai, after a report found some images by Civitai users “could be categorized as” CSAM — Civitai, a text-to-image AI model sharing platform, is seeking a new cloud computing provider and instructing …
The European Parliament and the EU's 27 member states will need to approve the AI Act, which seeks fines of up to €35M or 7% of global turnover for violations — - Region couldn't ‘let the perfect be the enemy of the good’ — Negotiators broke coffee machine working late-night deal
[Thread] Texas and Florida's online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools that give users control over online content exist — There was an amazing outpouring of S. Ct. amicus briefs opposing Texas's and Florida's online speech regulations yesterday. Here's what mine's about. 1/
A US federal judge rules Binance founder Changpeng Zhao cannot return to the UAE before his sentencing, set for February 2024, after his release on a $175M bond — Zhao pleaded guilty to a federal charge last month. — Register Now — Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao …
Micron strikes a labor deal to hire 3,700 union workers for its $15B chip plant in Boise, Idaho, potentially giving the company an edge for federal chip funds — - Chipmaker to hire 3,700 construction workers only from unions — Commerce Department prefers unionized sites for Chips funds
Researchers detail AutoSpill, a flaw on Android that can expose users' saved credentials from 1Password, LastPass, and other popular password managers — A number of popular mobile password managers are inadvertently spilling user credentials due to a vulnerability in the autofill functionality of Android apps.
Reuters temporarily removes its article titled “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with an Indian court order, and plans to appeal the decision — Reuters has temporarily removed the article “How an Indian startup hacked the world” to comply with a preliminary court order issued …
New York Times : Electricians are flocking to regions around the US to build data centers, as AI shapes up to be an economy-bending force...
