November 2023

Generative AI startup AI21 Labs raises cash in the midst of OpenAI chaos

November 21, 2023

One AI startup’s undoing is another’s opportunity. Case in point: today, AI21 Labs, a company developing generative AI products along the lines of OpenAI’s GPT-4 and ChatGPT, closed a $53 million extension to its previously-announced Series C funding round. The new tranche, which had participation from new investors Intel Capital and Comcast Ventures, brings AI21’s […]

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Starlink-rival OneWeb scores approval to launch satellite broadband services in India

November 21, 2023

OneWeb India, the local subsidiary of low-earth orbit operator Eutelsat OneWeb, has received the necessary approval from the country’s newly created space regulatory body to launch its commercial satellite broadband services in the South Asian nation. The company said Tuesday it’s the first organization to receive authorization from the nodal agency to launch its satellite […]

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The Download: OpenAI’s dramatic breakdown, and Meta’s transparency library

November 21, 2023
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s next for OpenAI The past few days have been a fever dream in the AI world. The board of OpenAI, the world’s hottest AI company, shocked everyone by firing CEO Sam Altman.…