‘The Coolest Piece of Technology the World Has Ever Seen’: OpenAI Is Acquiring Former Apple Designer Jony Ive’s Startup for $6.4 Billion
It’s a sign that OpenAI is seriously working on consumer devices embedded with AI.
The Download: Namibia’s hydrogen hopes, and fixing AI evaluation
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. Namibia wants to build the world’s first hydrogen economy Factories have used fossil fuels to process iron ore for three centuries, and the climate has paid a heavy price: According to the International…
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LM Arena, the organization behind popular AI leaderboards, lands $100M
LM Arena, a crowdsourced benchmarking project that major AI labs rely on to test and market their AI models, has raised $100 million in a seed funding round that values the organization at $600 million, according to Bloomberg. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and UC Investments, which manages an investment portfolio for the University of California, led the […]
Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests
Sen. Ron Wyden said in a letter that one U.S. phone carrier turned over Senate data to law enforcement without notifying the target.
Don’t Let the Gig Economy Ruin Your Business — Here’s How to Beat the Chaos
The gig economy is fueling innovation, but it’s also causing chaos. Here’s how smart companies are fighting back.
You’re Overlooking This Hidden Workforce — And It’s Costing You
Moms aren’t just great multitaskers. They’re leaders. It’s time we started treating them that way.
Tesla Will Now Accept Cybertruck Trade-ins — Here’s How Much It’s Worth
Tesla has reversed course and is now accepting Cybertruck trade-ins.
She Started a Creative Side Hustle While Working ‘Dead-End’ Jobs — Then Grew It From $10,000 to Over $50,000 a Month: ‘[It] Became Magnetic’
Alyssa O’Toole, 35, juggled “mismatched uniforms and odd hours” to turn her passion into a business.
Spotify’s new ‘Upcoming Releases’ hub highlights future albums you may like
Spotify is launching a new hub dedicated to keeping users informed about soon-to-be-released albums, the company announced on Wednesday. The hub, called “Upcoming Releases,” will feature personalized recommendations based on a user’s listening history. Users will be able to access it through the Search tab on mobile in the “Browse all” section. The hub will […]
Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company
Famed Apple product designer Jony Ive will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI, the result on an usual deal announced on Wednesday. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Ive have been working on an AI device that will move consumers beyond screens for roughly two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. “Thrilled to […]
Filed raises $17M to automate the drudgery of tax prep
There is a new accounting software in town, coming in with a fresh $17.2 million raise and a desire to shake things up. The company, Filed, hopes to automate the grunt work. “The tax industry is facing a genuine crisis,” Leroy Kerry, Filed’s co-founder CEO, told TechCrunch. Many CPAs are approaching retirement while a dwindling […]