Bolna nabs $6.3 million from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform
Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.
The Download: squeezing more metal out of aging mines, and AI’s truth crisis
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. Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech In a pine forest on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the only active nickel mine in the US is nearing the end of its life. At a…
Anthropic’s CEO stuns Davos with Nvidia criticism
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei unloaded on both the administration and U.S. chip companies over plans to sell to China. The criticism was particularly notable because one of those chipmakers, Nvidia, is a major partner and investor in Anthropic.
Netflix to redesign its app as it competes with social platforms for daily engagement
At the center of the redesign is deeper integration of vertical video feeds, which the streaming giant has been experimenting with since May.
One-time hot insurance tech Ethos poised to be first tech IPO of the year
Ethos was backed by a who’s who of VCs and celebs through 2021. It is currently profitable, it says.
In an effort to protect young users, ChatGPT will now predict how old you are
The feature is designed to stop problematic content from being delivered to users under the age of 18.
Elon Musk says Tesla’s restarted Dojo3 will be for ‘space-based AI compute’
Tesla aims to restart work on Dojo3, its previously abandoned third-generation AI chip. Only this time, Dojo3 won’t be aimed at training self-driving models on Earth. Instead, Musk says it will be dedicated to “space-based AI compute.”
X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies
In a post to Github on Tuesday, the social media giant purported to share its secret sauce.
Luminar founder Austin Russell agrees to accept subpoena in bankruptcy case
The agreement comes two weeks after Luminar accused its billionaire founder of dodging information requests, as it evaluates potential legal claims.
Why Serve Robotics is acquiring a hospital assistant robot company
Serve Robotics is expanding beyond its sidewalk delivery roots by acquiring Diligent Robotics, which makes a hospital assistant bot named Moxi.
Meet the Tesla of Two Wheels
Investors are already taking advantage of this limited-time early-stage opportunity.