Salesforce among the first to make blanket offers Christine Hall 9 hours With most of OpenAI’s employees threatening to leave following Sam Altman’s ousting, company rivals might be […]
Investors are souring on OpenAI’s nonprofit governance model
The knock-on effects could be substantial Kyle Wiggers 8 hours OpenAI was never quite like other generative AI startups — or other startups period, for that matter. Its […]
OpenAI’s leadership moves to Microsoft, propelling its stock up
Microsoft is the real winner of the OpenAI chaos that reigned over the weekend, and its rallying stock price is indicative of that. Upon the shocking news that […]
Who knows what GamePlanner does, but Airbnb just bought the company
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. One of the most interesting stories on the site this week — both […]
France’s Mistral dials up call for EU AI rules to fix rules for apps, not model makers
Divisions over how to set rules for applying artificial intelligence are complicating talks between European Union lawmakers trying to secure a political deal on draft legislation in the […]
Menlo Ventures closes on $1.35B in new capital, targets investments in AI startups
Menlo Ventures has raised $1.35 billion in new capital that it plans to use in part “to support the forthcoming generation of AI startups,” the venture firm announced […]
Europe’s AI Act talks head for crunch point
Negotiations between European Union lawmakers tasked with reaching a compromise on a risk-based framework for regulating applications of artificial intelligence appear to be on a tricky knife edge. […]
AI makes you worse at what you’re good at
Welcome to Startups Weekly. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. If you’ve been following along with this newsletter, you’ll have noticed that I’ve […]
Lidl owner and Bosch Ventures co-lead $500M Series B into German AI start-up Aleph Alpha
German AI start-up Aleph Alpha has raised a Series B funding round of $500 million from a consortium of seven new investors, as well as existing investors from […]
AI’s not the only sector dodging the funding slowdown
A tougher fundraising environment reveals which companies and sectors investors have real conviction in, and which areas aren’t attractive outside of a bull market. AI startups dominated dealmaking […]