OpenAI is reportedly planning to cut off API access in China. As a result, Chinese AI companies are trying to attract OpenAI users to their platforms.
Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund
Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has gotten a peek […]
Restate raises $7M for its lightweight workflows-as-code platform
When one of the co-creators of the popular open-source stream-processing framework Apache Flink launches a new startup, it’s worth paying attention. Stephan Ewen was among the founding team […]
Study finds that AI models hold opposing views on controversial topics
Not all generative AI models are created equal, particularly when it comes to how they treat polarizing subject matter. In a recent study presented at the 2024 ACM […]
Chinese e-commerce marketplace Temu faces stricter EU rules as a ‘very large online platform’
Temu, the super low-cost e-commerce marketplace owned by Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo, is to face the European Union’s strictest rules after authorities designated the company a “very large […]
In Seoul summit, heads of states and companies commit to AI safety
Government officials and AI industry executives agreed on Tuesday to apply elementary safety measures in the fast-moving field, and establish an international safety research network. Nearly six months […]
Temu accused of breaching EU’s DSA in bundle of consumer complaints
Consumer protection groups around the European Union have filed coordinated complaints against Temu, accusing the Chinese-owned ultra low-cost e-commerce platform of a raft of breaches related to the […]
Sources: Mistral AI raising at a $6B valuation, SoftBank ‘not in’ but DST is
Investors are feverishly continuing to evaluate AI startups, and to try to avoid simply chasing a fad, they are paying extra-close attention to founders building what are typically […]
Global crypto firms turn to Hong Kong for refuge — and opportunity
With U.S. regulators continuing to ramp up their scrutiny of crypto, startups and founders in the space are looking overseas to find friendlier climates to support their growth. […]
Why AWS, Google and Oracle are backing the Valkey Redis fork
The Linux Foundation last week announced that it will host Valkey, a fork of the Redis in-memory data store. Valkey is backed by AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle, Ericsson […]