Mistral AI has closed its much rumored Series B funding round with General Catalyst leading the round. The company has secured €600 million (around $640 million at today’s […]
Cognigy lands cash to grow its contact center automation business
Philipp Heltewig, who was CIO at marketing firm Sitecore before it was sold to private equity group EQT in 2016, joined forces with Sascha Poggemann and Benjamin Mayr […]
Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices from his companies over Apple’s ChatGPT integrations
Elon Musk is threatening to ban iPhones from all his companies over the newly announced OpenAI integrations Apple announced at WWDC 2024 on Monday. In a series of […]
This Week in AI: Ex-OpenAI staff call for safety and transparency
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s inaugural AI newsletter. It’s truly a thrill to type those words — this one’s been long in the making, and we’re excited […]
AI apocalypse? ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity are all down at the same time
After a multi-hour outage that took place in the early hours of the morning, OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot is down again — but this time, it’s not the only […]
VCs are selling shares of hot AI companies like Anthropic and xAI to small investors in a wild SPV market
VCs are clamoring to invest in hot AI companies, willing to pay exorbitant share prices for coveted spots on their cap tables. Even so, most aren’t able to […]
Autobiographer’s app uses AI to help you tell your life story
Can an AI help you tell your story? That’s the idea behind a startup called Autobiographer which leverages AI technology to engage users in meaningful conversations about the […]
Former OpenAI exec that quit for ‘safety concerns’ joins rival company
Former OpenAI exec Jan Leike joins Anthropic, citing safety concerns. His departure follows other key resignations.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired for ‘outright lying,’ says former board member
Former OpenAI board member Helen Toner explained why they fired CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of creating a “toxic atmosphere.”
AI models have favorite numbers, because they think they’re people
AI models are always surprising us, not just in what they can do, but what they can’t, and why. An interesting new behavior is both superficial and revealing […]