AI-powered language learning app Speak is on a tear. Since launching in its inaugural market of South Korea in 2019, Speak has grown to over 10 million users, […]
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.”
OpenAI Startup Fund raises additional $5M
The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund that invests in early-stage AI companies and has recently transferred legal control from Sam Altman to Ian Hathaway, has closed on additional $5 million, according to a filing with […]
Musk raises $6B for AI startup. Also, is TikTok dodging Apple’s commissions?
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OpenAI Startup Fund quietly raises $15M
The OpenAI Startup Fund, a venture fund related to — but technically separate from — OpenAI that invests in early-stage, typically AI-related companies across education, law and the […]
OpenAI-backed Ghost Autonomy shuts down
Ghost Autonomy, a startup working on autonomous driving software for automaker partners, has shut down, TechCrunch has learned. The startup, which had raised nearly $220 million, posted a […]
Sam Altman gives up control of OpenAI Startup Fund, resolving unusual corporate venture structure
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has transferred formal control of the eponymously firm’s named corporate venture fund to Ian Cathaway, OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch. The Open AI Startup Fund, […]
Figure rides the humanoid robot hype wave to $2.6B valuation and OpenAI/Microsoft partnerships
Today Figure confirmed long-standing rumors that it’s raising more money than God. The Bay Area–based robotics firm has announced a $675 million Series B on a $2.6 billion […]
OpenAI launches second Converge startup cohort
Palace intrigue might be dominating the news cycle around OpenAI, but the AI startup — and its accelerator programs — are chugging along uninterrupted, so the PR team […]
Cruise spirals and LTA’s airship breaks cover in Silicon Valley
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