Generative AI, which translates text into prose, graphics, and videos, is developing in a fragmented tech landscape between the U.S. and China due to the decoupling. China is developing huge language models like OpenAI’s GPT models to minimize its reliance on the U.S. Unlike the U.S., Baidu is one of …

Hyperspectral photography firm Pixxel raised $36 million to launch new remote sensing and analytics capabilities. Google, known for its maps and search engine, invested in the L.A. and Bangalore startup. In an interview, Pixxel CEO Awais Ahmed stated Google’s Series B capital round did not start their relationship. He explained …

BeReal claims 20 million daily active users. Despite a $60 million Series B financing, the app has no ads or paid services, limiting its revenue possibilities. BeReal will try a conversation feature in Ireland. At debut, users can message friends, share a private BeReal (no time limit, just a front-back …

In its first six days, industry leader OpenAI’s ChatGPT smartphone app had over half a million downloads. Character, an a16z-backed AI app, is claiming launch success.AI app claims 1.7 million installs in less than a week. The AI app company, which raised $150 million in Series A funding earlier this …

Ring, an Amazon-owned video surveillance company, will pay $5.8 million to settle FTC charges that staff and contractors had unrestricted access to customers’ videos for years. Wednesday saw the settlement filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The FTC verified the settlement shortly after. Reuters reported the …

Today, the Linux Foundation Europe launched the RISC-V Software Ecosystem (RISE) project. RISE brings together many software and hardware vendors to accelerate “the availability of software for high-performance and power-efficient RISC-V cores running high-level operating systems for a variety of market segments.” Google, Intel, MediaTek, Nvidia, Qualcomm Technologies, Red Hat, …

Today, end-to-end machine learning platform Predibase announced a $12.2 million Series A funding round expansion. The company also released its low-code, declarative ML platform for developers. Last year’s beta period saw over 250 models trained on the platform. Now that Predibase is generally available, these users can deploy their own …

Theranos was worth $10 billion ten years ago. Wire fraud indicted her five years ago. Holmes began her 11-year-and-3-month sentence today. A defendant is usually convicted and imprisoned soon after indictment. Holmes’ legal team has played every card to delay her fall, which was once hailed as the next Steve …

“Black Mirror” season six premiered Wednesday on Netflix with a disturbing trailer. The streamer debuts the series on June 15. The trailer begins with a glimpse of the first episode, which, like all “Black Mirror” episodes, is terrifying. Episode one, “Joan is Awful,” features “Streamberry,” a Netflix clone that plays …

Another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs, and public figures—including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, veteran AI computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, MIT’s Max Tegmark, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, Grimes the musician, and populist podcaster Sam Harris—have signed a statement calling for global …