Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line—or get out....
28 janeiro, 2025
SoftBank to invest $500M in robotics startup SkildAI
SoftBank is negotiating a $500 million investment in Skild AI, a software company building a foundational model for robotics at a $4 billion valuation, Bloomberg and Financial Times reported. The two-year-old company raised its previous funding round of $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation...
28 janeiro, 2025
Italy sends first data watchdog request to DeepSeek: ‘The data of millions of Italians is at risk’
The jury is still out on whether the Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek is a game changer or possibly part of an elaborate plan by its hedge fund parent company to short Nvidia and other tech stocks. Whichever it might be (maybe both?), DeepSeek and its...
28 janeiro, 2025
DeepSeek: Everything you need to know about the AI chatbot app
DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts. DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether...
28 janeiro, 2025
Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Order Has Mapmakers Completely Lost
One of US President Donald Trump’s first actions upon returning to power was ordering the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed. But mapmakers are still largely waiting for the green light....
28 janeiro, 2025
David Sacks claims there’s ‘substantial evidence’ that DeepSeek used OpenAI’s models to train its own
David Sacks, Trump’s AI and crypto “czar,” said in an interview on Fox on Tuesday that there’s “substantial evidence” that Chinese AI company DeepSeek “distilled” knowledge from OpenAI’s AI models, a process that Sacks compared to theft. Sacks, who didn’t cite the source of this...
28 janeiro, 2025
DeepSeek triggered a wild, baseless rally for some Chinese stocks
Hype around DeepSeek sent the stock price of several Chinese companies soaring, but proof of their ties to DeepSeek is non-existent. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
28 janeiro, 2025
Figure AI details plan to improve humanoid robot safety in the workplace
Safety is often overlooked in the rush to bring humanoid robots to the workplace. As high-profile corporations ranging from retailers like Amazon to carmakers such as Mercedes and BMW have announced humanoid pilots for factories and warehouses, conversations around worker safety are regularly buried beneath...
28 janeiro, 2025
Hugging Face researchers are trying to build a more open version of DeepSeek’s AI ‘reasoning’ model
Barely a week after DeepSeek released its R1 “reasoning” AI model — which sent markets into a tizzy — researchers at Hugging Face are trying to replicate the model from scratch in what they’re calling a pursuit of “open knowledge.” Hugging Face head of research...
28 janeiro, 2025
Eric Schmidt says DeepSeek marks a ‘turning point’ for the global AI race
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt called for the United States to ramp up open-source AI efforts to address the rise of DeepSeek in a Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday. Just last year, Schmidt said America was two or three years ahead of China. But DeepSeek’s...
28 janeiro, 2025
Who is Liang Wenfeng? DeepSeek founder comes from AI investing
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, has Silicon Valley reeling with its R1 reasoning model, which it claims uses far less computing power than those of American AI leaders — and, it’s open source. The DeepSeek app has shot to the top of the App Store...
28 janeiro, 2025
This startup is selling for $1B, so why is its founder not proud of the outcome?
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week we’re looking at the story behind the sale of Divvy Homes, Ramp’s new product, some notable fundraising deals, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at...
28 janeiro, 2025
This founder was worried about his mother slipping — so he created sensors to detect falls
Falls are common for older people living semi-independently. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they’re the leading cause of injury for adults aged 65 and up. On average, about 10% of these falls are serious, requiring medical attention. Yet many fall...
28 janeiro, 2025
Quibim raises $50M to develop AI models for medical imaging
Quibim, a Spanish startup that’s developing foundational AI models for medical imaging spanning oncology, immunology, neurology, and metabolic disorders, has raised $50 million in a Series A round of funding. The cash injection comes as AI makes ever deeper inroads into healthcare, spanning everything from...
28 janeiro, 2025
Hugging Face makes it easier for devs to run AI models on third-party clouds
AI dev platform Hugging Face has partnered with third-party cloud vendors, including SambaNova, to launch Inference Providers, a feature designed to make it easier for devs on Hugging Face to run AI models using the infrastructure of their choice. Other partners involved with the new...
28 janeiro, 2025
OpenAI launches ChatGPT plan for US government agencies
In a week dominated by headlines about China’s growing AI competitiveness, OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov. The new version of the AI-powered chatbot platform is designed to provide U.S. government agencies an additional way to access the tech. ChatGPT Gov includes many of the capabilities found...
28 janeiro, 2025
Atomicwork gets backing from Khosla for its AI alternative to old-school IT software like ServiceNow
Atomicwork has raised $25 million in a Series A round co-led by Khosla Ventures and Z47 to expand its AI agentic platform for enterprises. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
28 janeiro, 2025
DeepSeek’s New AI Model Sparks Shock, Awe, and Questions From US Competitors
Some worry the Chinese startup’s impressive tech indicates the US is losing its lead in AI, but it may really be a sign that a new approach to building models is gaining traction....
28 janeiro, 2025
Reid Hoffman’s Manas AI raises $24.6M, a fraction of other AI drug discovery startups
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer researcher and author of the book “The Emperor of All Maladies,” have co-founded an AI-powered drug discovery startup, Manas AI. The company, which will initially focus on breast cancer, prostate cancer, and lymphoma, has raised $24.6 million...
27 janeiro, 2025
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is already using DeepSeek instead of OpenAI at his startup, Gloo
The tech industry's reaction to AI model DeepSeek R1 has been wild. Pat Gelsinger, for instance, is elated and thinks it will make AI better for everyone. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only....
27 janeiro, 2025
DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China
Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny....
27 janeiro, 2025
Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals
The company said Monday it was temporarily limiting new sign-ups due to “large-scale malicious attacks” on its services....
27 janeiro, 2025
Emergency Braking Will Save Lives. Automakers Want to Charge Extra for It
The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hills—money....
27 janeiro, 2025
The Less People Know About AI, the More They Like It
You might assume that tech-savvy people are the most open to using AI, but research suggests it's actually those who are least familiar with it....
25 janeiro, 2025
Taylor Swift Triggered a Tsunami of Sports Bets. Then She Stopped Turning Up
The singer generated millions in prop bets for the Kansas City Chiefs just by showing up to watch her boyfriend play. Now that she’s busy, gamblers are losing interest....
25 janeiro, 2025
How Chinese AI Startup DeepSeek Made a Model that Rivals OpenAI
When Chinese quant hedge fund founder Liang Wenfeng went into AI research, he took 10,000 Nvidia chips and assembled a team of young, ambitious talent. Two years later, DeepSeek exploded on the scene....
25 janeiro, 2025
The Trump Cryptonaissance Is Here
US President Donald Trump has wasted no time in demonstrating his fealty to the cryptocurrency industry that backed his 2024 election ambitions. The alliance could herald a golden dawn for crypto, industry figures believe....
23 janeiro, 2025
OpenAI’s Operator Lets ChatGPT Use the Web for You
The company that kicked off the AI chatbot craze now wants AI to do more than just talk....
23 janeiro, 2025
Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Ditching Human Fact-Checkers
This week, we take a look at Meta's new era of content moderation....
23 janeiro, 2025
‘Neo-Nazi Madness’: Meta’s Top AI Lawyer on Why He Fired the Company
In an exclusive interview with WIRED, celebrated intellectual property lawyer Mark Lemley elaborates on why he quit and what he makes of the AI copyright battlefield....
23 janeiro, 2025
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