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OpenAI exec leaves to found materials science startup

OpenAI exec leaves to found materials science startup

​[[{“value”:” Liam Fedus, OpenAI’s VP of research for post-training, is leaving the company to found a materials science AI startup. The Information initially reported Fedus’ plans. In a statement on X, Fedus confirmed the report and added a few additional details. “My undergrad was in physics and I’m keen to apply this technology there,” Fedus said […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Intel could be in for significant changes as Lip-Bu Tan takes on CEO role

Intel could be in for significant changes as Lip-Bu Tan takes on CEO role

​[[{“value”:” Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan seems ready to get right to work to turn around the struggling company.  The semiconductor giant’s new executive is considering sweeping changes for the company’s chip manufacturing and AI strategies, according to Reuters, including cutting middle management staff and revamping the company’s approach to manufacturing chips. Tan reportedly told company […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Rippling sues Deel, Deel denies ‘all legal wrongdoing’, and Slack is the main witness

Rippling sues Deel, Deel denies ‘all legal wrongdoing’, and Slack is the main witness

​[[{“value”:” It’s gloves off in one of the more tense rivalries in the world of startups. HR company Rippling Monday morning announced a lawsuit against Deel, another big player in the same space. The dramatic 50-page complaint alleges racketeering, misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, unfair competition, and aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty. […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

This app limits your screen time by making you literally touch grass

​[[{“value”:” If you’ve ever spent way too long scrolling through endless feeds about nothing, you may have been advised to touch grass. It’s a tongue-in-cheek suggestion, basically telling you to log off and go outside. But one developer took the concept to the next level. Rhys Kentish launched an iOS app last week called Touch Grass, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, acquires a generative AI video startup

​[[{“value”:” Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has acquired Hotshot, a startup working on AI-powered video generation tools along the lines of OpenAI’s Sora. Aakash Sastry, Hotshot’s CEO and co-founder, announced the news in a post on X on Monday. “Over the past 2 years we’ve built 3 video foundation models as a small team — Hotshot-XL, […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

OpenAI to start testing ChatGPT connectors for Google Drive and Slack

​[[{“value”:” OpenAI will soon begin testing a way for business customers to connect apps like Slack and Google Drive to ChatGPT. OpenAI plans to start beta testing a new feature called ChatGPT Connectors, according to a document viewed by TechCrunch. ChatGPT Connectors will allow ChatGPT Team subscribers to link workspace Google Drive and Slack accounts to […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

Klarna nabs Walmart away from Affirm and boosts its IPO prospects

​[[{“value”:” On the heels of its IPO filing, Swedish fintech giant Klarna announced on Monday that it will exclusively provide buy now, pay later loans for Walmart. The partnership with Walmart is one that rival Affirm had previously owned. Klarna will provide the loans to Walmart customers through OnePay, a fintech startup in which it owns […] © 2024 TechCrunch….

YC-backed ReactWise is applying AI to speed up drug manufacturing

​[[{“value”:” Artificial intelligence continues stirring things up in chemistry. To wit: YC-backed Cambridge, U.K.-based ReactWise is using AI to speed up chemical manufacture — a key step in bringing new drugs to market. Once a promising drug has been identified in the lab, pharma firms need to be able to produce much larger amounts of the […] © 2024 TechCrunch….