Sequoia Capital is reportedly joining a blockbuster funding round for Anthropic, the AI startup behind Claude, according to the Financial Times. It’s a move sure to turn heads in Silicon Valley. Why? Because venture capital firms have historically avoided backing competing companies in the same sector, preferring to place their bets on a single winner. […]
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Now, the startup is turning its attention to building the business, fundraising and striking commercial deals.
Confer is designed to look and feel like ChatGPT or Claude, but your conversations can't be used for training or advertising.
As highlighted Friday in the New York Post, the proposed wealth tax would hit founders on their voting shares rather than the actual equity they own.
While it's easy to romanticize space as an escape to a pristine frontier where people will float weightlessly among the stars, it’s worth remembering there are no oceans or mountains or chirpy birds in space. It's “not nice up there,” said Rubenstein. “It is not nice at all."
Three offshore wind projects under construction on the U.S. East Coast are back to building after judges rebuked the Department of the Interior's actions.
Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously.
Musk's legal team argues he should be compensated as an early startup investor who sees returns "many orders of magnitude greater" than his initial investment.
Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing is lucky, they will definitely come.
The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.
The $400 million round was led by Dragoneer.
Think TikTok, but every single video you come across is a short episode of a fictional story.
Elon Musk's AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.
The startup has partnered with Eli Lilly and enjoys the backing of some of Silicon Valley's most influential VCs.
Nicholas Moore pleaded guilty to stealing victims’ information from the Supreme Court and other federal government agencies, and then posting it on his Instagram @ihackthegovernment.
OpenAI says that users impacted by the ads will have some control over what they see.
In an attempt to alleviate rising electricity prices, the White House wants grid operator PJM to hold an auction for new generating capacity, and it wants tech companies to bid.
AI companies are clustering around healthcare and fast. In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for healthcare, and Sam Altman-backed MergeLabs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about hallucination risks, inaccurate medical information, and […]
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