ChatGPT’s new AI image feature is delayed for free users
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Wednesday that the rollout of ChatGPT’s viral new AI image features to free users…
Island lands $250M in funding at a $4.8B valuation
Enterprise browser startup Island just raised a sizable funding round — one that bumps up its valuation significantly, and less…
The Lumon Terminal Pro computer pops up on Apple’s website
The Lumon Terminal Pro — the computer used in Apple TV’s hit series “Severance” — has appeared on Apple’s retail…
19 founders and VCs working with Elon Musk’s DOGE
Silicon Valley used to take a backseat to Washington, D.C. But now, the people disrupting technology have taken the wheel at…
Fintech Mercury lands $300M in Sequoia-led Series C, doubles valuation to $3.5B
Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $300 million in primary and secondary funding at a $3.5 billion post-money valuation, the…
Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy goes public via SPAC, netting $280 million in merger
Terrestrial Energy, a small nuclear startup, merged with an acquisition company on Wednesday. The Canadian company is developing small modular…
Amazon’s Alexa Fund is now backing AI startups
Amazon started the Alexa Fund in 2015 to back early-stage voice startups. With the advent of large language models and…
Amazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI push
Amazon continues to infuse AI into its shopping tools to encourage customers to make more purchases. The company announced on…
Google fixes Chrome zero-day security flaw used in hacking campaign targeting journalists
Google said it has fixed a vulnerability in its Chrome browser for Windows that malicious hackers have used to break…
AI’s coming to the classroom: Brisk raises $15M after a quick start in school
It’s virtually impossible today to determine when a student’s writing has been composed using ChatGPT or another GenAI tool, and…