Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced a $130 million Series B funding round on Monday, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. The round was led by General Catalyst and Oak HC Other participants include Menlo Ventures,…
Nvidia is expanding its open source AI initiatives through both an acquisition and a new model release. The semiconductor giant announced the acquisition of SchedMD, the primary developer of the popular open source workload management system Slurm. Nvidia stated that…
Disney’s three-year licensing partnership with OpenAI includes just one year of exclusivity, according to Disney CEO Bob Iger. The company signed the partnership last week, which will bring its iconic characters to OpenAI’s Sora video generator. Once that exclusive year…
The online podcast recording platform Riverside recently released its own version of a year-end review, similar to Spotify’s “Wrapped.” This recap, called “Rewind,” creates three custom videos for podcasters. Instead of sharing basic statistics like recording minutes or episode counts,…
Ford is ending production of the fully-electric F-150 Lightning as part of a broader company-wide shakeup of its electric vehicle plans. In its place, Ford will sell an “extended range electric vehicle” version of the truck. This new model adds…
Ford is launching a new battery storage business, pivoting its battery manufacturing capacity amid a shift away from large electric vehicles. Instead of canceling battery production plans, the company will use that capacity to build energy storage systems. These systems…
After a surge of venture capital investments from the 2021 bubble failed to yield strong returns for many firms, limited partners like endowments, pension plans, and sovereign wealth funds have shifted their strategy. They are now funneling a greater share…
Earlier this year, the nonprofit Creative Commons announced a framework for an open AI ecosystem. Now, the organization has come out in favor of “pay-to-crawl” technology. This is a proposed system to automate compensation for website content when it is…
Google has announced that its “dark web report” feature will be discontinued starting February 16, 2026. The tool was launched about a year and a half ago with the goal of helping users monitor their personal information on the dark…
The influence of artificial intelligence on our social media feeds has now been officially recognized by a leading American dictionary. Amid the flood of content that has defined the web over the past year, Merriam-Webster announced that its 2025 word…
