Arzeda, a company founded by researchers at the University of Washington's Baker Lab in 2009, is using AI to design proteins for artificial meat. The company's protein design platform was taken to market after bootstrapping for nine years. The founders, Alexandre Zanghellini, Daniela Grabs, Eric Althoff, and David Baker, decided to bring the platform to market and take on outside VC investment.
2024-09-17 01:00:55 PM |
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is leaving the Safety and Security Committee, which will become an independent board oversight group chaired by Zico Kolter, Adam D'Angelo, Paul Nakasone, and Nicole Seligman. The committee will continue to receive regular briefings from OpenAI's safety and security teams and retain the power to delay releases. The group conducted a safety review of OpenAI's latest AI model, o1.
2024-09-16 10:20:59 PM |
Microsoft Copilot is a generative AI that powers various capabilities in Microsoft software and services, including summarizations in Microsoft Outlook and transcriptions in Microsoft Teams. It is also available as a general-purpose assistant on Windows and the web. There are around a dozen Copilot-branded products, including GitHub's Copilot tool for generating code. The premium and free editions have differences.
2024-09-16 08:50:33 PM |
Jacob Jackson co-founded Tabnine, an AI coding assistant that raised close to $60 million in venture backing, and later joined OpenAI as an intern. He then started Supermaven, a company focused on supporting common developer workflows. The company was founded after Jackson worked at OpenAI until 2022.
2024-09-16 01:10:36 PM |
Oprah Winfrey aired a special on AI, titled 'AI and the Future of Us', featuring guests Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Marques Brownlee, and FBI Director Christopher Wray. The special focused on the skepticism and wariness surrounding AI, with Oprah noting that humanity will have to adapt to the consequences of AI's presence. The event highlighted the importance of understanding and controlling AI, with Sam Altman being criticized for overpromising.
2024-09-13 04:10:50 AM |
Meta is changing the way it labels content edited or modified by AI tools on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. The 'AI info' label will now appear in the post's menu, rather than directly under the user's name. The label will still be prominently displayed under content fully generated by an AI prompt, and will indicate whether the content is labeled due to industry-shared signals or self-disclosure.
2024-09-12 08:20:43 PM |
Shopsense AI, a technology company, partnered with Paramount to allow music fans to buy dupes inspired by their favorite artists' styles at the MTV Video Music Awards. The technology uses a detection model to suggest comparable options for viewers to purchase. The service was launched in January and allows viewers to capture images of their preferred looks and explore similar options.
2024-09-12 07:50:48 PM |
2024-09-12 07:10:57 PM |
OffDeal, founded by Ori Eldarov, a former investment banker, and Alston Lin, a former Meta engineer, aims to bridge the gap between small businesses and traditional M&A services by automating the work of investment banks. The company offers M&A services to small businesses, which employ nearly half of America's workforce and make up 44% of the country's GDP. The minimum deal size for large corporations is typically $25 million, leaving small businesses with limited options.
2024-09-12 12:00:59 PM |
LineLeap, a startup backed by Y Combinator, allows users to pay for front-of-the-line passes at bars through its mobile app. The company's co-founder and CEO, Max Schauff, noticed the problem of long lines at college bars and aimed to solve it. The service is available at venues that LineLeap has partnered with.
2024-09-11 09:50:51 PM |