Accel-backed Keenable is indexing the web for AI agents

Search engines were built and optimized for people, who can’t spare the time or attention required to scan entire webpages. But as people increasingly use AI chatbots to search the web and do tasks, there’s a line of thinking that the Internet’s current infrastructure needs to be updated to cater to AI instead, as these … Devamını oku

‘The world seems to be ready’: An interview with OpenAI head of product Thibault Sottiaux

TechCrunch:I know you’re a member of the technical staff. Is it right to say that you’re the product lead for Codex and Work? Sottiaux:I lead all of core products—that is API, agent infrastructure, enterprise, all of ChatGPT, which includes ChatGPT Work, but also ChatGPT classic, and then everything that is Codex as well. Q: Am … Devamını oku

Situational Awareness, star AI hedge fund that nearly imploded, now being probed by the SEC

Situational Awareness, the AI focused hedge fund that was Wall Street’s fleeting obsession, is having a very bad month. The company, led by twentysomething OpenAI alum Leopold Aschenbrenner, went all-in on a variety of AI investments and, for a period, enjoyed phenomenal growth. Then, at the end of July, a downturn in AI stockserased billionsof … Devamını oku

Trump bought SpaceX shares two weeks after blockbuster IPO

Trump and Musk are close, despite a brief falling out last summer that involved the businessman accusing the president of withholding theDepartment of Justice’s fileson Jeffrey Epstein because of how often Trump’s name appears in them. SpaceX has been hoovering up anincreasing amount of government contractsand benefiting from the Trump administration’s deregulatory stance, according to … Devamını oku

Instinct’s powerful AI assistant is raising privacy and security concerns

Everyone is buzzing aboutInstinct, an AI personal assistant still in private access, not only for its incredible capabilities, but also for its potential privacy concerns. The agent, a veritable taskmaster, has beenpraisedas feeling “like magic” andbeingone of the “most exciting launches” since OpenClaw. However, some testers have also raised concerns about the AI agent’s security … Devamını oku

Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

New York-based General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents to move through space and time, is in talks to raise funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six, according to sources familiar with the matter. Existing investors … Devamını oku

Hugging Face reportedly in talks to be acquired for $13B

Hugging Face has been approached to sell at a valuation of $13 billion or more,Business Insider reportedover the weekend. It’s not clear who Hugging Face has been in talks with, and no deal has yet been reached, according to Business Insider. However, the startup has reportedly been talking to banks to help evaluate bids. The … Devamını oku