As OpenAI prepares to open up ad sales to more marketers next month, it is trying to address what some advertisers say was lacking in the initial ad sales offering. Among other things, the ChatGPT creator is planning to streamline the process of ad buying, either in partnerships with ad tech firms or with its own ad management system. So far, advertisers that bought the first ad campaigns on ChatGPT... Read more ›
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Nvidia is once again in range of becoming the world’s most valuable company. Stock of the AI chip maker rose 2.4% to $138 today, giving it a market capitalization of $3.386 trillion. Nvidia is now second only to Apple, which currently has a market capitalization of $3.5 trillion. ... Read more ›
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Sebastien Bubeck, one of Microsoft’s most prominent artificial intelligence researchers, is leaving to join OpenAI, he told staff on Monday. Bubeck was a public face of much of Microsoft’s development of large language models over the past two years. His team used special access to ... Read more ›
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Operating profit at Google’s AI research unit, DeepMind, increased 91% last year to 136 million pounds, or about $175 million, as it merged with Google Brain, a sister AI research group, according to a regulatory filing in the U.K., where DeepMind has been based. When it was previously a ... Read more ›
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When it comes to recruiting and retaining artificial intelligence researchers, OpenAI has faced tougher competition this year from old and new rivals. Now it’s facing pressure from a very recent former employee: ex-chief technology officer Mira Murati.Murati, whose last day was Friday, October 4 and now is as an advisor to the company, has been speaking with OpenAI employees about potentially joining her next venture, though she hasn’t disclosed exactly... Read more ›
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Indonesia’s government has ordered that Chinese-owned e-commerce app Temu be blocked from Google and Apple app stores in the country, Reuters reported. The order prevents Temu, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, from launching in Indonesia. The move is aimed at ... Read more ›
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After a decade of acquisitions and internal product launches in groceries and pharmacy delivery, Amazon is taking steps to streamline the mishmash of services it now operates and reinvigorate growth in both markets. For instance, Amazon has begun to unify its two online pharmacy operations, which consist of PillPack, a service Amazon bought for $753 million in 2018, and Amazon Pharmacy, a separate delivery service launched in 2020, three Amazon... Read more ›
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As the artificial intelligence hype cycle wanes, business leaders are pushing to move beyond experimental approaches and find applications that yield tangible value for their business. But with an emerging technology like AI, it can be difficult to distinguish between groundbreaking new use cases and short-lived fads. For Colleen Aubrey, senior vice president of AWS Solutions at Amazon, the answer lies in moving beyond the big picture and getting granular... Read more ›
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Smart devices and connected apps are a part of daily life for many people—sharing our location, keeping an eye on our homes, and even monitoring our sleep cycles and heart rates. This ecosystem of connected experiences offers new conveniences and insights, but it also raises critical questions about information overload, data privacy, and whether these technologies will one day be able to successfully integrate with existing systems and processes. At... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX began its fifth test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Sunday morning, as scheduled, and made major progress when it landed the second stage booster back on the launch pad by having the tower “catch” it. Musk tweeted video of that operation as it occurred. ... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans the fifth test flight of its giant Starship rocket on Sunday morning, after getting FAA approval for the flight on Saturday. In a post on its web site, SpaceX said the fifth test flight aims to “take another step” to reusing the rocket. In the fourth ... Read more ›
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When Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people, experience and technology, joined the company in 2013, it employed around 100,000 people—a number that has since exploded to 1.5 million. The responsibility of overseeing one of the world’s largest workforces requires Amazon to balance two crucial outcomes: maintaining its marketplace edge by optimizing productivity, while also meeting the needs of its employees. The company’s much-discussed September announcement, calling for workers... Read more ›
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Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Ben Horowitz, an investor of many contrasts • Social Media: The moms at war with social media• The Top 5: Our favorite protein bars • From AI to Chelsea Clinton’s Plea, Inside The Information’s Latest WTF Summit • Plus: SF’s nerd mecca; the videogame company obsessed with winning and sex; and another great British reality show.At this point, we’ve hurtled past the... Read more ›
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The macro of the moment is protein, and it’s not much of a competition. Everyone is paying attention to their protein intake for one reason or another: The longevity movement’s practitioners are focusing on it for strength training. Anyone on a GLP-1 has likely gotten a doctor’s lecture on getting the right amount of protein. And then there are the ongoing debates about just how much you need. “It’s become... Read more ›
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When Andrew Gounardes needed help rallying support for two social media bills he’d introduced in the New York State Senate earlier this year, he knew who to call: Mothers Against Media Addiction. The New York-based nonprofit parental advocacy group had caught Gounardes’ attention even before it officially launched in March, thanks to its founder, Julie Scelfo, whom a colleague had introduced Gounardes to earlier that year. “It was a match... Read more ›
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Could a breakup be good for Google? The gang had a lot to debate and discuss. Plus, Jessica recaps The Information's WTF. Enjoy! Apple Spotify YouTube Read more ›
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MatX, a two-year-old startup developing a server chip for artificial intelligence, is looking to raise between $75 million to $100 million in new capital, according to a pitch deck viewed by The Information and an investor with knowledge of the deal. The company’s target valuation could not be ... Read more ›
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Khosla Ventures has raised a $405 million special purpose vehicle to invest in OpenAI’s $6.6 billion funding round, according to a person close to the firm and a regulatory filing. The SPV will consist of capital contributed by both Khosla and outside investors, the person said. Venture ... Read more ›
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Coatue Management, an early and substantial backer of TikTok parent ByteDance, has shelved its earlier plan to sell part of its stake in the Chinese tech giant, at least for the moment, The Information reported on Friday. In August, The Information reported that Coatue was considering selling ... Read more ›
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You certainly can’t accuse Wall Street of being taken in by a glitzy presentation, at least not this week. Elon Musk’s big robotaxi reveal on Thursday night went down like a lead balloon with investors today. Tesla shares fell 9%, while shares of Uber, whose business is theoretically at risk from a Tesla robotaxi, rose nearly 11% to $86. That puts Uber stock a few dollars above where it was... Read more ›
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TikTok has set aside $1 billion for future fines from regulators in Europe, according to a corporate filing in the U.K. from the ByteDance-owned company. One potential hefty fine could be coming soon, as The Information previously reported. Irish regulators are preparing a draft ... Read more ›
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