General Intuition Seeks $300M to Boost Embodied AI
SCOOP: General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at around $2B valuation GI trains embodied AI and world models using a massive dataset of first-person gameplay — perfect for teaching dataset machines deep spatial-temporal reasoning. https://t.co/62hYYV9tug via @techcrunch
What Top VC Seeks in Modern Defense Technology
From last week's @EquityPod, I sat down with @fubini, the guy who wrote Anduril's first check, about what he's looking for in defense tech today. Link 👇 (avail on spotify, apple, wherever you listen) https://t.co/cprK1Q5kTY
Subscription Over‑spenders Seek Savings, New ROI Solutions Emerge
Companies that gorged themselves on all-you-can-eat subscriptions are now scrambling to understand where their money is going, pull back spending, and figure out whether they can salvage some ROI. Meanwhile, a market is forming to meet them there. Link 👇 https://t.co/rFLI7BNaB7
AI Agents Force Internet to Handle Query Swarms
NEW: The proliferation of AI agents means the infrastructure of the internet is going to need to change to accommodate not clicks and scrolls but swarms of database queries. And Big Tech is getting prepared. https://t.co/bHd3cCSj5Q via @techcrunch
Google's Genie Model Now Renders Real Streets via Street View
Google’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View https://t.co/omZfvUn3ZB via @techcrunch
Runway Pivots From Film Tool to Universal AI Platform
EXCLUSIVE: Runway is one of the most interesting inflection point stories in AI right now. Started as a tool for filmmakers. Now going after world models/ universe simulation, and by extension, everything from robotics to (one day) big bets such...
AI Could End Endless Rewatching of Same Movies
If I'm going to be cautiously optimistic about AI in creative fields, maybe, just maybe, it can free us from the hell of having to watch the same movies over and over.
Lab‑grown Sperm Creates Embryos, Easing Dystopian Fears
Lab-grown sperm used to create embryos for the first time. Good news if you were worried about the Handmaid's Tale trajectory. https://t.co/q6gItYuGoJ
Inside VC Investing in Nuclear Fusion Breakthroughs
On this week's episode of @EquityPod, @TimDe_Chant and I chatted with Rachel Slaybaugh, general partner at DCVC, about what it's like investing in nuclear fusion. https://t.co/cXRBBkejPY via @techcrunch
OpenAI Bets on Compute Edge over Anthropic
Seems like one of the ways OpenAI hopes to win against competitors is by having all the compute. Anthropic is clearly pulling ahead in many technical/ethical ways, but they may not have the compute to back up their powerful models.
U.S. Retreats From Seas; Who Will Police Space?
Really good point. If the US is pulling back from policing the high seas, who will police the assets in outer space?
Google Signs Multi‑billion Deal for Nvidia GB300 AI Chips
Exclusive: Google deepens Thinking Machines Lab ties in a deal valued in 'single-digit billions,' per a source familiar. Includes access to Nvidia’s new GB300 chips + infra services to support model training and deployment. https://t.co/2fywSlR1Kp via @techcrunch
OpenAI Cuts Side Projects, Two Executives Depart
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as company continues to shed ‘side quests’ https://t.co/AYKPjmUlvm via @techcrunch
Self‑Driving Tech Will Define Trucking Competitiveness in Five Years
Big flex from @chris_urmson, ceo of @aurora_inno onstage at @humanxco last week discussing how the self-driving truck co is going from R&D to profitable business. "Within five years, if you're not using our technology, I expect you won't be competitive...
Stop Blocking AI, Teach Safe Employee Use
@awscloud SVP of Security Steve Schmidt at #humanx: Don't waste time trying to stop employees from using AI. It won't work. Focus on helping them use it safely. https://t.co/OrBK1BB0G3