Hauler Hero wants to bring waste-management software into the 21st century

After nearly four years of working in sales at tradesperson software company ServiceTitan, Mark Hoadley (pictured above) was looking for a change and to potentially start something of his own in a similar industry. Hoadley’s brother-in-law and now co-founder, Ben Sikma, was working on M&A in the waste-management space at the time. Sikma discovered how… Continua a leggere Hauler Hero wants to bring waste-management software into the 21st century

Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO

Grammarly is acquiring productivity startup Coda, the company announced on Tuesday. As part of the deal, Coda’s CEO and co-founder Shishir Mehrotra will become the new CEO of Grammarly. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will help turn Grammarly’s AI assistant into an “AI productivity platform” thanks to the addition… Continua a leggere Grammarly acquires productivity startup Coda, brings on new CEO

OpenAI brings its o1 reasoning model to its API — for certain developers

OpenAI is bringing o1, its “reasoning” AI model, to its API — but only for certain developers, to start. Starting Tuesday, o1 will begin rolling out to devs in OpenAI’s “tier 5” usage category, the company said. To qualify for tier 5, developers have to spend at least $1,000 with OpenAI and have an account… Continua a leggere OpenAI brings its o1 reasoning model to its API — for certain developers

Google joins $90M investment into Cassava to bolster Africa’s digital infrastructure

With cloud spend continuing to surge, tech companies are scrambling to meet demand for the necessary infrastructure, with the growing need for AI compute only adding fuel to the fire. By way of example, Microsoft and BlackRock have created a $30 billion fund to support new data centers and energy infrastructure for the burgeoning AI… Continua a leggere Google joins $90M investment into Cassava to bolster Africa’s digital infrastructure

Google says customers can use its AI in ‘high-risk’ domains, so long as there’s human supervision

Google has changed its terms to clarify that customers can deploy its generative AI tools to make “automated decisions” in “high-risk” domains, like healthcare, so long as there’s a human in the loop. According to the company’s updated Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy, published on Tuesday, customers may use Google’s generative AI to make “automated… Continua a leggere Google says customers can use its AI in ‘high-risk’ domains, so long as there’s human supervision

UK consults on opt-out model for training AIs on copyrighted content

The U.K. government is consulting on an opt-out copyright regime for AI training that would require rights holders to take active steps if they don’t want their intellectual property to become free AI training fodder. The rise of generative AI models that are trained on vast quantities of data has brought intellectual property concerns to… Continua a leggere UK consults on opt-out model for training AIs on copyrighted content

Cohere is quietly working with Palantir to deploy its AI models

The Canadian AI startup has quietly partnered with Palantir to put Cohere’s models in use with unnamed Palantir customers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

iRobot co-founder’s new home robot startup hopes to raise $30M

Colin Angle, one of the co-founders of Roomba maker iRobot, is raising cash for a home robotics venture. A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that Angle’s new company, Familiar Machines & Magic, is trying to raise $30 million. So far, it has raised $15 million from a group of eight investors.… Continua a leggere iRobot co-founder’s new home robot startup hopes to raise $30M

OpenAI brings its AI-powered web search tool to more ChatGPT users

ChatGPT Search, OpenAI’s AI-powered web search experience, is now live for all ChatGPT users — with several new features in tow. By default, ChatGPT will automatically determine which questions to route through ChatGPT Search, or users can tap a new “Search the web” icon in the ChatGPT interface. ChatGPT Search shows summarized answers from different… Continua a leggere OpenAI brings its AI-powered web search tool to more ChatGPT users

Google experiments with a new image generator that remixes three images into one creation

Google Labs, Google’s experimental arm, is testing a new image generator called Whisk. This tool allows people to prompt with images instead of text, allowing them to remix a photo by altering the subject, scene, and style. Whisk uses Google’s image-generation model, Imagen 3, to combine three images: one for the subject, another for the… Continua a leggere Google experiments with a new image generator that remixes three images into one creation