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Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue

The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three months earlier.

What a16z is actually funding (and what it’s ignoring) when it comes to AI infra

Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping new $15 billion in funding. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its infrastructure team, the one responsible for some of its biggest, most prominent AI investments, including Black Forest Labs, Cursor, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Ideogram, Fal, and dozens of others.   a16z general partner with the infra team Jennifer Li (who oversees such investments as ElevenLabs — just valued at $11 billion) has a clear thesis on where the team is looking to… Continua a leggere What a16z is actually funding (and what it’s ignoring) when it comes to AI infra

Lunar Energy raises $232M to deploy home batteries that prop up the grid

The startup has raised more than $500 million, to date, from investors to build a massive, distributed power plant supported by residential batteries.

Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches

The prolific cybercrime group ShinyHunters took responsibility for hacking Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, and published the stolen data on its extortion website.

Roblox’s 4D creation feature is now available in open beta

Roblox’s highly anticipated 4D creation feature has officially arrived in open beta.

ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequoia at an $11 billion valuation

ElevenLabs’ valuation has raised more than three times in the last 12 months.

ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequoia at an $11 billion valuation

ElevenLabs’ valuation has raised more than three times in the last 12 months.

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI assistant, is now available to everyone in the US

Amazon opens Alexa+ to everyone in the U.S. The AI feature is free for Prime members across devices, and free for everyone on mobile and web.

Watch Club is producing short video dramas and building a social network around them

Watch Club will house microdramas and fan discussions in the same app, creating a fandom-focused social media experience.

Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free

This AI doctor is licensed in all 50 states, the startup says. The deal was led by CRV and Kleiner Perkins.