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Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune

Musk’s legal team argues he should be compensated as an early startup investor who sees returns “many orders of magnitude greater” than his initial investment.

OpenAI and Anthropic are making their play for healthcare, and we’re not surprised

AI companies are clustering around healthcare, and fast.  In just the past week, OpenAI bought health startup Torch, Anthropic launched Claude for Health, and Sam Altman-backed Merge Labs closed a $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation. The money and products are pouring into health and voice AI, but so are concerns about… Continua a leggere OpenAI and Anthropic are making their play for healthcare, and we’re not surprised

The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them

A new era of app creation is here. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it’s fleeting.

The rise of ‘micro’ apps: non-developers are writing apps instead of buying them

A new era of app creation is here. It’s fun, it’s fast, and it’s fleeting.

Tiger Global loses India tax case tied to Walmart-Flipkart deal in blow to offshore playbook

Tiger Global’s case in India is being closely watched by investors.

Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise

The massive round was led by existing investor General Catalyst, with participation from other returning backers.

Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again

Spotify raised prices for its subscription plan in the U.S. for the third time in three years, as it hiked the monthly plan from $11.99 per month to $12.99 per month.

US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes

In a letter to the leaders of X, Meta, Alphabet, Snap, Reddit, and TikTok, several U.S. senators are demanding the companies provide proof that they have “robust protections and policies” in place, and how they plan to curb the rise of sexualized deepfakes on their platforms.

How one startup is using prebiotics to try and ease the copper shortage

Transition Metal Solutions is applying a special cocktail to coax microbes into unlocking more copper from ore.

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” OpenAI wrote the largest check in Merge Labs’ $250 million seed round at an $850 million valuation.