Sources: plans for X Money, a US payments service integrated into X, have stalled as executives leave and the DFS NY and other state regulators raise concerns
For decades, one of Elon Musk's biggest ambitions has been using technology to disrupt and replace traditional banks and payments processors. X: @amir . Bluesky: @seanokane and @davelee.me X: Amir Efr...
OpenAI is expanding its consulting-like service to refine its models and build bespoke apps for large enterprise and government clients spending at least $10M
As OpenAI pitches its artificial intelligence to big companies and government agencies, it's taking a page from the playbook … X: @amir X: Amir Efrati / @amir : New: OpenAI now does Forward Deployed E...
Sources: Sierra, an AI agent startup co-founded by former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, is raising hundreds of millions led by Greenoaks at a $4B+ valuation
Millions of people around the world have chatted with AI agents powered by Sierra … Ashley Capoot / CNBC : OpenAI Chair Bret Taylor talks AI agents, regulation and the technology's current boom Sanjan...
Sources: Sam Altman told people that the $7T figure represents the total investments needed for his chip project, including real estate, over some years
Contrary to popular belief, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman isn't raising trillions of dollars for a large project to develop new server chips for artificial intelligence. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social . X: @...
Sources: Apple has had discussions with NFL execs to buy streaming rights for Sunday Ticket games, which currently air on DirecTV
and it could be a game changer Michael Simon / Macworld : The NFL reportedly wants Apple to air NFL games in 2023 Deadline : Apple Exploring Streaming NFL's Sunday Ticket Games On Apple TV+ Adam Rowe ...
Sources: LinkedIn is developing a new service called Marketplaces to let its 740M users find and book freelancers, with plans to launch as soon as September
LinkedIn is developing a new service called Marketplaces to let its 740 million users find and book freelancers … Tweets: @amir Tweets: Amir Efrati / @amir : Exclusive: Microsoft developing digital wa...
Uber and GM's Cruise open source their self-driving car visualization software, a rare move in the hyper-competitive autonomous world
Why the U.S. Effort to Crush Huawei Isn't Working Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Uber and Cruise open-source their visualization software Uber Engineering Blog : Introducing AVS, an Open Standard for A...
Sources: Lyft is planning to expand into Canada by year's end, its first market outside the US, and could then move into Australia and New Zealand
As Lyft begins a large-scale advertising campaign to try to continue gaining market share versus Uber in the U.S., its geographic ambition is rising. Tweets: @amir and @amir Tweets: Amir Efrati / @ami...