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Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) Rises From CIA-Backed Startup To AI Powerhouse
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) was founded on May 6, 2003, in Palo Alto, California, marking the beginning of one of the most consequential technology companies in modern history. Peter Thiel bankrolled the creation of a prototype in 2004…
The GPU never reads the same text twice': Belgian startup Corbenic wants to turn your server's SSD into AI memory, but its 14x speedup owes more to reading less
Corbenic AI's Galahad beta saves a model's KV cache to encrypted local NVMe so servers can skip rereading text after GPU memory is cleared or after a restart Founder Sietse Schelpe tells TechRadar Pro no special hardware is needed, but the paper…
TechCrunch Mobility: Rivian's next act
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility ! As I wrapped my…
AI's future runs through credit desks
In August, Nvidia pulled together six of the biggest names in finance— Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR—to set up financing platforms that could mobilize over $500 billion for companies building AI…
No agenda, no rush, no leaving San Francisco: Benchmark's partners on investing in a frenzied market
The players sometimes change. I sat down with four of Benchmark's partners three years ago, and three of those individuals are no longer with the firm. The capital commitments have changed, too. This summer, Benchmark announced $2 billion across…
There was 'no sex' at this reality-show-style incubator for founders - but the drama was juicy
At 9 p.m. on a recent Friday night, Max Harding had just returned from a barefoot run in the woods. The eccentric 20-year-old Californian was back in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania — still barefoot — alternatively working on his…
Anthropic Plans to Shift Some Shares Into New 'Public Good' Fund
Anthropic PBC said it plans to put 5% of its shares into a new so-called public benefit fund that allows it to make donations that can address “the public good,” including mitigating AI's impact on the job market. The announcement…
This 'benchtop' nuclear fusion device could provide fuel for the next revolution in clean energy
Nuclear fusion is how stars (including our own Sun) create their energy, and scientists are hopeful it could one day be used as a clean, abundant energy solution here on Earth. There are no carbon emissions, most of the fuel required is widely…
What actually motivates AI talent to work for companies
Mark Zuckerberg hand-delivered homemade soup to OpenAI researchers' front doors in an attempt to recruit them. Elon Musk pledged to personally read every SpaceX AI application—no résumé required; pedigree optional. When the…
Delhi Cabinet clears plan to create ₹50-cr. corpus for start-ups
The Delhi government has approved the setting up of the Go-Delhi Foundation, an initiative aimed at promoting startups, innovation and entrepreneurship in the capital. The foundation will provide young people, researchers and entrepreneurs with…
What are self-replicating 'AI worms', and why is Anthropic worried about them?
Warnings about what artificial intelligence might do in the future – together with alarming reports of what it has gotten up to already – are being issued so quickly that even security experts have difficulty triaging what to worry…
I made an impulsive decision to quit a great job in Hollywood. It felt like a mistake - but here's what I learned.
The following is adapted from a book excerpt. I began my career as an entertainment lawyer in a major firm. It was a lucrative, predictable professional path that likely would have generated more money over time than my far more circuitous one…
Anthropic Co-Founder Predicts AI Will Bring US GDP to $44 Trillion
That forecast comes from one of the AI startup's internal models, Jack Clark said Saturday (Oct. 17) at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok. Global cooperation is needed to establish “unusual and serious rules” for AI…
Chick-fil-A CEO addresses whether fast-food chain would ever consider opening on Sundays
Since its founding in 1946, fast-food chicken chain Chick-fil-A has remained closed on Sundays, and according to CEO Andrew Cathy, that policy will not be changing anytime soon. 'So it was open 24 hours a day, six days a week, and it was very…
Always on, always listening: New AI devices are pushing legal limits and could put users in jeopardy
Apple, Amazon, Meta and a host of startups have released AI-powered, always-listening devices this year. Unlike earlier smart speakers that were activated with a 'wake word,' these devices are pushing the limits of privacy law in new ways. In some…
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