Science

Amazon, which started off selling books, is destroying rare texts to train AI

Rare books are incredibly valuable for training LLMs, since these models have already trained on whatever’s available online. In Brief Posted: 9:38...

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Groq raises $350M to fuel its pivot from AI chips to neocloud

Groq raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation as the former AI chipmaker pivots to a neocloud business and expands its...

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Nvidia investing $1.5B in SoftBank data center developer behind OpenAI project

Nvidia’s investment in SoftBank’s data center developer will guarantee its chips power an OpenAI data center. In Brief Posted: 8:16 AM PDT...

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Terra Industries closes $52M seed round to build defense infrastructure for the Global South

African defense tech company Terra Industries announced an additional $18 million in funding, bringing its seed round to $52 million. In Brief...

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WordPress.com targets the next generation of web creators with a free student plan

WordPress.com Education lets teachers offer their students free domains, plug-in support, and professional website-building tools. WordPress.com maker Automattic is expanding into education...

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Uber adds Zipline drones to its Eats delivery network

Uber is also making investing in Zipline a part of the tie-up. Uber is investing in, and partnering with, drone delivery company...

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Wispr raises $280M at $2B valuation as it looks beyond dictation

Wispr’s total funding is now over $361 million. Wispr, a startup known for its AI dictation tool, raised $280 million in Series...

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Low-fat vegan diet helps people lose weight without eating less

A low-fat vegan diet may help people lose weight without counting calories, shrinking portions, or feeling constantly hungry. In a 16-week clinical...