Forbes: Imbue, formerly Generally Intelligent, which has 10K Nvidia H100 GPUs to train AI agents, raised a $200M Series B at a $1B valuation led by the Astera Institute — The startup, one of very few woman-led AI unicorns, has a $1 billion valuation and access to 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Microsoft commits to defending customers of its AI Copilots from copyright infringement lawsuits, as long as they’ve “used the guardrails and content filters” — The software giant also will pay related fines and settlements, so long as customers follow its rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Alistair Charlton / Forbes: BMW drops a controversial subscription that activates heated seats or other hardware already in its cars, limiting subscriptions to software-based functions — BMW has made a U-turn on a controversial subscription service that saw drivers pay a fee to activate the heated seats already fitted to their car. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Paresh Dave / Wired: In a novel move, Pinterest updates its content algorithms to surface diverse body types, powered by an AI system trained on 5B+ images of bodies of all sizes — Social media algorithms usually promote biases toward white, thin bodies. Pinterest is using machine learning to surface images of all shapes and sizes. Lees verder op Tech Meme
CNBC: Riot Blockchain reports earning $31.7M in energy credits from Texas’ power grid to curtail its usage in August, dwarfing the ~$8.9M worth of bitcoin mined — – Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms raked in $31.7 million in energy credits from Texas power grid operator ERCOT in August. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz: The ESA says it will not work with organizer ReedPop on future E3 events and informs the LA Convention Center that 2024’s E3 will not be held at the center — E3 2024 may still happen, but not at the Los Angeles Convention Center — News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B Lees verder op Tech Meme
CNBC: Riot, which mined ~$8.9M worth of bitcoin in August, says it earned $31.7M in energy credits from Texas power grid operator ERCOT that month to reduce its usage — – Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms raked in $31.7 million in energy credits from Texas power grid operator ERCOT in August. Lees verder op Tech Meme
Bloomberg: SK Hynix opens an investigation into Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro using Hynix’s LPDDR5 and NAND flash memory, an isolated example of materials sourced outside of China — – Korean maker says it hasn’t worked with Huawei since sanctions — Mate 60 Pro handset uses Hynix memory and flash storage chips Lees verder op Tech Meme
Forbes: Imbue, formerly Generally Intelligent, which says it has access to 10,000 of Nvidia’s H100 GPUs to build AI “agents”, raised a $200M Series B at a $1B valuation — The startup, one of very few woman-led AI unicorns, has a $1 billion valuation and access to 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs … Lees verder op Tech Meme
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Microsoft says its Copilot Copyright Commitment will defend customers of its AI products from copyright lawsuits if they use “guardrails and content filters” — The software giant also will pay related fines and settlements, so long as customers follow its rules. Lees verder op Tech Meme