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Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 13-06-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024  —  AI is well and truly off to the races: a startup that is only four weeks old has picked up a $113 million round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Meta adds “world chat” to Horizon Worlds, letting all users in the same world session talk with each other via text messages, and promises strict moderation (Steve Dent/Engadget) 13-06-2023

Steve Dent / Engadget: Meta adds “world chat” to Horizon Worlds, letting all users in the same world session talk with each other via text messages, and promises strict moderation  —  Meta will automatically scan and remove messages that go against its code of conduct. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sources: Microsoft and OpenAI's unusual deal created conflict and confusion, including over transparency, sales pitches, and Microsoft's spending on in-house AI (Wall Street Journal) 13-06-2023

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Microsoft and OpenAI’s unusual deal created conflict and confusion, including over transparency, sales pitches, and Microsoft’s spending on in-house AI  —  As the companies lead the AI boom, their unconventional arrangement sometimes causes conflict Lees verder op Tech Meme

AMD announces the Ryzen Pro 7000 for desktop and Ryzen Pro 7040HS and 7040U for mobile, adding an integrated Ryzen AI block on select models and Zen 4 cores (Gavin Bonshor/AnandTech) 13-06-2023

Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech: AMD announces the Ryzen Pro 7000 for desktop and Ryzen Pro 7040HS and 7040U for mobile, adding an integrated Ryzen AI block on select models and Zen 4 cores  —  As is a constant whenever AMD launches their latest desktop and mobile processors, they typically deploy and release a professional … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reddit's API pricing changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of the site's data, an upcoming IPO, and third-party apps generating no revenue for the company (Casey Newton/Platformer) 13-06-2023

Casey Newton / Platformer: Reddit’s API pricing changes stem from LLMs driving up the value of the site’s data, an upcoming IPO, and third-party apps generating no revenue for the company  —  As it moves to shut down third-party apps, the site’s self-governing ethos comes back to haunt it  —  I. Lees verder op Tech Meme

The SDNY releases documents showing a former SEC director suggested ether and bitcoin were not securities in 2018, which crypto advocates say undermines the SEC (Vishal Chawla/The Block) 13-06-2023

Vishal Chawla / The Block: The SDNY releases documents showing a former SEC director suggested ether and bitcoin were not securities in 2018, which crypto advocates say undermines the SEC  —  – Certain documents related to former SEC director William Hinman have been released in the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple Labs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paul McCartney says a sound editor used AI to “extricate” John Lennon's voice from an old demo to create “the final Beatles record”, slated for release in 2023 (Mark Savage/BBC) 13-06-2023

Mark Savage / BBC: Paul McCartney says a sound editor used AI to “extricate” John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create “the final Beatles record”, slated for release in 2023  —  Sir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls “the final Beatles record”. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Google proposes a “hub-and-spoke model” to regulate AI, splitting responsibility across existing government agencies, a contrast to OpenAI's new agency approach (Washington Post) 13-06-2023

Washington Post: Google proposes a “hub-and-spoke model” to regulate AI, splitting responsibility across existing government agencies, a contrast to OpenAI’s new agency approach  —  Happy Tuesday!  When it comes to newsletter puns, game recognizes game.  Send news tips and dad jokes to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024 (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) 13-06-2023

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024  —  AI is well and truly off to the races: a startup that is only four weeks old has picked up a $113 million round … Lees verder op Tech Meme

AI video generation startup Synthesia raised a $90M Series C at a $1B valuation, led by Accel with Nvidia participating, and works with 35% of the Fortune 100 (Ryan Browne/CNBC) 13-06-2023

Ryan Browne / CNBC: AI video generation startup Synthesia raised a $90M Series C at a $1B valuation, led by Accel with Nvidia participating, and works with 35% of the Fortune 100  —  – Artificial intelligence-based video generation platform Synthesia has raised $90 million from investors, the company told CNBC exclusively. Lees verder op Tech Meme