Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: How OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are using different approaches to improve “model behavior”, an emerging field shaping systems’ responses and characteristics  —  Leading artificial intelligence companies that are racing to develop the cutting-edge technology are tackling a very human challenge … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Perplexity is looking to raise ~$500M to double its valuation to $8B or more; Perplexity’s annualized revenue is ~$50M, up from ~$10M in March 2024  —  Search-based chatbot seeks to raise about $500 million in what would be its fourth funding round in a year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News: After Elon Musk promises to give $1M to one swing state voter per day who signs his PAC’s petition, PA’s governor says “law enforcement could take a look”  —  Musk announced Saturday that every day until Election Day, he would give $1 million to a randomly selected voter who signs a petition circulated by his super PAC. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lisa Bonos / Washington Post: Polymarket users have bet ~$2B on predicting the next US president; Polymarket has excluded US users since 2022 as part of a settlement with federal regulators  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Scott Owens, an amateur watchmaker in Madison, Wis., waited years for a chance to legally bet money on U.S. politics. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nicholas Fearn / Financial Times: ABI expects there to be 8,400 global data centers by 2030, as investors capitalize on the AI boom; Statista projects the industry will be worth $624B by 2029  —  The assets offer consistent returns but come with risks including a high environmental impact  —  Spending time in a warm … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: A look at the Harris campaign’s outreach to the tech sector, as it tries to convince companies that she’ll chart her own course while avoiding policy specifics  —  The Democratic candidate is pulling out the stops to signal a less confrontational stance toward the tech sector, and it appears to be paying off. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wired: At a San Francisco protest, blind Uber and Lyft users say the companies aren’t doing enough to stop drivers from turning away passengers with visual impairments  —  At a protest in San Francisco, blind Uber and Lyft users claim that the ride-hailing companies aren’t doing enough to prevent drivers from turning them away. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Tracxn: Indian health tech-related startups raised $3.7B since 2022, about half of the $7.4B raised in the sector across the Asia Pacific region  —  – Hospitals often understaffed with overworked doctors, nurses  — Covid spawned startups facilitating e-services, not all lasted Lees verder op Tech Meme

Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: How OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are using differing approches to improve “model behavior”, an emerging field shaping AI systems’ responses and characteristics  —  Leading artificial intelligence companies that are racing to develop the cutting-edge technology are tackling … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Washington Post: A look at the Harris campaign’s outreach efforts to the tech sector, as it tries to convince that she will chart her own course but avoids specifics on policies  —  The Democratic candidate is pulling out the stops to signal a less confrontational stance toward the tech sector, and it appears to be paying off. Lees verder op Tech Meme