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OpenAI said to be in talks to raise $40B at a $340B valuation
- By West virginia digital
- . January 31, 2025
OpenAI may have billions of dollars in the bank. But it’s gearing up to raise billions more, according to a

Google quietly announces its next flagship AI model
- By West virginia digital
- . January 31, 2025
Update: Some users on social media report that the changelog has been updated to remove mention of Gemini 2.0 Pro

Intel has already received $2.2B in federal grants for chip production
- By West virginia digital
- . January 31, 2025
Semiconductor giant Intel Corporation has already received $2.2 billion in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce through the

Pentagon scrambles to block DeepSeek after employees connect to Chinese servers
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
DeepSeek’s terms of service explicitly states it stores user data on Chinese servers and that it governs that data under

Intel won’t bring its Falcon Shores AI chip to market
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
Intel is effectively killing Falcon Shores, its next-generation GPU for high-performance computing and AI workloads. The move comes as Intel

Serial founder DIVINE launches creator app with hip hop legend Rakim
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
Serial entrepreneur and recording artist Victor Lombard, also known as DIVINE, announced this week the launch of a new company,

a16z has venture scouts scattered across Europe
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
Despite news that Andreessen Horowitz closed its London crypto-focused office, the VC giant has dozens of scouts across Europe looking

Boom goes supersonic and Elon promises a self-driving service by summer
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
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Microsoft signs massive carbon credit deal with reforestation startup Chestnut Carbon
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
Microsoft announced Thursday that it’s buying over 7 million tons of carbon credits from Chestnut Carbon. The 25-year deal would

ElevenLabs, the hot AI audio startup, confirms $180M in Series C funding at a $3.3B valuation
- By West virginia digital
- . January 30, 2025
ElevenLabs, one of the more popular startups working in the field AI audio, said Thursday that it has raised a