Trending News: IBM releases a new mainframe built for the age of AIGoogle is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivalsAmazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clipsMeta exec denies the company artificially boosted Llama 4’s benchmark scoresShopify CEO tells teams to consider using AI before growing headcountGoogle’s AI Mode now lets users ask complex questions about imagesWaymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, sell adsNintendo says it is ‘actively assessing’ the impact of U.S. tariffsKrea raises $83M to be the one-stop shop for genAI creativesAI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing showsIBM acquires consultancy Hakkoda in continued AI investment pushOpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startupMeta’s benchmarks for its new AI models are a bit misleadingMicrosoft releases AI-generated Quake II demo, but admits ‘limitations’Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models‘A Minecraft Movie’ is on-track for a $135M opening weekendChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailingOpenAI’s models ‘memorized’ copyrighted content, new study suggestsGitHub Copilot introduces new limits, charges for ‘premium’ AI modelsSpy games in HR tech: Inside Rippling’s wild lawsuit against DeelMicrosoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for youGemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most expensive AI model yetOpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT-5Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in response to tariffsMidjourney releases its first new AI image model in nearly a yearAmazon’s new AI agent will shop third-party sites for youOpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universitiesIntel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking ventureAmazon Kindle’s new feature uses AI to generate recaps for books in a seriesDevin, the viral coding AI agent, gets a new pay-as-you-go planMicrosoft reportedly pulls back on its data center plansStudio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit hasGoogle is shipping Gemini models faster than its AI safety reportsChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI saysVoice AI platform Phonic gets backing from LuxRunway, best known for its video-generating models, raises $300MThe Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good!OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goalsOpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimatedEpic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competitionEpic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D taggingActively AI raises $22.5M to offer sales ‘superintelligence,’ says AI SDRs failedDeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skepticsAnthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universitiesAI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%Parasail says its fleet of on-demand GPUs is larger than Oracle’s entire cloudThe Nintendo Switch 2 release date is June 5Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friendsResearchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly booksPeter Diamandis answers the question: Is longevity only for the wealthy?Meta’s head of AI research plans to leave the companyTinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skillsSam Altman says that OpenAI’s capacity issues will cause product delaysRoblox partners with Google on adsQualcomm acquires generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAILip-Bu Tan says Intel will spin off non-core unitsChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot that’s gaining usersOpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all usersOpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuationSome Alexa+ features reportedly won’t arrive for monthsOpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming monthsAlphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from ThriveChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receiptsApple brings Apple Intelligence to the Vision ProApple rolls out Priority Notifications as Apple Intelligence expands to EUOpenAI disables video gen for certain Sora users as capacity challenges continueRunway releases an impressive new video-generating AI modelManus launches paid subscription plans and a mobile appAmazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browserApple reportedly revamping Health app to add an AI coachPerplexity CEO denies having financial issues, says no IPO before 2028Sam Altman firing drama detailed in new book excerptA look at Intel Capital before the 34-year-old firm strikes out on its ownCoreWeave co-founder explains how a closet of crypto-mining GPUs led to a $1.5B IPOElon Musk says xAI acquired XNintendo used its new app to announce the ‘Legend of Zelda’ movie release dateOpenAI peels back ChatGPT’s safeguards around image creationOpenAI is aiming for AGI but landing on Studio GhibliKrafton acquires controlling stake in Indian gaming studio Nautilus Mobile for $14MOpen source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeanceTwin’s first AI agent is an invoice retrieval agent for Qonto customersWith the Switch 2 coming, Nintendo is working on Virtual Game Cards for cross-device portabilityGoogle rolls out new vacation-planning features to Search, Maps, and GeminiOpenAI’s viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concernsNvidia is reportedly in talks to acquire Lepton AIChatGPT’s new AI image feature is delayed for free usersOpenAI adopts rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to dataLeaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machineHas GetReal cracked the code on AI deepfakes? $18M and an impressive client list says yesAmazon’s Alexa Fund is now backing AI startupsKrisp is using AI to help Indians sound like Americans on callsAmazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI pushAI’s coming to the classroom: Brisk raises $15M after a quick start in schoolMicrosoft adds AI-powered deep research tools to CopilotChatGPT’s image-generation feature gets an upgradeEarth AI’s algorithms found critical minerals in places everyone else ignoredCerebras Systems’ IPO is further delayedQuora’s Poe launches its most affordable subscription plan for $5/monthGoogle unveils a next-gen family of AI reasoning models
Tue. Apr 8th, 2025
Trending News: IBM releases a new mainframe built for the age of AIGoogle is allegedly paying some AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivalsAmazon says its AI video model can now generate minutes-long clipsMeta exec denies the company artificially boosted Llama 4’s benchmark scoresShopify CEO tells teams to consider using AI before growing headcountGoogle’s AI Mode now lets users ask complex questions about imagesWaymo may use interior camera data to train generative AI models, sell adsNintendo says it is ‘actively assessing’ the impact of U.S. tariffsKrea raises $83M to be the one-stop shop for genAI creativesAI video startup Moonvalley raised a fresh $43M, SEC filing showsIBM acquires consultancy Hakkoda in continued AI investment pushOpenAI reportedly mulls buying Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI hardware startupMeta’s benchmarks for its new AI models are a bit misleadingMicrosoft releases AI-generated Quake II demo, but admits ‘limitations’Meta releases Llama 4, a new crop of flagship AI models‘A Minecraft Movie’ is on-track for a $135M opening weekendChatGPT adoption skyrockets in India, but monetization may be trailingOpenAI’s models ‘memorized’ copyrighted content, new study suggestsGitHub Copilot introduces new limits, charges for ‘premium’ AI modelsSpy games in HR tech: Inside Rippling’s wild lawsuit against DeelMicrosoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for youGemini 2.5 Pro is Google’s most expensive AI model yetOpenAI says it’ll release o3 after all, delays GPT-5Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in response to tariffsMidjourney releases its first new AI image model in nearly a yearAmazon’s new AI agent will shop third-party sites for youOpenAI just made its first cybersecurity investment Teen with 4.0 GPA who built the viral Cal AI app was rejected by 15 top universitiesIntel and TSMC are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking ventureAmazon Kindle’s new feature uses AI to generate recaps for books in a seriesDevin, the viral coding AI agent, gets a new pay-as-you-go planMicrosoft reportedly pulls back on its data center plansStudio Ghibli hasn’t commented on OpenAI’s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit hasGoogle is shipping Gemini models faster than its AI safety reportsChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI saysVoice AI platform Phonic gets backing from LuxRunway, best known for its video-generating models, raises $300MThe Nintendo Switch 2, hands-on: It’s pretty good!OpenAI seeks to convene group to advise its nonprofit goalsOpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimatedEpic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competitionEpic Games acquires Loci to introduce automated 3D taggingActively AI raises $22.5M to offer sales ‘superintelligence,’ says AI SDRs failedDeepMind’s 145-page paper on AGI safety may not convince skepticsAnthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universitiesAI crawlers cause Wikimedia Commons bandwidth demands to surge 50%Parasail says its fleet of on-demand GPUs is larger than Oracle’s entire cloudThe Nintendo Switch 2 release date is June 5Roblox enables parents to block experiences and friendsResearchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly booksPeter Diamandis answers the question: Is longevity only for the wealthy?Meta’s head of AI research plans to leave the companyTinder’s new AI-powered game assesses your flirting skillsSam Altman says that OpenAI’s capacity issues will cause product delaysRoblox partners with Google on adsQualcomm acquires generative AI division of Vietnamese startup VinAILip-Bu Tan says Intel will spin off non-core unitsChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot that’s gaining usersOpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all usersOpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuationSome Alexa+ features reportedly won’t arrive for monthsOpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ AI language model in the coming monthsAlphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from ThriveChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receiptsApple brings Apple Intelligence to the Vision ProApple rolls out Priority Notifications as Apple Intelligence expands to EUOpenAI disables video gen for certain Sora users as capacity challenges continueRunway releases an impressive new video-generating AI modelManus launches paid subscription plans and a mobile appAmazon unveils Nova Act, an AI agent that can control a web browserApple reportedly revamping Health app to add an AI coachPerplexity CEO denies having financial issues, says no IPO before 2028Sam Altman firing drama detailed in new book excerptA look at Intel Capital before the 34-year-old firm strikes out on its ownCoreWeave co-founder explains how a closet of crypto-mining GPUs led to a $1.5B IPOElon Musk says xAI acquired XNintendo used its new app to announce the ‘Legend of Zelda’ movie release dateOpenAI peels back ChatGPT’s safeguards around image creationOpenAI is aiming for AGI but landing on Studio GhibliKrafton acquires controlling stake in Indian gaming studio Nautilus Mobile for $14MOpen source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeanceTwin’s first AI agent is an invoice retrieval agent for Qonto customersWith the Switch 2 coming, Nintendo is working on Virtual Game Cards for cross-device portabilityGoogle rolls out new vacation-planning features to Search, Maps, and GeminiOpenAI’s viral Studio Ghibli moment highlights AI copyright concernsNvidia is reportedly in talks to acquire Lepton AIChatGPT’s new AI image feature is delayed for free usersOpenAI adopts rival Anthropic’s standard for connecting AI models to dataLeaked data exposes a Chinese AI censorship machineHas GetReal cracked the code on AI deepfakes? $18M and an impressive client list says yesAmazon’s Alexa Fund is now backing AI startupsKrisp is using AI to help Indians sound like Americans on callsAmazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI pushAI’s coming to the classroom: Brisk raises $15M after a quick start in schoolMicrosoft adds AI-powered deep research tools to CopilotChatGPT’s image-generation feature gets an upgradeEarth AI’s algorithms found critical minerals in places everyone else ignoredCerebras Systems’ IPO is further delayedQuora’s Poe launches its most affordable subscription plan for $5/monthGoogle unveils a next-gen family of AI reasoning models
Tue. Apr 8th, 2025

AvatarOS snags $7M seed round from M13 to build an AI-powered virtual influencer platform

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A few years ago, several startups with a specific focus on digital avatars appeared because of all the metaverse buzz. While that buzz died down, generative AI has given a new life to avatars as it is easier to spin up different virtual identities. Companies are trying out different use cases for avatars, including D-ID […]

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