Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Notch, an AI platform for regulated industries, announced a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing total funding raised to $45 million. The round was led by Headline with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jibe Ventures, Illuminate Financial, and Phoenix Insurance. The multi-firm investment highlights the growing demand from regulated industries for […]
Estimates for total Claude consumer users are all over the map (we’ve seen figures ranging from 18 million to 30 million). Anthropic hasn’t disclosed this data, but a spokesperson did tell TechCrunch that Claude paid subscriptions have more than double…
I’ve been struggling to tell whether the ads appearing in my TikTok feeds have been made with generative AI tools. As someone who spends a great deal of time scrutinizing images and videos for the usual “tells” that something was synthetically generated, some of the promotions I’ve seen have definitely sparked suspicion. For several weeks, […]
On Tuesday morning, everything was business as usual at OpenAI. By the end of the day, the company had announced that it would scrap its video-generation app, Sora, and reverse plans for video generation inside ChatGPT; it would wind down a $1 billion Disney deal; it would shuffle the role of a high-level executive; and […]
Things are moving fast, and competitors have offered something similar for a while.
Wikipedia has introduced updated editorial guidelines limiting the use of AI in article creation, reflecting growing concerns over the role of generative models in public knowledge platforms. The new policy prohibits editors from using large language models to generate or rewrite article content, clarifying earlier guidance that discouraged full article generation using AI. The decision […]
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Anthropic in its legal dispute with the U.S. government, ordering the administration to rescind its designation of the company as a “supply-chain risk” and halt efforts to sever federal ties. Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of California determined that the government’s actions likely violated […]
OpenAI has indefinitely paused development of a proposed “adult mode” for ChatGPT, signaling a broader shift in priorities as the company narrows its focus on core AI applications. The feature, first discussed by CEO Sam Altman, had drawn internal and external scrutiny, with concerns raised around safety and potential misuse during advisory discussions. The decision […]
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren have called for expanded oversight of AI-driven data center energy consumption, urging the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to implement mandatory annual reporting requirements for large-scale facilities. The proposal seeks to address growing concerns over the impact of rapidly increasing electricity demand tied to AI and cloud infrastructure. The […]
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment. From audacious plans to launch data centers into […]