January 22, 2025news Source: OpenAI plans to release a new ChatGPT feature called Operator this week to automate complex tasks typically done via a web browser (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information) By Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information. View the full context on Techmeme. Read More »
January 22, 2025news Data analytics startup Databricks closed its $10B Series J, announced in December 2024 and including investment from Meta, and raised $5.25B in debt (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch) Databricks has confirmed that it has closed a previously announced $10 billion in Series J equity financing at a $62 billion valuation. […]
January 22, 2025news London-based Vertice, which offers an AI-powered SaaS spend platform, raised a $50M Series C led by Lakestar, taking its total funding to ~$100M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the crowded world of expenditure management by focusing on applying AI […]
January 21, 2025news The SEC launches a “Crypto 2.0” task force led by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, to create a “comprehensive and clear regulatory framework for crypto assets” (Jeff Cox/CNBC) The Trump administration took its first steps Tuesday toward an expected lowering of regulatory barriers for cryptocurrency. Read More »
January 21, 2025news DeepSeek’s new MIT In another open-source win, DeepSeek aims to redefine ‘open AI’ with R1, its latest model. Read More »
January 21, 2025news The UK debuts digital driving licenses and veteran ID cards, launching in 2025 via the GOV.UK Wallet, and AI tools, nicknamed “Humphrey”, to help civil servants (Anna Gross/Financial Times) New app will also include documents showing criminal record checks and proof of eligibility for state benefits Read More »
January 21, 2025news Grindr debuts two of six features set for 2025, including an opt-in AI chat summary, and says 10K US users are testing its AI-based “Wingman”, ahead of schedule (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg) Grindr debuts two of six features set for 2025, including an opt-in AI chat summary, and says 10K US users are testing […]
January 21, 2025news The UK debuts digital driving licenses and veteran ID cards, launching in 2025 via the GOV.UK Wallet, and AI tools, nicknamed “Humphrey”, to help civil servants (Anna Gross/Financial Times) New app will also include documents showing criminal record checks and proof of eligibility for state benefits Read More »
January 21, 2025news Amazon’s IMDb says founder Col Needham will step down as CEO and move to executive chair, and appoints COO Nikki Santoro as CEO; Needham launched IMDb in 1990 (Todd Spangler/Variety) IMDb founder Col Needham is stepping aside as CEO of the Amazon-owned site and COO Nikki Santoro is stepping up to replace […]
