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Former Tesla, Google engineers raise $4 million for AI-text detection startup Pangram
Economic Times
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2m ago
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Pangram, a startup founded by former Tesla and Google employees, has raised $4 million in seed funding. The company develops tools for detecting AI-generated text, addressing the increasing reliance on AI in schools and businesses. With notable clients like Quora and NewsGuard, Pangram aims to expand its offerings and team, leveraging an active learning algorithm and cost-efficient open-source models. Monthly subscriptions for AI scanning services range from $15 to $100.
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The Bot Company, Kyle Vogt’s robotics startup, valued at $2 billion
Economic Times
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5m ago
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The Bot Company, a robotics startup co-founded by ex-Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, has raised $150 million, valuing it at $2 billion. The funding was led by Greenoaks. The startup focuses on non-humanoid robots for everyday tasks. Vogt co-founded the company with former Tesla and Cruise engineers. The latest round follows a previous $150 million raise. Vogt's resignation from Cruise came after an incident involving a Cruise vehicle. Meta also explores AI-powered humanoid robots for chores.
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Some Tesla engineers are reportedly jumping ship to Elon Musk's AI startup
Business Insider
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1y ago
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has reportedly been hiring engineers from Tesla, with three former Tesla engineers joining the company since its launch last summer. One of the engineers, Ethan Knight, had previously been working on computer vision for Tesla's self-driving technology. Musk accused OpenAI, another AI company, of aggressively recruiting Tesla engineers and claimed that he has been raising salaries for Tesla's AI engineering team in response. Musk recently expressed a desire for more control over Tesla's AI strategy and stated that he would feel uncomfortable expanding the company's capabilities without controlling a quarter of the voting bloc.
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Exclusive: Security startup Horizon3.ai is raising $100M in new round
TechCrunch
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3m ago
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Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity startup specializing in autonomous threat detection tools, is aiming to raise $100 million in a new funding round, with $73 million already secured. Led by NEA, the startup's valuation is believed to be over $750 million. Founded in 2019 by former U.S. Special Operations cyber operators, Horizon3.ai recently received FedRAMP authorization and reported 101% year-on-year revenue growth, reinforcing its position in the cybersecurity industry.
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Anthropic to Raise $2 Billion at $60 Billion Valuation, Months After Amazon Funding
OutlookIndia
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7m ago
Medial
Anthropic, an AI startup, plans to raise $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, following a $4 billion investment from Amazon. If successful, Anthropic will rank as the fifth most valuable U.S. startup, after SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks. Co-founded by former OpenAI executives, Anthropic focuses on developing AI models like Claude, competing in the AI race with companies like xAI and Google Deepmind. The funding round is reportedly led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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Elon Musk says he's raising Tesla engineer salaries because OpenAI has been aggressively poaching them with massive paydays
Business Insider
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1y ago
Medial
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is increasing compensation packages for its AI engineering team in response to recruitment efforts by OpenAI. Musk stated that OpenAI has been successful in enticing some Tesla engineers with lucrative offers, and Tesla is taking action to retain its talent. Competition for AI talent has been intensifying in the tech industry, with companies like Meta and Google also adopting various tactics, such as personalized emails and higher pay offers, to attract and retain skilled AI researchers and engineers.
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Ex-Google, Meta, and Samsung engineers are working on a sales agent who will understand you emotionally
Livemint
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7m ago
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Palona AI, a startup founded by former engineers from Google, Meta, and Samsung, has secured $10 million to enhance AI-powered sales agents' emotional intelligence. Partnered with OpenAI, Palona AI aims to create polite, brand-aware chatbots that address common issues in AI interactions. By integrating brand-specific data, the technology aims to improve customer engagement and direct brand relationships, offering personalized recommendations and upselling opportunities. Clients include Wyze Labs and Mindzero.
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Musk says Tesla is boosting engineer pay in AI talent war
Livemint
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1y ago
Medial
Tesla is reportedly increasing salaries for its AI engineers to prevent them from being poached by OpenAI. CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that OpenAI has been aggressively recruiting Tesla engineers with lucrative offers and has succeeded in some cases. Musk referred to it as the "craziest talent war" he has ever seen. This comes as a response to reports of a Tesla machine-learning scientist leaving to join Musk's AI startup, xAI. Musk had initially supported OpenAI but has since had a falling-out with the company.
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Anthropic seeks to raise $750 million in funding round led by Menlo Ventures
Economic Times
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1y ago
Medial
AI startup Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $750 million in a funding round led by Menlo Ventures, which would give the company a valuation of $18.4 billion. The startup, co-founded by former executives from Microsoft-backed rival OpenAI, aims to compete with OpenAI and establish its position as a leader in the technology sector. Anthropic's AI models, including the Claude AI models, have already attracted investments from companies like Google and Amazon.
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How Kroop AI Is On A Mission To Free The World From The Deepfake Pandemic
Inc42
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1y ago
Medial
Ahmedabad-based startup Kroop AI has developed deepfake detection tools trained on high-quality synthetic data to differentiate between real and fake audio and video. The company's tools have gained traction in the BFSI sector, where there is increasing concern over the misuse of deepfake technology. Additionally, Kroop AI has developed a text-to-video generation platform using digital avatars, allowing users to create videos in various languages simply by inputting text. The startup has served clients in ecommerce and pharma industries and is currently in talks with cybersecurity companies for the deployment of its deepfake detection technology.
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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is reportedly fundraising for a new AI startup
TechCrunch
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10m ago
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Mira Murati, the former OpenAI CTO, is reportedly raising venture capital funding for a new AI startup. The startup will focus on building AI products using proprietary models and is aiming to raise over $100 million in this funding round. Murati left OpenAI to pursue her own exploration but did not provide further details about her plans. Prior to joining OpenAI, Murati had worked at Tesla and Leap Motion. This development comes after several other high-level executives left OpenAI recently, and the company raised a record-breaking $6.6 billion in a recent venture capital round.
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