Thu. 10/03 – The Monster OpenAI Raise
OpenAI raised their round, and it basically broke all the records. The whole Wordpress mess has gotten so crazy that WPEngine is suing. Using Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses to dox people in real time. And you’ll never guess the reason why you’re about to see more ads on streaming video. Hint: you’ll endure it.
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Show Notes
OpenAI raised their round, and it basically broke all the records. The whole Wordpress mess has gotten so crazy that WPEngine is suing. Using Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses to dox people in real time. And you’ll never guess the reason why you’re about to see more ads on streaming video. Hint: you’ll endure it.
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Links:
- OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever (Axios)
- OpenAI asks investors not to back rival start-ups such as Elon Musk’s xAI (Financial Times)
- OpenAI feels competitors breathing down its neck (Financial Times)
- WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power (TechCrunch)
- Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers (404Media)
- Spotify adds a new, automatically updating playlist for offline listening (TechCrunch)
- Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video (Financial Times)
- Venture Dealmaking Reflects Selective Tastes of Investors (Bloomberg)
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