Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, has started Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project that aims to scan billions of human irises.
Category: Venture Capital
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A Zoom Call, Fake Names and an A.I. Presentation Gone Awry
A.I. start-ups are competing fiercely with one another as a race to get ahead in the technology intensifies.
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Steve Jobs’s Son Gets Into Venture Capital
Reed Jobs, 31, is starting an investment firm to focus on new cancer treatments, continuing a yearslong focus on a disease that hits close to home.
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An A.I. Supercomputer Whirs to Life, Powered by Giant Computer Chips
The new supercomputer, made by the Silicon Valley start-up Cerebras, was unveiled as the A.I. boom drives demand for chips and computing power.
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Kim Kardashian’s Skims Is Now Worth $4 Billion
As the apparel company prepares to expand into physical stores and men’s clothing, its latest funding round may spur questions about when it intends to go public.
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India’s Space Business Is Catching Up Fast
With at least 140 registered space-tech start-ups, India stands to transform the planet’s connection to the final frontier.
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PGA Tour-LIV Golf Deal Bolsters Saudi Arabia’s Global Ambitions
An agreement to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is the latest step in the kingdom’s push to become a global force beyond oil.
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The AI Boom Is Pulling Tech Entrepreneurs Back to San Francisco
Tech entrepreneurs who left the Bay Area during the pandemic say they can’t afford to miss out on the funding, hackathons and networking of the artificial intelligence frenzy.
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Venture Capital Giant Sequoia Spins Off China and India Units
The Silicon Valley firm said that the split would simplify its business. The move comes amid rising tensions between the United States and China over technology investment and development.