Fortune

On Monday generative AI model startup Cohere celebrated a fresh $500 million in new funding at a $5.5 billion valuation, and on Tuesday  company said it was laying off about 20 employees (out of close to 400).

A day after raising $500 million, AI startup Cohere told staff it was laying off about 20 employees

(Reuters) -Startup Character.AI said on Friday it has signed an agreement with Alphabet's Google that grants the search engine giant a non-exclusive license to the chatbot maker's large language model technology. The deal, echoing ones struck by Microsoft and Amazon in the past few months, will see Character.AI co-founders Noam...

Google Hires Top Talent From Startup Character.AI, Signs Licensing Deal

The Atlantic

For the past two years, the biggest tech firms have begun spending historic amounts of money to develop generative-AI products and spread them across the web. The build-out may demand a trillion dollars or more of investment across the economy this decade—more than the Apollo missions or the interstate-highway system.

The Generative-AI Revolution May Be a Bubble

Seattle, WA

Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI is on a roll. The company on Thursday announced a fresh $60 million round. Evolution Equity Partners led the Series B round; the New York firm also led the $35 million Series A round, raised a year ago. Other investors in the latest round include...

Samsung, Salesforce invest in $60M round for Seattle cybersecurity startup Protect AI

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Entrepreneur

Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to create his own AI startup. His net worth is now $2 billion.

These Are the AI Skills You Should Learn Right Now, According to the World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Springfield, IL

Former President Donald Trump hedged on his campaign pledge to give police officers “immunity from prosecution,” telling Semafor’s Kadia Goba on Wednesday that it would depend on the situation. “There’s a big difference between being a bad person and making an innocent mistake — but if somebody...

Trump weighs in on Sonya Massey shooting, qualifies his call for police ‘immunity’

All of the investments made this year by Bezos' family office — called Bezos Expeditions — have been in artificial intelligence, according to data provided to CNBC by FINTRX, a private wealth intelligence platform. Bezos Expeditions has always tilted heavily toward tech. Fully 70% of the family office's...

Jeff Bezos' family office is making big investments in AI

Alphabet is leveraging advanced AI capabilities to strengthen its core search and cloud offerings. Oracle has emerged as a major data center infrastructure provider for companies training large language models. Alphabet and Oracle have more room to run. The U.S. stock market has seen multiple ups and downs in the...

2 Artificial Intelligence Stocks to Buy Hand over Fist Right Now

FinanceBuzz

Bypass the coding craze and still cash in on the tech boom! Uncover 15 high-paying tech jobs perfect for non-techies seeking a career upgrade.

15 High-Paying Jobs in Tech (No Tech Skills Required)

Business Insider

Supreet Kaur said that companies' expectations around the experience needed to land an AI job changed in the last two years.

She interviewed for 15 AI roles before landing a Microsoft offer. It made her realize how the job market has changed.

Using AI at work is old news. Giving AI “employees” similar treatment to their human counterparts is the next frontier, according to human resource software company Lattice. The tech unicorn—founded by Sam Altman’s brother Jack Altman and valued at $3 billion in 2022—announced it “made history” this week...

A $3 billion software unicorn ‘made history’ being the first to give AI ‘workers’ rights—after it laid off over 100 human employees last year

Black Enterprise

Entrepreneurship is Working for Black Women – A Look Inside Goldman Sachs Black in Business

Denver, CO

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Heights founder unwinds by stroking his cat ‘for hours’, rents out his £2 million home for photoshoots and flies economy to not spoil his two year old daughter.

Millennial entrepreneur behind a £35 million supplements startup Heights wishes he could tell his 20-year-old self to ‘sack off NFTs’

Virginia State

BI spoke to sweaty startup owners in industries such as cleaning and pest control who said they love the work but it's becoming harder to grow.

Blue-collar entrepreneurs say it's getting harder to turn a profit as competition for 'sweaty startups' heats up

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Investors in Adept AI will be paid back after Amazon hires startup’s top talent

Investors in Adept, an AI startup whose top employees were hired away by Amazon in June, will get their money back even though ownership of the...

Investors in Adept AI will be paid back after Amazon hires startup’s top talent

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