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OpenAI Launches HealthBench, a Dataset That Benchmarks Healthcare AI Models

OpenAI, the creator of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, has a new open-source large language model called HealthBench that lets the healthcare industry benchmark AI models, the company said in...

May 12, 2025

Foreign SpaceX launch customers seek relief from U.S. tariffs

German launch services provider Exolaunch is working with non-U.S. customers to reclaim most of the tariffs they must pay to deploy their satellites via SpaceX....

May 12, 2025

Fanatics Looking To Hire WWE Retail Event Associates For Evolution Event In Atlanta

Now, a Fanatics job listing is making the rounds on social media, as the company is looking to hire a Retail Event Associate for an event that is listed as Evolution in Atlanta. The listing, which was...

May 12, 2025

Google’s Gemma AI models surpass 150M downloads

Google’s openly available Gemma collection of AI models has reached a milestone: over 150 million downloads. Omar Sanseviero, a developer relations engineer at Google DeepMind, announced the figure on...

May 12, 2025

The age of incredibly powerful 'manager nerds' is upon us, Anthropic cofounder says

Anthropic's cofounder Jack Clark says the "nerd turned manager" who manages fleets of AI agents will be "incredibly powerful."...

May 12, 2025

US edtech company Chegg ‘blames’ Google, OpenAI for cutting 22% of jobs

US-based edtech firm Chegg is set to lay off 22% of its workforce, impacting around 248 employees, citing increased student reliance on AI tools like...

May 12, 2025

Congressman is investigating fintech Ramp’s attempt to win $25M federal contract

Rep. Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the U.S. House Oversight Committee, has initiated an investigation into whether expense management startup Ramp is Rep. Gerald Connolly, ranking member of the U...

May 12, 2025

SoftBank, OpenAI’s $100B investment delayed due to tariffs: report

It’s been three months since SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman promised during a White House briefing to swiftly deploy $100 billion, and raise that figure to $500 billion...

May 12, 2025

Revolut Integrates Lightspark

The digital bank Revolut just announced Lightning Network integration as part of its strategy to enhance its crypto support. The next generation financial institute announced that it will use Lightspa...

May 12, 2025

Perplexity Discusses Fundraising at $14 Billion Valuation

Perplexity, an artificial intelligence-powered search engine, has had discussions with Accel for its latest financing, a $500 million capital raise at a $14 billion valuation, including the investment...

May 12, 2025

Is Palantir Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold on New xAI Partnership?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is a software company focused on developing platforms for big data, serving both government and commercial clients. Its platform list includes Gotham, Apollo, Foundry, and...

May 12, 2025

OpenAI founder's newest project could destroy your privacy

Related: OpenAI considers taking drastic action to stop Elon Musk Everyone's been so worried about AI and its ramifications that there has't been much attention on other tech developments lately. But ...

May 12, 2025

Theom, a Data-Security Startup, Nabs $20 Million

The Series A round draws backing from rival data platform giants Snowflake and Databricks....

May 12, 2025

Neuralink rival Inbrain will ‘never’ take brain implants beyond healthcare

Inbrain's CEO says the company will never use its brain implants for biohacking or giving humans "superpowers" — unlike Elon Musk....

May 12, 2025

Aligned, Lambda Partner for Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

Tech infrastructure company Aligned Data Centers partnered with Lambda, an AI developer cloud. Together, the companies are aiming to provide customers with data center infrastructure and an AI cloud p...

May 12, 2025

Quadruple amputee controls computer with thoughts in groundbreaking China BMI trial

This marks China's first invasive BMI first-in-man clinical trial, making StairMed the second company globally, after Elon Musk-backed Neuralink, to reach the clinical trial stage for invasive BMI tec...

May 12, 2025

Monzo IPO: Digital bank plans stockmarket float with £6bn valuation

The digital bank is looking to formally appoint bankers to work on a stockmarket float which could see Monzo valued at £6billion....

May 12, 2025

Amazon-backed Scale AI rushes to Saudi Arabia amid $100B tech gold rush

Scale AI, a startup backed by Amazon, will open a new office in Saudi Arabia by the end of 2025. The company aims to expand in the Middle East, where countries have committed over $100 billion to beco...

May 12, 2025

SoftBank Stargate Venture With OpenAI Hits Snags on Tariff Fears

SoftBank Group Corp.’s plans to invest $100 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US have slowed, with economic risks stemming from Washington’s tariffs holding up financing talks....

May 12, 2025

Ramp and Stripe Announce Stablecoin-Backed Corporate Cards

Ramp, a US-based corporate card and financial operations platform, announced the expansion of its partnership with financial services company Stripe to launch the “industry's first stablecoin-backed c...

May 12, 2025

EToro partners with Google to debut Veo 2 brand campaign

This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the use of generative AI for large-scale brand storytelling...

May 12, 2025

How Marc Benioff's 'side hustle' scored a $600 million windfall from the Google-Wiz deal

The Salesforce CEO invests in startups through Time Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. One of its biggest wins is cybersecurity company Wiz....

May 12, 2025

OpenAI's IPO Ambitions Hang In The Balance As Microsoft Negotiates Equity: Report

OpenAI's plans to go public hinge on renegotiating its multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft, which seeks equity adjustments and long-term tech access in return for its $13B investment....

May 12, 2025

OpenAI Stargate Phase 1 Construction of 200 Megawatts and 980,000 Square Feet

The flagship site for the OpenAI Stargate data center project is currently under construction in Abilene, Texas. The initial phase includes two buildings...

May 12, 2025

Online bank leans into AI to cut recruitment time and scale up

Utilising AI in recruitment also means that notes can be automatically taken from different interview rounds – and can be seen by the entire team – which saves time. “Revolut People has been one of th...

May 12, 2025

Wiz is “Deployed on AWS” despite Google acquisition

From now on, Wiz will also run natively on AWS. With this "Deployed on AWS" status, integration with the world's largest hyperscaler is stronger than...

May 11, 2025

After AI offensive: Klarna focuses more on human customer service again

After a massive AI offensive at Klarna, different tones can now be heard again. The head of the company now sees limits to the use of AI....

May 11, 2025

Fintech giant Chime moving to bigger space on Fifth Avenue

San Francisco-based Chime’s new lease at Bromley Companies’ 122 Fifth Ave., which the fintech giant announced last week, marks the latest growth of its Big Apple footprint. Chime will move to...

May 11, 2025

Report "Insurtechs in Poland vol. 4" now also available in English

See also: Dozens more card designs at Revolut. Fintech proposes new virtual collections...

May 11, 2025

SpaceX Employee With Crohn’s Disease Canned Over Excessive Bathroom Use

A man with a chronic bowel condition is suing Elon Musk’s rocket company over an alleged series of wild workplace violations....

May 11, 2025

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's $2B AI Startup Thinking Machines Lab Sets $50M Investment Minimum, Backed By Andreessen Horowitz And Sequoia Capital

Mira Murati, the former chief technology officer of OpenAI and a central figure behind ChatGPT, is launching her own AI startup, and she’s doing it in blockbuster fashion. Thinking Machines Lab, the A...

May 10, 2025

Parker Conrad’s Rippling Fortune Crosses $2 Billion With New Funding

Rippling, a human resources and payroll startup, has raised $450 million at a valuation of $16.8 billion — a deal that brings the value of the stake of its leader, Parker Conrad, to about $2.3 billion...

May 10, 2025