Category: Gaming
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Facebook says it paid content creators $2B this year
Are creators sleeping on Facebook? Though the social network has been more enticing for AI Shrimp Jesus than young people, Facebook is consolidating its monetization programs into a more streamlined Facebook Content Monetization hub, which will reward creators for their Reels, longer videos, photos, and text posts. This change could incentivize more creators to work…
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J.B. Hunt and UP.Labs launch venture lab to build logistics startups
Transportation and freight network giant J.B. Hunt is searching for software and digital products that will fuel its business and help it adapt to the modern world — and even dominate the industry. And it’s tapping startup incubator UP.Labs to help build them. On Wednesday at the UP.Summit event in Bentonville, Arkansas, the two companies…
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OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has closed the largest VC round of all time. The startup today announced that it raised $6.6 billion in a funding round that values OpenAI at $157 billion post-money. Led by previous investor Thrive Capital, the new cash brings OpenAI’s total raised to $17.9 billion, per Crunchbase. Thrive invested around $1.3 billion,…
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This Week in AI: OpenAI is stretched thin
Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. If you want this in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. After a brief hiatus, we’re back with a few show notes on OpenAI’s DevDay. The keynote yesterday morning in San Francisco was remarkable for its subdued tone — a contrast to the rah-rah, hypebeast-y address from…
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Ray-Ban Meta + facial recognition = Terminator vision for doxxing
Any piece of popular consumer electronics will eventually be hacked, often to prove a point. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. In Brief Posted: Oct 2, 2024 11:04 AM Wearing a camera on your face will invariably evoke privacy concerns. The Ray-Ban Meta glasses have addressed the issue to a…
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OpenStack is ready for the VMware refugees
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has left a lot of customers uneasy (and with rising bills). For the longest time, VMware was the de facto standard for enterprise virtualization. Now, a lot of businesses are looking for alternatives, and with that, the OpenStack project for managing cloud infrastructure (and one of the world’s largest open source…
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Former head of YC’s Continuity Fund Ali Rowghani launches new seed firm
Ali Rowghani, a former Y Combinator managing director and former Twitter executive, is launching a venture firm called Maxq. Maxq is targeting $250 million for its debut fund, Maxq Fund I, according to an SEC filing. The firm will focus on seed-stage investments, Axios reported on Wednesday. Rowghani’s former YC colleagues Mia Mabanta, Simon Lu,…
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Cancer AI Alliance joins medical and tech expertise together with $40M to collaborate on next-gen care
A group of major medical institutions specializing in cancer care have formed a partnership to better take advantage of AI’s potential to advance the space. With $40 million of cash and resources from big tech backers, the Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA) could be a huge step forward in precision medicine. The members of the alliance…
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Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze
We recently asked Meta if it trains AI on photos and videos that users take on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company originally didn’t have much to say. Since then, Meta has offered TechCrunch a bit more color. In short, any image you share with Meta AI can be used to train its AI.…
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A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs
A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has already seen…