Category: Technology
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Just about every day, a startup raises hundreds of millions to build an LLM. But the real winner in the LLM race won’t be a startup. LLM’s Are Becoming Commoditized Every morning, I launch a browser set to open to 3 tabs: GPT-4, Bard, and a model from a startup…
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“I love this team and your product is amazing! I just couldn’t get my partners there. We’ll be cheering from the sidelines!” How many times have you heard that? Well, you won’t hear it from me. “They Never Give a Reason” I recently spoke with Mike*, the founder of a…
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Travis Kalanick’s first company got him sued for $250 billion. Time to quit the startup game, right? Wrong. Third Time’s a Charm Travis is known as the brilliant founder of Uber and CloudKitchens. But his first company, a file sharing service called Scour, was a disaster. Angry about music being…
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Your next car could be made by a robot. Humanoid robots from startup Figure will begin working in BMW factories over the next two years in a major step for robotics. From Reuters: Robotics startup Figure said it has signed a partnership with BMW Manufacturing to deploy its humanoid robots…
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+ AI, Artificial, Artificial Intelligence, BMW, Manufacturing, Robotics, Robots, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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“Can you tell me your current revenue and burn?” “We’re at $4,000 MRR and we’re profitable.” “Uhh, excuse me?” The founder probably saw my jaw drop on Zoom. I’d never seen such an early stage company make a profit. A Clever Move How did they do it? By building their…
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Elon Musk’s new Optimus robot can fold t-shirts. How long until it’s making them? Musk released a video of Tesla’s new Optimus robot folding a t-shirt yesterday on X: The short video shows the robot slowly but surely turning a t-shirt into a neat little package. Robots usually struggle with…
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Every finger has a unique fingerprint, right? Wrong, according to a new study published in Science Advances. The Columbia University team used an AI model to analyze tens of thousands of fingerprints. It found that fingerprints can actually be shared across multiple fingers. From a Columbia statement: It’s a well-accepted…
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What if you could make yourself look any way you want, all with a couple of clicks? A new AI tool called uPix is making it happen. UPix lets you upload a picture of yourself and create a new version of your image. You can become a cyberpunk, Iron Man,…
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So I got a new mentor! He listens patiently, then jumps in with helpful suggestions. And since he’s not human, he’s available around the clock. His name is Sama AI, a new app just released by a startup called Welovenocode. Sama AI listens to your conversations and gives you tips…
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The fries are golden brown. The wagyu blend burgers are juicy. Welcome to the world’s first robot restaurant. From a report out this morning from NPR: “What is believed to be the world’s first automated restaurant is opening in Pasadena, California. Customers at the CaliExpress will order food from self-service…
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+ AI, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, California, Food, Government, Inequality, Politics, Robot, Robotics, Robots, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 