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New ‘company knowledge’ feature enables ChatGPT to search files in external services
OpenAI has updated ChatGPT with a new feature that enables the chatbot to analyze data users keep in third-party services. The capability, which is known simply as “company knowledge,” made its debut on Thursday. It’s included in ChatGPT’s Business, Enterprise and Edu subscription tiers. The feature can be activated using a new button below the ...
Dropbox debuts new search features, acquires AI startup Mobius Labs
Dropbox Inc. today introduced new artificial intelligence features that will make it easier for users to search the files they keep in its platform. The company also announced that it has acquired Mobius Labs GmbH, a venture-backed AI model developer. Dropbox will use the startup’s technology to enhance its platform’s search features. Both announcements focus ...
Meet Mico: Microsoft extends Copilot with new automation, collaboration features
Microsoft Corp. today released a new version of Copilot that can automate a broader range of tasks for users. The first enhancement to the artificial intelligence assistant is a feature called Groups. According to Microsoft, it will enable up to 32 users to participate in a Copilot chat session. A group planning a trip could use ...
OpenAI, Oracle and Vantage to build $15B+ data center campus in Wisconsin
OpenAI, Oracle Corp. and Vantage Data Centers LLC plan to build a Stargate campus in Wisconsin at a cost of more than $15 billion. The companies announced the project late Wednesday. At full capacity, the campus will host four data centers with nearly 1 gigawatt of computing capacity. One gigawatt of electricity is enough to ...
Gimlet Labs launches with $12M to port AI agents across chips
Artificial intelligence startup Gimlet Labs Inc. launched today with $12 million in funding from a group of prominent investors. Factory led the consortium. It was joined by Intel Corp. Chief Executive Lip-Bu Tan, Figma Inc. CEO Dylan Field, former VMware Inc. CEO Raghu Raghuram and other angel investors. By default, many AI models can only ...
FalconX acquires crypto fund provider 21Shares
FalconX Ltd., a startup that provides crypto investment tools, today announced plans to acquire fellow digital asset company 21Shares AG. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to the Wall Street Journal, FalconX will finance the transaction with a combination of cash and stock. San Mateo, California-based FalconX received a $8 billion valuation ...
Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio sign statement urging suspension of AGI development
Hundreds of scientists, politicians, entrepreneurs and artists have signed a statement urging the suspension of efforts to develop artificial general intelligence, or AGI. The brief document was published today on the website of the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit co-founded by Skype co-creator Jaan Tallinn. Tallinn was also an early investor in DeepMind, a ...
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas browser with embedded AI agent
OpenAI today launched ChatGPT Atlas, an artificial intelligence browser that can interact with web pages on the user’s behalf. Atlas is initially available on macOS. OpenAI plans to release Windows, iOS and Android clients in the near future. Atlas is available to both free and paid ChatGPT users, but some automation features require a subscription. ...
AI agent security startup Keycard reels in $38M
Keycard Labs Inc., a startup that helps enterprises manage their artificial intelligence agents’ access to internal systems, launched today with $38 million from investors. The company raised the capital over two rounds. The initial $8 seed raise was led by Andreessen Horowitz and boldstart, while Acrew Capital led the subsequent $30 million Series A investment. ...
Coinbase acquires crypto investment platform Echo for $375M
Coinbase Global Inc. has acquired Echo, the operator of a platform that enables users to invest in crypto startups by buying their tokens. The deal values Echo at about $375 million. Coinbase plans to finance the acquisition with a combination of cash and stock. The transaction, which was announced this morning, marks the company’s eighth ...