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AI ethics group asks FTC to investigate OpenAI
A nonprofit artificial intelligence ethics group has asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate OpenAI LP, as well as regulate some of its activities. The Center for AI and Digital Policy, or CAIDP, made the request in an FTC complaint released today. At the center of the complaint is the GPT-4 model that OpenAI ...
Apple sets June 5 start date for WWDC 2023 to debut iOS7 and more
Apple Inc. today announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will run June 5-9 in an online format. The company plans to detail new versions of its iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS operating systems at the event. Recent reports suggest that Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset could also make its debut. Apple executives usually ...
Cisco acquires cloud security startup Lightspin
Cisco Systems Inc. is acquiring Lightspin Technologies Ltd., a startup that helps enterprises find and understand vulnerabilities in their cloud infrastructure. Cisco announced the deal today without disclosing financial terms. Previously, Lightspin received $20 million from investors. “The Lightspin team has extensive technical expertise in cloud security, product development, and SaaS security products,” Vijoy Pandey, senior ...
Tech executives, researchers and others call for pause on cutting-edge AI model development
More than 1,000 people including prominent tech executives, researchers and authors are urging a pause on the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems. The group called for the pause today in an open letter released by the nonprofit Future of Life Institute. The signatories include bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari, Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak, ...
Hygraph raises $30M for its content federation platform
Hygraph GmbH, a startup helping companies manage content assets such as product listings and marketing copy, today announced that it has raised $30 million in funding. The Series B round was led by One Peak. Berlin-based Hygraph said that it will use the capital to speed up product development initiatives. Additionally, the startup will expand ...
Google Cloud inks AI partnership with developer tooling startup Replit
Google LLC’s cloud business today announced a partnership with Replit Inc., the creator of a popular coding platform used by more than 20 million developers. The partnership will see Replit use Google’s large language models to help developers write software faster. Additionally, the companies plan to build a number of product integrations. Software teams use ...
Amazon opens developer access to its Sidewalk wireless network
Amazon.com Inc. announced today that it will enable developers to use its Sidewalk wireless network, which allows connected devices such as smart home appliances to access the internet. Many consumers have devices from Amazon’s Echo smart speaker series in their homes. Since 2019, Echo customers can choose to make a small portion of their home networks’ ...
Google introduces new education features for Chrome and Workspace
Google LLC today introduced a set of new education features for Chrome and Workspace that will help students learn more efficiently. The company also debuted enhancements for its ChromeOS operating system. The operating system, which offers a similar interface as Google’s popular browser, is used in the education sector to power student laptops. As part ...
Networking startup Graphiant raises $62M in new funding
Networking startup Graphiant Inc. today announced that it has closed a $62 million funding round led by Two Bear Capital. The Series B round, which also included the participation of Sequoia Capital and other institutional backers, comes six months after Graphiant’s launch from stealth mode. The startup has raised a total of $96 million to ...
CFTC sues cryptocurrency exchange Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today sued Binance and its founding Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao, as well as former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim. The CFTC is the agency responsible for regulating the derivatives market. Its newly filed lawsuit, which is structured as a civil complaint, charges Binance, Zhao and Lim with “numerous ...