Alphabet’s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs raises $600M from Thrive
Isomorphic Labs, the AI drug-discovery platform that was spun out of Google’s DeepMind in 2021, has raised external capital for the first time. The...
Construct Capital raises $300M fund for defense and manufacturing tech
Construct Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups applying technology to sectors like manufacturing, transportation, and defense, has closed its third...
OpenAI raises $40B at $300B post-money valuation
OpenAI on Monday announced that it closed one of the largest private funding rounds in history.
According to a blog post on the company’s website,...
Fashion startup CaaStle appears to be in trouble
CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and in 2018 became an inventory monetization platform for clothing retailers,...
ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
This month, ChatGPT unveiled a new image generator as part of its 4o model that is a lot better at generating text inside images.
People...
Hillary Clinton joins Bluesky | TechCrunch
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Bluesky, following in the footsteps of former president Barack Obama, who made his first post on...
OpenAI plans to release a new ‘open’ language model in the coming months
OpenAI says that it intends to release its first “open” language model since GPT‑2 “in the coming months.”
That’s according to a feedback form...
Oracle under fire for its handling of separate security incidents
Tech giant Oracle is facing criticism for how it’s handling two seemingly separate data breaches.
At least one of the incidents appears to still be...
Blue Origin prepping second New Glenn launch in ‘late spring’
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is preparing for a second launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket in “late spring,” the company announced Monday....
Substack is rolling out a TikTok-like video feed in its app
Substack continues to double down on video amid TikTok’s uncertain future in the U.S. The company announced on Monday that it’s rolling out a...
