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Nvidia reports record Q3 results driven by surging demand for AI

November 23, 2023
Nvidia reported record revenue today for its third fiscal quarter of fiscal 2024 (ending October 31, 2023), beating Wall Street’s expectations. The graphics processing unit (GPU) and AI chip company reported record Q3 revenue of $18.2 billion, up 206% year-over-year and 34% sequentially. Nvidia’s data center segment grew 279% annually and 41% sequentially to $14.51 billion, representing 79%…
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AI21 nabs $53 million more to challenge OpenAI in enterprise generative AI

November 22, 2023
AI21, a company that competes with OpenAI to serve enterprise companies with generative AI systems, has chosen an opportune time to announce more funding. While competitor OpenAI is reeling from internal chaos and revolt, and may fall apart after the majority of its employees have supported a letter calling upon that company’s board to resign, AI21 has raised $53 million more for its series C…
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Emmett Shear, OpenAI’s new CEO, has a long history of questionable tweets

November 21, 2023
Emmett Shear, the recently appointed CEO of OpenAI, is a relatively well-known figure in Silicon Valley. Former CEO and cofounder of the live-streaming platform Twitch, Shear was named as the next CEO of OpenAI after Sam Altman was fired by the board. However, a history of questionable tweets has raised some eyebrows about his new role. Shear has been a prominent figure in the tech industry for…
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Understanding OpenAI CEO Emmett Shear’s Twitch roots

November 21, 2023
Former Twitch CEO and cofounder Emmett Shear has been named the interim CEO of OpenAI following the board ousting Sam Altman on Friday. Shear stepped down from Twitch in March 2023 after 16 years at the games livestreaming service. Altman appears to have been outed by…
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OpenAI’s leadership coup could slam brakes on growth in favor of AI safety

November 21, 2023
While a lot of details remain unknown about the exact reasons for the OpenAI board’s firing of CEO Sam Altman Friday, new facts have emerged that show co-founder Ilya Sutskever led the firing process, with support of the board. While the board’s statement about the firing said it resulted from communication from Altman that “wasn’t consistently candid,” the exact reasons or timing of the…
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