Writer, the three-year-old San Francisco startup that has, since its inception, focused on building out a secure generative AI platform for enterprises to help them across functions, announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funding today, in a round led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from WndrCo, Balderton Capital, Insight Partners, and Aspect Ventures.
Notably, Writer’s enterprise…
This week in data: Decrypting the generative AI mania
September 19, 2023
Generative AI is everywhere. It’s in our apps, our databases, our dashboards, our phones. Tech and data leaders are probably wondering: “How am I supposed to take advantage of the gen AI mania?” This week, a “special guest” joins Bruno’s CarCast to help…
With F-35 still missing, Marine Corps holds aviation standdown
September 19, 2023
The Marine Corps is pausing its aviation operations for two days as the disappearance of a Marine Corps F-35B jet over South Carolina on Sunday remains unsolved.
The Corps’ Monday statement announcing the standdown cited three recent significant mishaps involving Marine…
Quick Charge Podcast: September 18, 2023
September 19, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Stellantis, the parent company behind Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat, Chrysler, and others, is set to release several new all-electric vehicles next year to kick off its EV campaign. Here’s a look at the first EVs due out next year.
Stellantis to launch EV offensive in…
Spain's first-ever floating offshore wind turbine just came online
September 19, 2023
For the first time, floating offshore wind has been brought online as a new renewable generation technology in Spain.
The country’s first floating offshore wind turbine is now connected to the grid and generating power.
The pilot program is called the DemoSATH floating…
NASA’s Curiosity Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup
September 19, 2023
Three billion years ago, amid one of the last wet periods on Mars, powerful debris flows carried mud and boulders down the side of a hulking mountain. The debris spread into a fan that was later eroded by wind into a towering ridge, preserving an intriguing record of the Red Planet’s watery past.
Now, after three attempts, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached the ridge…
Anyscale optimizes open source AI deployments with Endpoints
September 19, 2023
With generative AI increasingly becoming table stakes for organizations, the big question facing many organizations is how to scale usage in a cost efficient manner.
That’s a question that Robert Nishihara, CEO and co-founder of Anyscale is looking to answer. Anyscale is…
Taking generative AI from experiments to high-impact production
September 19, 2023
Presented by Capgemini
Generative AI has shown proven benefits for organizations — but where do you start? In this VB Spotlight, experts from Google, Capgemini and VentureBeat share the real-world ROI companies across industries are realizing with gen AI, and actionable…
Today’s AI is ‘alchemy,’ not science — what that means and why that matters | The AI Beat
September 19, 2023
A New York Times article this morning, titled “How to Tell if Your AI Is Conscious,” says that in a new report, “scientists offer a list of measurable qualities” based on a “brand-new” science of consciousness.
The article immediately jumped out at me, as it was published just a few days after I had a long chat with Thomas Krendl Gilbert, a machine ethicist who, among other things…
