Within just two years of its inception, ElevenLabs, the AI voice startup founded by former Google and Palantir employees, has hit the unicorn status. The company today announced it has raised $80 million in a series B round of funding, growing its valuation ten-fold to $1.1 billion.
The investment has been co-led by existing investors Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and…
Waymo looks to launch full fleet of robotaxis in LA
January 22, 2024
Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous driving unit Waymo is looking to expand its driverless robotaxi service in Los Angeles, where it is currently testing rides. Although, in light of the fallout from Cruise, it might not be smooth sailing.
Waymo, which already has a large fleet of…
Stability AI unveils smaller, more efficient 1.6B language model as part of ongoing innovation
January 22, 2024
In a Nutshell
Stability AI has released its new Stable LM 2 1.6B model, which is designed to lower barriers and enable more developers to participate in the generative AI ecosystem. The compact but powerful text content generation language model incorporates multilingual…
The missing link of the AI safety conversation
January 22, 2024
In a Nutshell
The conversation around AI development has shifted to focus on the cost of AI and the need for democratization. While advancements in AI have been made through increased scale and computing power, this has created a barrier to entry for many individuals and companies due to the high costs involved. Democratizing AI is crucial for promoting safety and maximizing its positive impact.
Needle in a haystack: How enterprises can safely find practical generative AI use cases
January 22, 2024
AI, particularly generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has made tremendous technical strides and is reaching the inflection point of widespread industry adoption. With McKinsey reporting that AI high-performers are already going “all in on artificial…
Iveco scores biggest electric bus deal yet
January 22, 2024
Iveco just landed its largest electric bus contract to date, selling more than 400 battery electric city buses and a 10-year service contract to the city of Rome.
The new deal has Iveco supplying 411 battery electric vehicles to ATAC S.p.A. | Azienda per la mobilità…
Smartravel e-motorbike drops to $1,299 (Save $600), Greenworks 20% off electric tool sale, more
January 22, 2024
This Smartravel e-motorbike is seeing an exclusive $600 discount today with our code, dropping the off-road design down to $1,299 with code 9TO5BIKE250. It comes joined by a 20% off Greenworks electric tool sale that applies to a collection of snow blowers and saws. Plus, all of today’s other best new Green Deals.
Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of…
L2 Protocol Manta Network Suffers DDoS Attack, Project Leaders Face Money Laundering Allegations
January 22, 2024
Manta Network, a modular layer two (L2) protocol, said a distributed denial-of-service attack on Jan. 18 resulted in the network accumulating a large queue of recent transactions. The attack, which occurred during a token-issuing event, is believed to have severely limited…
The U.S. commodities regulator revealed on Jan. 19 that it had filed a civil enforcement action against a bogus digital asset exchange platform. According to the Commission, Debiex customers were not aware that the entire set-up was a clever scam designed to dupe prospective…
Grayscale’s 4K Bitcoin Transfer, Blackrock CEO Favorable on Bitcoin, Ripple's XRP Ousted, and More
January 22, 2024
Grayscale stirred speculation by transferring 4,000 bitcoins, while Blackrock CEO Larry Fink endorsed bitcoin as “digital gold,” surpassing government influence. In regulatory news, Ripple’s XRP was removed from Hong Kong Virtual Asset Consortium’s top crypto index. Meanwhile, Elon Musk reaffirmed his commitment to Dogecoin, along with revealing that his company Spacex holds a substantial…
