Documents show that OpenAI signed a letter of intent to spend $51 million on brain-inspired chips developed by startup Rain. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman previously made a personal investment in Rain.
Month: December 2023
Fintechs go shopping
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The most important metrics for SaaS funding in 2024
Today we’re focusing on metrics and business environments that apply to most SaaS companies — not the unicorn outliers. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Billie Eilish’s Queer Identity: A Turning Point for LGBTQ+ Acceptance?
In a candid revelation during a November Variety profile, Billie Eilish, the iconic “bad guy” singer, has confirmed what many had speculated: she identifies as queer. This news, initially shared…
Billie Eilish’s Queer Identity: A Turning Point for LGBTQ+ Acceptance?
In a candid revelation during a November Variety profile, Billie Eilish, the iconic “bad guy” singer, has confirmed what many had speculated: she identifies as queer. This news, initially shared…
Amazon is swallowing its pride to ensure its internet satellites get to orbit on time
Amazon announced on Friday that it’s signed a contract with SpaceX to deliver batches of its Project Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit in 2025. SpaceX is undoubtedly Amazon’s biggest competitor as it breaks into the satellite internet space, and already has a constellation of […]
Al Gore’s climate watchdog spots rogue emissions
At U.N. meeting, Climate Trace nonprofit reveals gaps in countries’ greenhouse gas inventories using satellites and AI
Tesla releases the Cybertruck, Sam Altman officially returns to OpenAI, and Evernote cripples its free plan
Hi, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter that highlights some of the more noteworthy moments in tech over the past few days. The holiday season is nigh upon us, but the tech industry waits for no one — on the horizon are […]
2 clear and consistent paths toward effective, accelerated AI regulation
Smart AI regulation can strike a balance between innovation and governance and protect businesses from unnecessary risk.
Here’s how a bridal photo captured a single person in three poses at once
This is decidedly not evidence of the existence of parallel realities. | Image: Tessa Coates / Crop: The Verge Depending on how “online” you are, you may have seen a picture floating around socials with a strange quirk: a woman — comedian Tessa Coates — […]


