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OpenAI today detailed o3, its new flagship large language model for reasoning tasks. The model’s introduction caps off a 12-day product announcement series that started with the launch of a new ChatGPT plan. ChatGPT Pro, as the $200 per month subscription is …
Anysphere reportedly raises $100M for its AI-driven Cursor code editor
Anysphere Inc., a startup with a popular code editor powered by artificial intelligence, has raised $100 million in fresh funding. TechCrunch reported the investment on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Anysphere is now reportedly worth $2.4 billion, up from $400 million …
AI-powered 3D modeling startup Backflip closes $30M round
Backflip Inc., a startup helping engineers create 3D models faster, today announced that it has closed a $30 million early-stage funding round. NEA and Andreessen Horowitz led the Series A raise. They were joined by a Who’s Who of angel investors: Microsoft …
Google debuts reasoning-optimized Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental model
Google LLC today released a new artificial intelligence model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, that’s optimized for reasoning tasks. The company says the algorithm can tackle problems across fields such as programming, physics and math. It’s based on another Google model, Gemini …
AI world model startup Decart reels in $32M
Artificial intelligence developer Decart.AI Inc. today announced that it has closed a $32 million early-stage funding round led by Benchmark. The Series A investment also included the participation of Sequoia Capital and Zeev Ventures, which provided the startup with $21 million in …
Overture makes its open-source transportation dataset generally available
The Overture Maps Foundation, a consortium backed by several major tech firms, today made its transportation dataset generally available. The dataset contains information about more than 53 million miles of roads worldwide. The consortium envisions companies using it to power ride-sharing apps, …
Supreme Court to hear arguments on looming TikTok ban
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a law that requires TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. to sell the app or face a ban. The Justices will hear oral arguments in the case on Jan. 10, according to an order released today. The legislation …
AMD backs $333M funding round for cloud infrastructure provider Vultr
Cloud infrastructure startup Vultr Inc. today disclosed that it has raised a $333 million funding round at a $3.5 billion valuation. LuminArx Capital Management and AMD Ventures jointly led the investment. It marks the first time Vultr has raised equity funding since …
Report: US investigating China’s TP-Link and could ban its routers next year
Multiple federal agencies are investigating Chinese router maker TP-Link Technologies Co., the Wall Street Journal reported today. At least one of the probes focuses on the potential cybersecurity risks posed by the company’s devices. Another investigation, which is being led by the …
AI-powered accounting startup Basis raises $34M in funding
Basis, a startup developing artificial intelligence software for accounting firms, today announced that it has closed an early-stage $34 million investment. The Series A round was led by Khosla Ventures. It also drew contributions from Better Tomorrow Ventures, BoxGroup, Avid Ventures and …