Crate Technology Raised $4 Million Seed Fund to Develop Next Generation SQL
The winner of 2014 TechCrunch Disrupt Europe startup Battlefield announced its seed funding round. Crate announced the funding on Tuesday.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Is 'Embarrassed' Over Company's Threat to Revoke Equity if Exiting Employees Refuse to Sign NDA
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been embarrassed by the company's policy of threatening to revoke vested equity from exiting employees who refused to sign a non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreement.
UK to Put Up Office in San Francisco to Address AI Risks
The UK is intensifying its efforts to assess and address AI risks by opening a new office in San Francisco...
OpenAI Shuts Down AI Safety Team Just After Less Than a Year in Office
OpenAI has disbanded its AI safety team less than a year after its creation, following the recent departures of influential company leaders...
Japan's SoftBank Is Harnessing the Power of AI to Prevent Customer Harassment by 'Softening' Angry Callers' Voices
Japan's SoftBank Corp. is banking on AI to tone down the voices of irate customers to help call center workers deal with such clients...
Facebook, Instagram Face EU Probe Over Suspicions of Failing to Impose Child Protection Policies
The European Union is investigating Facebook and Instagram under conce...
Reddit Collaborates With OpenAI to Bring Contents to ChatGPT, AI Tools
OpenAI's partnership with Reddit allows access to real-time content, e...
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Intel mulls over selling $1-bln assets of venture capital unit
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Winnie and Grow Parenting Provide Apps to Help Parents
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Cloud-based startup Optimizely to lay off 10% staff
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Whistle Sports Scored 20 Million Series C Funding
Tegna Inc., NBC Sports Ventures, Sky and Emil Capital raised $20 million for Whistle Sports. The amount added a total $73 million equity funding for the digital sports entertainment startup.
