As AI data centers hit power limits, Peak XV backs Indian startup C2i to fix the bottleneck
C2i has raised $15 million as it tests a grid-to-GPU approach to reducing power losses in AI data centers.
Blackstone backs Neysa in up to $1.2B financing as India pushes to build domestic AI infrastructure
Neysa is targeting deployments of more than 20,000 GPUs over time as demand for local AI compute accelerates.
Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE.
Is safety ‘dead’ at xAI?
Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged, according to a former employee.
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Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering.
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Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada
Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn’t just search for you, but one that “knows you.” CEO Brian Chesky said, “It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts better run their businesses, and help the company operate more efficiently at scale.”
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For $1M, you can pay Bryan Johnson (or BryanAI?) to teach you how to live longer
The longevity-obsessed investor Bryan Johnson is charging $1 million to sign up for his “Immortals” program.
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Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT
Pinterest’s stock tumbles after an earnings miss, with higher-than-expected usage its only bright spot.
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xAI lays out interplanetary ambitions in public all-hands
On Wednesday, xAI took the rare step of publishing its full 45-minute all-hands presentation to the X platform, making it widely available.
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AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise at $2.5B valuation, sources say
General Catalyst is in talks to lead the round for the four-year-old startup, according to our sources.
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