Watching One of the World's Most Advanced AIs Try to Beat Pokémon Red Is Strangely Fascinating

To prepare to take over the real world, AI models are first conquering virtual ones. On Tuesday, Anthropic kicked off its Twitch livestream titled "Claude Plays Pokémon." Without human intervention,…

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Stripe CEO says AI startups are growing faster than SaaS ever did and calling them wrappers ‘misses the point’

In its annual letter released Thursday, payments giant Stripe declared that it was “seeing an AI boom” with its data revealing that artificial intelligence startups are growing more rapidly than…

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Automating ‘science of war’: Exia Labs raises $2.5M to build AI for military operations

Exia Labs co-founders Serj Kazar (left) and Jonathan Pan. (Exia Labs Photo) Jonathan Pan spent five years in the U.S. Army and then ventured into the video game industry. Now…

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Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, will lead female crew on Blue Origin’s next space trip

Blue Origin’s NS-31 spacefliers include Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos’ fiancee; Gayle King, co-host of “CBS Mornings”; pop superstar Katy Perry; and Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn and Amanda Nguyen, three advocates…

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YC grad Deepnight nabs $5.5M for AI night vision software that disrupts a multi-billion dollar industry

The founders created military-grade night vision with AI software that began as a smartphone app. And now the military is a customer. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal…

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ResilienceVC bucks trend, unveils $56M fund to back fintechs working on financial inclusion

ResilienceVC, a new seed-stage fintech venture capital firm based out of Washington, D.C., is announcing its $56 million debut fund, the firm shared exclusively with TechCrunch. Founded by Tahira Dosani…

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GeekWire 200 CEO survey: Tech startup leaders on the economy, RTO, AI, and key priorities for 2025

Interest rates remain high, tech IPOs are still sparse, and uncertainty looms around regulatory action and funding constraints. But startup leaders are generally optimistic about the future, according to a…

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