Tenstorrent raised a $693 million Series D round that values the company at more than $2.6 billion, Bloomberg first reported. The round was led by Samsung Securities and AFW Partners. Other investors include Hyundai and Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions, among others. The Toronto-based company said it plans to use the capital to build out its engineering team and to build artificial intelligence training servers to demonstrate its technology. Jim Keller, famed microprocessor engineer and Tenstorrent CEO, told Bloomberg that the company plans to release a new AI processor every two years and has signed customer contracts totaling nearly $150 million.…
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I’m talking, of course, about the recent change in RAM configurations. Get this wrong, and you could be throwing away hundreds of dollars. With the launch of the M4 MacBook Pros last month, Apple also updated RAM configurations across the board, moving from 8GB to 16GB. So, the base M4 MacBook Pro, M3 MacBook Air, and M2 MacBook Air all began selling with 16GB of RAM. But here’s the important point: Apple added RAM without raising prices. In the past, Apple charged $200 for moving from 8GB to 16GB—and now, it’s free. All in all, this was very good news…
World Labs, the startup founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has unveiled its first project: an AI system that can generate video game-like, 3D scenes from a single image. Lots of AI systems can turn a photo into 3D models and environments. But World Labs’ scenes are unique in that they’re interactive—and modifiable. “Our tech” lets you step into any image and explore it in 3D, World Labs wrote in a blog post. “Beyond the input image, all is generated.” The AI-generated scenes, which anyone with a keyboard and mouse can explore on a demo on World Labs’ website, look…
An Apple ad-tech employee filed a lawsuit against his employer on Sunday over how the company monitors its employees, reports Semafor. Apple wants its employees to use Apple devices for work, but work-issued devices are so restricted that many employees use personal devices or tie their work devices to their personal iCloud. To do so, the suit says, employees must allow Apple to install software that grants Apple access to search anything stored on the device or iCloud. The suit claims Apple’s policies allow it to monitor workers even when off duty. The employee claims Apple used its policies to…
OpenAI is toying with a move into ads, per the Financial Times. CFO Sarah Friar told the newspaper it’s weighing an ads business model, with plans to be “thoughtful” about when and where ads appear. In a follow-on statement, Friar stressed it has “no active plans to pursue advertising,” but it seems clear the idea is on the table. (The FT’s reporting highlighted a recent high-profile ad hire: Shivakumar Venkataraman, formerly of Google.) The ChatGPT maker has so far relied on subscriptions to support development of its generative AI tools. But the cost of making and serving these models is…
Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature — which is coming out soon — provides listeners with a fun, personalized summary of their listening habits, and it has gained immense popularity over the years. As a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences, offering users a recap of their habits, preferences, or interactions from the past year. Here are some platforms and websites that mimic the Spotify Wrapped concept. Amazon Music Amazon Music’s equivalent of Spotify Wrapped is called “My Year in Review.” Unlike with Spotify, Amazon’s music streaming platform doesn’t provide as many interesting stats or shareable…
The Russian government has confirmed the indictment of a 32-year-old resident, who authorities accuse of creating and launching ransomware attacks. Russian prosecutors said last week that they charged the unnamed hacker, who lives in the Russian province of Kaliningrad, with the creation of ransomware to gain “illegal profit.” The arrest of a suspected ransomware member from inside Russia’s borders is rare, though not unheard of. The Russian government has a long history of shielding its citizens from U.S. law enforcement actions, including indictments and extraditions associated with cybercrime. In a brief statement last week, the Kaliningrad prosecutor’s office confirmed it…
PlayStation is celebrating its 30th anniversary in a big way. We already saw the limited-edition PS5 and PS5 Pro themed after the iconic PS1, as well as the throwback DualShock controller. However, there was one secret little blast of nostalgia no one saw coming until a mysterious update arrived. Players can relive the glory days of PlayStation with new themes that mimic the older consoles, including the PS1. However, there is a catch to all this, so let’s break down how you can take advantage of these themes while you still can. How to use the 30th anniversary PlayStation themes…
While many prefer one of the other audio streaming services out there, one of my personal favorites is Amazon Music Unlimited. It’s not just because I’m an Amazon Prime subscriber, but also because I genuinely like the service. I have a few playlists put together of my favorite tunes, and I regularly receive some great recommendations for new tracks. But that’s not why I’m most excited to talk about it all today. Recently, Amazon added Audible access—the best-selling audiobooks and podcast service—to Music Unlimited. Yes, Audible is now included, and you can listen to one audiobook each month. I’ll get…
How fitting is it for Infinity Nikki, a game about wish-making, to itself feel like a dream come true. Even with a wealth of genres at its disposal, the big-budget video game industry caters to a surprisingly narrow audience. The biggest games of any given year tend to be blockbuster spectacles with an emphasis on action. Anything that doesn’t fit into that category is generally either aimed at kids or falls into rigid genres like sports, racing, and strategy. There are fewer options, though, for those who crave something gentle, sweet, and stylish that still retains the scope and depth…
