a16z-backed EliseAI raises $350M, valuation doubles to $4B

[ad_1] AI startup AliceAI announced Tuesday that it has raised $350 million at a valuation of $4 billion, double the value it was valued at when it raised its Series E last August. This latest round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Ventures. EliseAI, founded in 2017, automates administrative and operational tasks for accommodation … Read more

Your car and its mobile app are probably handing over all kinds of data to tech companies

[ad_1] Modern vehicles equipped with connected car technology like WiFi and GPS collect reams of data about their owners. And according to a new study by researchers at Northeastern University, that data is no longer private. This finding is not new – there have been several investigations and lawsuits that address how driving data is … Read more

The Internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch

[ad_1] On Tuesday, OpenAI launched a new product called Dots, an always-on AI agent with a bubbly, blobby avatar. While the colorful avatar may elicit smiles, the biggest laugh from the launch (we imagine) was made by former OpenAI founder Elon Musk, who left, launched competitor Grok and unsuccessfully sued. That’s because the domain “dot.com” … Read more