Singapore-based digital banking group Tyme has become the first startup from Southeast Asia to enter the unicorn club this year after raising fresh funding at a valuation of $1.5 billion. The fintech startup has raised $250 million in an oversubscribed Series D round led by Brazilian neobank Nubank, which injected $150 million, according to a… Continue reading Singapore’s Tyme Group raises $250m, becomes first SE Asian unicorn of 2024The Series D funding was led by Brazil’s Nubank.
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Cybertruck gets un-founded, Tesla computers fail, a Trump has a plan
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, it’s bad news for Tesla as the nonexistent demand for its Foundation Series Cybertruck models leads Musk to desperate tactics. Meanwhile, the company’s new AI4 computers have major safety concerns, and Trump is moving to kill EV tax credits. We’ve also got record-breaking sales from BYD to prove that the… Continue reading Cybertruck gets un-founded, Tesla computers fail, a Trump has a plan
Clean Technica: Electric Vehicles Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuel Vehicles — Research003760
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In a comment thread on an article yesterday, a reader made an important point. Although there’s a common narrative that a transition to electric vehicles will reduce jobs in the auto industry, the opposite is actually true! A University… Continue reading Clean Technica: Electric Vehicles Create More Jobs than Fossil Fuel Vehicles — Research003760
Skechers Refuses to Comment on Ad With Signs of Lazy AI
“You actually didn’t save any money because now I hate you, now I don’t ever want to buy a Skechers shoe again.” Shoe, Hiss Footwear brand Skechers has been accused of lazily using generative AI for a full-page ad that appeared in the December issue of Vogue. In a now-viral TikTok video, a vlogger who… Continue reading Skechers Refuses to Comment on Ad With Signs of Lazy AI
OpenAI Says It’s “Devastated” That a Whistleblower Against It Has Been Found Dead
“Our hearts go out to Suchir’s loved ones during this difficult time.” DOA Soon after blowing the whistle on OpenAI’s alleged use of copyrighted material in its training data, one of its former researchers was found dead of an apparent suicide. In a statement to CNBC, a spokesperson for the firm said that OpenAI was “devastated”… Continue reading OpenAI Says It’s “Devastated” That a Whistleblower Against It Has Been Found Dead
Humans Alarmed at AI Company’s “Stop Hiring Humans” Billboards
Know your audience. Tour De Workforce An AI startup called Artisan has managed to irritate virtually everybody with a controversial ad campaign in San Francisco, which has littered the city with billboards reading “Stop Hiring Humans.” As you may have guessed, Artisan peddles automation — specifically, in the form of an AI “sales agent,” which… Continue reading Humans Alarmed at AI Company’s “Stop Hiring Humans” Billboards
UnitedHealth Accidentally Makes Claims-Judging AI Public for Anyone to Use
Are you serious? AI Claims Amid the fallout from UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder, the firm’s prescription drug middleman is under fire for a huge AI oopsie. As TechCrunch reports, a chatbot used by UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to help employees figure out insurance claims and disputes was accidentally made public — and… Continue reading UnitedHealth Accidentally Makes Claims-Judging AI Public for Anyone to Use
Blackmagic’s Vision Pro camera is available for pre-order and costs $30,000
Watching videos on the Apple Vision Pro is one of the few use-cases early adopters have found for the VR headset, but Apple’s produced only a handful of immersive videos to watch on it. Blackmagic’s new camera could change that. The Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is the first camera that can shoot in Apple’s Immersive… Continue reading Blackmagic’s Vision Pro camera is available for pre-order and costs $30,000
Meta’s Threads has grown to 300 million users
Meta’s Threads app has now grown to 300 million users, with more than 100 million people using the service each day. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new milestone in a post on Threads, saying “Threads strong momentum continues.” Zuckerberg has repeatedly speculated that Threads has a “good chance” of becoming the company’s next billion-user app. Though… Continue reading Meta’s Threads has grown to 300 million users
NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form
NASA says it was able to use the James Webb telescope to capture images of planet-forming disks around ancient stars that challenge theoretical models of how planets can form. The images support earlier findings from the Hubble telescope that haven’t been able to be confirmed until now. The new Webb highly detailed images were captured… Continue reading NASA’s new Webb telescope images support previously controversial findings about how planets form