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Jack Altman raised a new $275M early-stage fund in a mere week 

[ad_1] The Altman brothers sure have a knack for being venture capitalists. On Tuesday, this especially applied to Jack Altman, co-founder of $3 billion-valuation HR software startup Lattice and brother to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Jack Altman just announced a second $275 million fund for his solo-run firm Alt Capital. And from …

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Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December

[ad_1] TikTok — which boasts almost two billion global users — is owned by China-based ByteDance. Photo: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP/FileSource: AFP US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force …

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Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 batteries over fire risk

[ad_1] Tesla is recalling Powerwall 2 home batteries in Australia after the company received reports of fires that led to “minor property damage,” according to the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission. The recall affects an unspecified number of Powerwall 2 units made in the U.S. and sold between November 2020 …

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Silicon Valley bets big on ‘environments’ to train AI agents

[ad_1] For years, Big Tech CEOs have touted visions of AI agents that can autonomously use software applications to complete tasks for people. But take today’s consumer AI agents out for a spin, whether it’s OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent or Perplexity’s Comet, and you’ll quickly realize how limited the technology still …

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