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Andreessen Horowitz is now openly courting capital from Saudi Arabia, despite U.S. strains

Andreessen Horowitz is now openly courting capital from Saudi Arabia, despite U.S. strains. According to Bloomberg, yesterday Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz appeared on stage with WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann to talk for at least the second time since Nov…

OpenAI geoblocks ChatGPT in Italy

OpenAI has started geoblocking access to its generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in Italy. The move follows an order by the data protection authority n Friday to stop processing user data.

Ethicists fire back at 'AI Pause' letter they say 'ignores the actual harms'

Well-known AI ethicists have written a counterpoint to this week's controversial letter asking for a 6-month "pause" on AI development.

This Week in Apps: WWDC23, ByteDance pushes Lemon8 ahead of TikTok ban, T2 capitalizes on Twitter chaos

This Week in Apps offers a way to keep up with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, M&A and much more.

Always be prompting

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas.

Virgin Orbit runs low on cash, ByteDance pushes a TikTok replacement, and Canoo settles with the SEC

In this edition of Week in Review, we look at Virgin Orbit's failure to secure capital, ByteDance's TikTok replacement and more.

Generative AI's future in enterprise could be smaller, more focused language models

As generative AI, like ChatGPT, continues to take hold, its future in business could be smaller, more focused models instead of a boil-the-ocean approach.

There's trouble in Startup Nation

For Israeli entrepreneurs, the prospect of rising pressure on the country's credit rating made banking diversification a more pressing issue.

Krablr develops generative AI language to boost crab yields

Krablr, the real-time crab pricing engine for amateur fishermen, has announced yet another pivot in its business model -- diving into generative AI.

DocuSign could be suffering from a pandemic growth hangover

DocuSign was flying during the pandemic when people couldn't meet in person, but it might have grown too quickly, and it's paying the price.