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On Feb 4, 2023
Treasury Prime, which offers APIs to help businesses integrate with banks, raised a $40M Series C led by BAM Elevate, bringing its total raised to about $73M (@bayareawriter / TechCrunch) https://t.co/GTkJV6W8Ii https://t.co/IgvORmH2z6
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Proving that banking as a service is hotter than ever, Treasury Prime raises $40M Series C

Proving that banking as a service is hotter than ever, Treasury Prime raises $40M Series C

Treasury Prime, which is launching an integrated marketplace for banks and fintechs, says the capital was raised as "an up round."

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On Feb 1, 2023
Imagine someone doing this level of data vis and analysis on ur internet posts https://t.co/YuM0kzfkmy
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Dissecting Elon Musk’s Tweets: Memes, Rants, Private Parts and Echo Chamber

Dissecting Elon Musk’s Tweets: Memes, Rants, Private Parts and Echo Chamber

As he fights for free speech online and promotes his companies, the new owner of Twitter spends a lot of time replying to his fans.

@mat shared
On Feb 3, 2023
RT @alexrkonrad: ChatGPT and a new wave of AI tools have set off a consumer craze. But is there substance to the hype? @kenrickcai and I spoke to OpenAI’s Sam Altman and 60 other leaders, from Bill Gates to Fei-Fei Li, to answer how AI will change how you work —and soon. https://t.co/vxTzpypXrD
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Inside ChatGPT's Breakout Moment And The Race To Put AI To Work

Inside ChatGPT's Breakout Moment And The Race To Put AI To Work

Forbes spoke to OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Greg Brockman — and more than 60 other leaders, from Bill Gates to Fei-Fei Li — about the new wave of AI hype, driven by the viral popularity of ...

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On Feb 1, 2023
RT @jenn_elias: NEW: Google is testing potential ChatGPT competing products, including a LaMDA-powered chatbot called "Apprentice Bard" and new designs for the search page. The projects are part of the company's “code red” efforts to quickly respond to the AI competition.https://t.co/MC5eojBjJz
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Google is asking employees to test potential ChatGPT competitors, including a chatbot called ‘Apprentice Bard’

Google is asking employees to test potential ChatGPT competitors, including a chatbot called ‘Apprentice Bard’

Google is testing chatbots similar to ChatGPT that use its LaMDA technology, as well as new search page designs that integrate the technology.

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On Feb 3, 2023
Q&A with Sam Altman about AI systems replacing search engines, OpenAI's Microsoft investment, how artificial general intelligence could "break capitalism", more (Forbes) https://t.co/CQ8b2yipoL https://t.co/0pZDH923DX
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Exclusive Interview: OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT And How Artificial General Intelligence Can ‘Break Capitalism’

Exclusive Interview: OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT And How Artificial General Intelligence Can ‘Break Capitalism’

In a rare interview, OpenAI’s CEO talks about AI model ChatGPT, artificial general intelligence and Google Search.

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On Feb 3, 2023
Italy's privacy watchdog orders SF-based AI chatbot maker Replika, which operates a freemium "virtual friendship" service, to stop processing local users' data (@riptari / TechCrunch) https://t.co/b7FCXRLZoR https://t.co/LynUjpEhGU
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Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, hit with data ban in Italy over child safety

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, hit with data ban in Italy over child safety

AI chatbot maker Replika has been ordered to stop processing user data in Italy over child safety and data protection concerns.

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On Jan 31, 2023
InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global  https://t.co/fNUdx8IrSk by @ulonnaya
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InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global

InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global

Instadeep’s $682 million acquisition by BioNTech proves a case for African startups building global products.

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On Feb 2, 2023
New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it's actually plants https://t.co/WkuBkAtrZp by @christinemhall
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New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants

New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants

New School Foods created a proprietary muscle fiber and scaffolding platform for making whole-cut salmon alternatives.