Meta has announced plans to broaden the presence of Threads, its popular social media platform, throughout Europe. The expansion is anticipated in December as Meta adheres to European Union (EU) policies that allow user access without requiring profile creation. This strategic move aims to tap into the vast European market while protecting user privacy...

In the highly competitive artificial intelligence (AI) realm, obtaining top-quality data is essential for creating models. Consequently, significant agreements worth millions of dollars have been formed with entities like The Associated Press to supply distinct and rare data for AI model training. In addition, companies such as Adaptive, based in Amsterdam,...

In a noteworthy advancement, Sequoia Capital has successfully finished the detachment of its IT systems and back-end operations from its affiliates in China and India, Sequoia Capital China and Sequoia Capital India, one month ahead of the planned timeline. This significant move allows all three entities to operate independently, fostering growth and...

AI-focused startup Together AI has announced that it raised $102.5 million in a Series A funding round. The company plans to use the investment to build an open-source infrastructure for developing generative AI models, which will be available to developers worldwide. The cloud-based platform aims to streamline the development of open and adaptable...

According to a European Policy Institute (EPI) study, the potential introduction or implementation of online sales taxes in European countries might obstruct economic recovery and restrict consumers’ access to more affordable products. The study suggests that imposing such taxes could increase consumer prices, as retailers may pass the cost on to their...

A recent report released by Google LLC researchers has shed light on how OpenAI LP’s ChatGPT can be used to gather personal information about the general public. Chatbots employ large language models (LLMs) to process vast quantities of internet data and generate responses to queries based on this data without directly replicating the information. Linguist...