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OpenAIβs GPT-5 reportedly falling short of expectations
OpenAIβs efforts to develop its next major model, GPT-5, are running behind schedule, with results that donβt yet justify the enormous costs, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. This echoes an earlier report in The Information suggesting that OpenAI is looking for new strategies, as GPT-5 might not represent as big [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Open AI o3 API
Advanced reasoning models with safety-first innovation. Discussion | Link
Carta: Only 18% of Sales Execs Are Women
So have we made any real progress in diversity in SaaS the past 5 years? The past 10? In some ways, for sure yes. But we have a long way to go, still. A long way. Per Cartaβs latest data, only 18% of tech sales execs are women, and 26% of reps overall: Iβm slightly... Continue Reading The post Carta: Only 18% of Sales Execs Are Women appeared first on SaaStr.
Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem
On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million. This turnaround, a speed underscored by the fact that the fund doesnβt even have a website [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Synthesys AI Voice Generator
Text-to-speech AI voiceovers in more than 140 languages Discussion | Link
GitHub Wrapped 2024 β Your Year in Code!
Your GitHub journey with a personalized year in code Discussion | Link
Websparks
The AI software engineer that brings your ideas to life Discussion | Link
Dear SaaStr: When Does It Make Sense to Price Low in the Market?
Dear SaaStr: When and how should SaaS startups offer reduced pricing vs the competition? For most SaaS apps, you want to at least start with βjust rightβ, Goldilocks pricing: #1. Too high a price, and you start to add friction to the sales process. Deals take longer, leads shop other vendors, etc. That may be... Continue Reading The post Dear SaaStr: When Does It Make Sense to Price Low in the Market? appeared first on...
Shortcutter
A new hot key, every day Discussion | Link
Memory
Your private daily photo journal for iPhone Discussion | Link
Players rebuke clumsy ad strategies, even in popular games | Mobile Premier League
MPL's latest report show that popular mobile titles can leave players dissatisfied with certain approaches to in-game ads and updates.
Arm lawsuit against Qualcomm ends in mistrial and favorable ruling for Qualcomm
Qualcomm did not violate a license with Arm when it acquired Nuvia for $1.4 billion, in a ruling by a jury today.
Players invested 8.34B hours into Blizzard titles in 2024, says studio
Blizzard has released its 2024 End-of-Year report, detailing the amount of player investment in its titles across the year.
After causing outrage on the first day of Y Combinator, AI code editor PearAI lands $1M seed
On the first day of Y Combinator the founders of PearAI got βcancelled." They used the hate to launch a new product, raise $1 million. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Hugging Face shows how test-time scaling helps small language models punch above their weight
Given enough time to "think," small language models can beat LLMs at math and coding tasks by generating and verifying multiple answers.
Perplexityβs Carbon integration will make it easier for enterprises to connect their data to AI search
With the acquisition of Carbon, Perplexity will expand the knowledge pool powering its AI search engine, making its responses more relevant.
VCs pledge not to take money from Russia or China, and Databricks raises a humongous round
Welcome to Startups Weekly β your weekly recap of everything you canβt miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week was full of news, likely because it is also the last βrealβ week of 2024. Which is another way for us to say goodbye for [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Nvidia clears regulatory hurdle to acquire Run:ai
Chip company Nvidia gets the green light from the European Union to complete its acquisition of Run:ai. The EU came to a unanimous decision today that Nvidia could go ahead with its acquisition of Israeli GPU orchestration platform Run:ai, according to reporting from Bloomberg. The European Commission determined that if the merger went through, other [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Home Assistant Voice
A open, local, and private voice assistant for your home Discussion | Link
Hereβs the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024
In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally. 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
OpenAI confirms new frontier models o3 and o3-mini
OpenAI has just confirmed that is releasing new reasoning models named o3 and o3-mini, successors to the o1 and o1-mini models.
Hall of fame: 10 sci-tech award winners of 2024
As the year draws to a close, itβs time to reflect on some of the greatest accomplishments from across the science and technology sectors. Read more: Hall of fame: 10 sci-tech award winners of 2024
My favorite games of 2024 | The DeanBeat
So many games. So little time. Seems like I say that every year, as my pile of shame gets bigger. But I had enough time to pick my fav games.
Ragie Connect
Build RAG applications on your user data Discussion | Link
Are AI companies just defense tech now?
AI is everywhere. And increasingly itβs being described as defense tech. This week, the Equity pod gang β which included newcomer Max Zeff, Margaux MacColl, and Kirsten Korosec β noticed an emerging trend: The worlds of AI and defense tech are colliding. And that matters, for a few reasons. For one, venture money is flowing [β¦] 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
How to keep the cheer if youβre working this festive season
Not everyone has the benefit of being off this Christmas, so if you are working, here is how to keep yourself motivated. Read more: How to keep the cheer if youβre working this festive season
1KOMMA5Β° secures β¬150M pre-IPO, Robin CapitalΒ closes Fund One, and privacy-first emotion AI
This week we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over 1.5 billion, and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.In addition to this week's top f...
Your Top 5% Employees β¦ And Bottom 5%. Itβs Time to Go Through Them.
Tough lesson for CEOs to learn: You have to treat Great employees differently from Good ones Great ones want their careers enabled, want you to have their back, and want no politics. That's about it. Let them run. Good ones want many other, varied things. And need much more. β Jason SaaStr 2025 is May... Continue Reading The post Your Top 5% Employees β¦ And Bottom 5%. Itβs Time to Go Through Them. appeared first on...
Habacus secures β¬5M investment for student-focused fintech services
Student-focused fintech,Habacus, which offers integrated services to students, including sustainable access to student loans, has closed a 5 million investment round.Founded in 2017 by Paolo Cuniber...
Building giant and ambitious games | Brendan Greene interview
Elvis Presley once said, "Ambition is a dream with a V8 engine." Brendan Greene, the creator of PUBG, still has a lot of ambition.
TBC Bank Uzbekistan secures $37M investment, expanding to 17 million users
TBC Bank Uzbekistan (TBC UZ), the countryβs largest digital bank, raised $37 million equity investment from its majority shareholder TBC Bank Group PLC. This capital brings the total new equity fundin...
UK watchdog finds Synopsys-Ansys deal may harm competition
The two companies can now submit proposals to address the CMA's concerns or the watchdog may progress to a phase 2 investigation. Read more: UK watchdog finds Synopsys-Ansys deal may harm competition
Ravineo is the next big thing in digital media analytics by serial entrepreneur Jan Rezab
When I get contacted by a highly successful serial entrepreneur with a new endeavour coming out of stealth mode, I get interested.Jan Rezab is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience i...
How to Train Your Sales Leaders: Key Learnings from HubSpot and BILL with Michelle Benfer
Former Head of Revenue at BILL and HubSpot, Michelle Benfer shares her insights on one of the most critical roles in any SaaS organization: frontline sales managers. The post How to Train Your Sales Leaders: Key Learnings from HubSpot and BILL with Michelle Benfer appeared first on SaaStr.