France-based Genial raised 1.8 million euros (about $1.9 million) in its first funding round to develop artificial intelligence agents for tourism and leisure businesses. The funding round was led by Huttopia and Crédit Agricole, via Crédit Agricole Aquitaine Expansion and Crédit Agricole La Réunion –...
OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said Thursday (Feb. 20) that it’s within “the realm of possibility” that the company could achieve $11 billion in revenue. OpenAI’s continuing innovations have kept it from becoming a “commodity,” Friar told CNBC in an interview. CNBC reported in...
OpenAI reportedly reached the 400 million weekly active user threshold. Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap told CNBC in an interview Thursday (Feb. 20) that the startup’s monthly active user figure climbed 33% from the 300 million it logged in December. The uptick is due to...
The rise of artificial intelligence agents — bots that not only provide information to users but also execute tasks for them — has sparked talk of an agentic staff working alongside humans and managing other bots. However, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research paper, “When...
As the calendar flips to March, college basketball fans are gearing up for another exhilarating NCAA tournament. In the future, artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology could change March Madness as we know it. Let’s break down how the digital revolution could transform the Big Dance....
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis reportedly told employees Wednesday (Feb. 12) that he is not worried about DeepSeek. Asked during an all-hands meeting about DeepSeek, which claimed last month that it built an artificial intelligence model at a fraction of the cost of other models,...
Artificial intelligence agents can transform a small staff into a productive workforce that can tackle tasks typically handled by larger teams. While most people are familiar with AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Perplexity AI or Claude, AI agents are the next level for productivity at work....
Apple reportedly found a partner to help it bring its artificial intelligence features to devices in China. The iPhone maker is working with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to develop and launch its Apple Intelligence AI offering in the crucial market, The Information reported Tuesday (Feb....
This week in artificial intelligence, Big Tech invests in AI, Meta rethinks its metaverse pivot and DeepSeek poses a potential security threat. Big Tech Plans Big Spending on AI This Year The AI arms race is getting pricey. Meta, Google, Microsoft and Amazon announced they...
