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OpenAI Group PBC has reportedly raised $11 billion as part of a funding round that could nearly double in size over the coming weeks, as sources told Bloomberg that investors wired the funds to the company today. The tipsters didn’t name the backers. The list of possible participants includes Microsoft Corp., which contributed to at least four of OpenAI’s previous rounds. That included its most recent $122 billion raise in March, which also drew the participation of Nvidia Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and about two dozen others. It’s believed that OpenAI could raise up to $9 billion in additional funding as…

Discovering new molecules for specific uses is a major driver of progress in a wide variety of industries, whether it’s pharmaceutical companies looking for new drugs, or electronics or energy companies seeking new materials with particular properties. But it’s also largely a trial-and-error process, because there is not yet any way to perfectly predict how a given chemical compound will behave in terms of the myriad different properties and responses materials can exhibit.Recent progress has been made on using artificial intelligence and machine learning to supplement or speed up laborious calculations based on physical principles that can at least provide…

At a conference, a fashion entrepreneur gave Glenn Kelman a bracelet that said “we are enough.” (Image via Glenn Kelman) After 20 years at Redfin, and 10 months of unemployment, I’ve co-founded a new company. My business partner and I will announce our plans after we’ve built our product, but in the meantime GeekWire asked me to explain what I learned in the transition between Redfin and this new venture. Many of us are in transition because society is in transition, with AI hollowing out big companies and making it easier to start new companies. In the past, my own…

Explore 17 demand generation tools for B2B marketing, from Bombora and 6sense to Clay, HubSpot, and Dreamdata. Find the right fit for your team. More leads. More clicks. More campaigns. For a long time, demand generation has been measured by how much activity a marketing team can create. But activity is not always demand. A person downloading your guide may be researching a problem. They may also be a student, a competitor, or someone who liked the title. Sending all three to sales does not make your pipeline stronger. This is where demand generation tools can help. Some reveal which…

According to the Pew Research Center, about half of American adults have used a chatbot, and around a quarter do so daily. By multiple measurements, the public has adopted AI faster than they did home computers or the internet. I’m seeing it more and more in my personal life: On video calls, I notice the Claude app in the menu bar of shared screens. An ad on Instagram pushing me to use Meta’s AI assistant revealed which of my friends had already begun doing so (something that might not even be true).Still, many of the people who are using AI…

Apple has been rather busy experimenting with buttons on its iPhones lately. It introduced the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro, and a year later, added Camera Control to the iPhone 16 lineup. But it seems the company is already considering retiring one of those additions, as it prepares something rather special for the iPhone’s 20th anniversary next year. As Weibo tipster Instant Digital reports, Apple is planning to remove the dedicated Action button from new iPhones arriving in the second half of 2027. The plan is apparently to merge its functionality with Camera Control. A single press would…

OpenAI has demonstrated how autonomous AI agents can automate large-scale cybersecurity research, from identifying software vulnerabilities to developing working exploits and generating security patches. In an experiment targeting the Linux kernel, an AI-powered pipeline identified 2,308 potential security issues, reproduced 1,724 vulnerabilities, and generated 948 unique local privilege escalation exploits. The Linux kernel was selected as the target because it underpins Android devices, cloud infrastructure, supercomputers, and numerous other systems. With more than 40 million lines of code, it represents a substantial challenge for traditional security auditing. Instead of analyzing the entire codebase, OpenAI developed a multi-agent system that focuses…

Tesla will end production of the Cybertruck at its Texas Gigafactory next year.It’s a uniquely toxic electric vehicle, between its divisive design and Elon Musk’s embrace of you name it. That toxicity certainly contributed to subpar sales, along with a number of recalls.But the end of the Cybertruck is also another sign that the era of big EVs—particularly big trucks—is waning. That’s great news for pedestrian and biker safety, but also for the battery supply chain at a time when more people need to get behind the electric wheel.The Cybertruck uses a massive 123 kilowatt-hour battery that clocks in at…

Gentle Monster shared that its “Intelligent Eyewear” will be available to pre-order on November 12. Gentle Monster Gentle Monster has announced its version of Google’s Android XR smart glasses will launch in December, and its website says pre-orders open on November 12, the same date Warby Parker appeared to accidentally share on Thursday. Both eyewear brands, along with Samsung, are Google’s partners on the project, which is set up to be both a competitor to Meta’s smart glasses and a revival (of a sort) of Google Glass. Google itself has yet to confirm either date. The…

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries across the board, and dentistry is no exception. From diagnostic imaging to patient communication, AI-powered tools are finding their way into modern dental practices at a remarkable pace. As these technologies become more accessible, both patients and practitioners are starting to ask a genuinely important question: can AI improve how dental treatment is planned and delivered? Based on current research and real-world application, the answer appears to be a resounding yes. AI in dentistry is not some distant concept reserved for research labs. It is already being used in clinics to analyze X-rays, detect cavities,…