Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year.Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year.[#item_full_content]

OpenAI claims that its new flagship model, GPT-5, marks “a significant step along the path to AGI”—that is, the artificial general intelligence that AI bosses and self-proclaimed experts often claim is around the corner.OpenAI claims that its new flagship model, GPT-5, marks “a significant step along the path to AGI”—that is, the artificial general intelligence that AI bosses and self-proclaimed experts often claim is around the corner.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Researchers have demonstrated that brain cells learn faster and carry out complex networking more effectively than machine learning by comparing how both a Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) system known as “DishBrain” and state-of-the-art RL (reinforcement learning) algorithms react to certain stimuli.Researchers have demonstrated that brain cells learn faster and carry out complex networking more effectively than machine learning by comparing how both a Synthetic Biological Intelligence (SBI) system known as “DishBrain” and state-of-the-art RL (reinforcement learning) algorithms react to certain stimuli.Hi Tech & Innovation[#item_full_content]

A new technique developed by Australian researchers could stop unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and other image-based content.A new technique developed by Australian researchers could stop unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) systems learning from photos, artwork and other image-based content.Security[#item_full_content]

For Hong Kong law student “C,” AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.For Hong Kong law student “C,” AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.Internet[#item_full_content]

Pronto’s 10-minute house help pitch sparked a 3.6x valuation jump in just 90 days

Pronto has raised $11 million in an all-equity Series A round co-led by General Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital at a post-money valuation of $45 million.Pronto has raised $11 million in an all-equity Series A round co-led by General Catalyst and Glade Brook Capital at a post-money valuation of $45 million.[#item_full_content]

Seoul-based Datumo raises $15.5M to take on Scale AI, backed by Salesforce

Datumo began as an AI data labeling company and now wants to help businesses build safer AI with tools and data that enable testing, monitoring, and improving their models — without requiring technical expertise.Datumo began as an AI data labeling company and now wants to help businesses build safer AI with tools and data that enable testing, monitoring, and improving their models — without requiring technical expertise.[#item_full_content]

Slow Ventures cuts first check from $60M creator fund into woodworking founder

This marks the first investment for Slow’s $60 million Creator Fund since its launch in February. The fund looks to help creators launch businesses, under the belief that what made them successful influencers is what can also make them a good founder. This marks the first investment for Slow’s $60 million Creator Fund since its launch in February. The fund looks to help creators launch businesses, under the belief that what made them successful influencers is what can also make them a good founder. [#item_full_content]

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