OpenAI introduces new ‘Trusted Contact’ safeguard for cases of possible self-harm
The company is expanding its efforts to protect ChatGPT users in cases where conversations may turn to self-harm.
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AI | Biotech & Health | TC
The fax machine is the bottleneck in US healthcare, and VCs are starting to notice
Like many AI companies automating work that humans currently do, Basata will eventually face a harder question about where the line is between augmenting workers and displacing them. For now, the founders say the administrative staff they work with aren’t worried about that; they’re more worried about drowning.
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Ramp in talks to hit $40B+ valuation, 6 months after reaching $32B
The company is reportedly in talks to raise another $750 million at a pre-money valuation of more than $40 billion. It last raised in November at $32 billion.
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AI | Enterprise | Hardware | TC
Intel’s comeback story is even wilder than it seems
Intel’s stock has risen a stunning 490% over the past year, a bet by Wall Street that may be running well ahead of the company’s actual turnaround.
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AI | Enterprise | TC
Cloudflare says AI made 1,100 jobs obsolete, even as revenue hit a record high
Cloudflare announced its first large-scale layoff. CEO Matthew Prince says because of AI efficiency gains, the company doesn’t need as many support roles.
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San Francisco’s housing market has lost its mind
The invisible force behind all of this is no mystery to anyone paying attention to the city’s tech economy. San Francisco is home to some of the most valuable private companies in the world, and their employees have been quietly accumulating — and, increasingly, cashing out — fortunes.
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AI | Enterprise | TC
Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.
Some found out they didn’t qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote workers.
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AI | Biotech & Health | TC
Medicare’s new payment model is built for AI, and most of the tech world has no idea
There is no governmental mechanism to pay for an AI agent that monitors a patient between visits, calls to check in, coordinates a housing referral, or makes sure someone picks up their medication. ACCESS creates that mechanism for the first time.
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Theo Baker spent four years investigating Stanford. Before he leaves, here’s what he found.
“There’s a common refrain among [young] people in this world that it’s easier to raise money for a startup right now than to get an internship. Which is remarkable, right?”
