Thu. 10/03 – The Monster OpenAI Raise

OpenAI raised their round, and it basically broke all the records. The whole Wordpress mess has gotten so crazy that WPEngine is suing. Using Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses to dox people in real time. And you’ll never guess the reason why you’re about to see more ads on streaming video. Hint: you’ll endure it. Sponsors: Lumen.me/ride Links: OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever (Axios) OpenAI asks investors not to back rival start-ups such as Elon Musk’s xAI (Financial Times) OpenAI feels competitors breathing down its neck (Financial Times) WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power (TechCrunch) Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers (404Media) Spotify adds a new, automatically updating playlist for offline listening (TechCrunch) Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video (Financial Times) Venture Dealmaking Reflects Selective Tastes of Investors (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices