It's that what OAI x Microsoft heralded? Mistral x Microsoft? I don't see a future where startups consolidate w/each other, but I do see the only path to startup "success" being absorption of some kind into Big Tech infra providers, who offer compute + market access.
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$100M AI Training Runs Need CFO Approval Reality Check
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YOU DON'T SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!11 Or, fancy autocorrect and email prompts are cool, but $100M training runs for an email prompt still gotta get past your CFO… https://
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Billionaire Group Betting on First Solo Billion-Dollar Company
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Also relevant.
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 12 mars 2024
Sam Altman and his billionaire group chat are betting on the first year there's a 1-person billion-dollar company.
It's getting closer.pic.twitter.com/e5QAYOSvmWAlso relevant. Sam Altman and his billionaire group chat are betting on the first year there's a 1-person billion-dollar company. It's getting closer.
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CNBC Lists Top Global Fintech and Insurtech Companies 2026
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Calling all fintech (and insurtech!) companies: For a second year in a row, CNBC is listing the top fintech companies globally, in partnership with @StatistaCharts
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Sam Altman Rejoins OpenAI Board with New Executive Members
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An investigation just cleared Sam Altman of any misconduct, and allowed him to officially rejoin the board at OpenAI. Also, three new additions: -Former Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann
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Crypto AI Art NFT Collection as CryptoPunks of AI Era
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[ C R Y P T O A I A R T ] The "Crypto AI Art" Collection could be the "CryptoPunks" of the #AIArt era Crypto AI Art #298 : https://
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AI Memory Chip Shortage Creates Investment Opportunities
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Can we pick winners in AI’s memory obsession? The ever-increasing scale of artificial intelligence programs such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT is creating a crisis where the available memory chips can’t keep up with today’s fastest processors from Nvidia and others. Investors should look
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UK FCA Approves Crypto ETNs, Bitcoin Surges Above $71,000
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Bitcoin is flying higher this morning, hitting a fresh all-time high above $71,000, after the UK Financial Conduct Authority said it will allow exchanges to list crypto-linked ETNs for the first time.
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AI Art NFT Collection Quintessential Abstract Expressionism Sale
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While supply last "300 Eth floor | US $1,170,033.00 FLOOR" #QuintessentialAI or #CryptoAIArt or #AIPrincesses holders or wallets with 8 #RektBird or more can get one "Quintessential Abstract Expressionism" for 0.288 Eth! OpenSea: https://
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Overlooking lawsuits and licensing costs in AI economics
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yeah, i kicked myself after for omitting the lawsuits and licensing costs!