• AI startup Symbolica raises $31 million to develop AI systems to compete with OpenAI

    Artificial intelligence startup Symbolica, which develops foundation models to compete with ChatGPT creator OpenAI, announced a $31 million series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures on Tuesday. General Catalyst, Abstract Ventures and Buckley Ventures also participated in the round, the company said. Symbolica has created a framework that will enable it to develop alternatives to the transformer deep learning architecture, said Symbolica CEO George Morgan, who formerly worked at Tesla on...

  • Report: Around 17.7 million people in Germany facing risk of poverty

    Shafaqna English- Around 17.7 million people, or 21.2% of Germany’s total population faced the imminent danger of poverty in 2023, according to a report published by the Federal Statistical Office. That is slightly up from 2022, when around 17.5 million people, or 21.1% of the population were at risk of

  • startup Rivos: Rivos raises $250 million to develop RISC-V AI chips

    Chip startup Rivos said on Tuesday it raised $250 million in a funding round that will enable it to manufacture its first server chip geared for artificial intelligence. Nvidia's combination of chips and CUDA software dominates the market for AI-related computing, and Nvidia gobbled up more than 80% market share of AI chips in 2023. But a host of startups and chip giants have started to launch competing products, such as Intel's Gaudi 3 and Meta's inference chip - both unveiled last week. Rivos...

  • Kennedy raised another $952,826 in the first quarter of 2024; total receipts for all 25 NY House incumbents are $75.7 million

    With the latest filing with the Federal Election Commission State Senator Tim Kennedy has once again demonstrated his fundraising prowess.  He reported campaign donations totaling $1,697,729 since announcing his NY26 []

  • AI startup Neysa: AI SaaS cloud platform Neysa bags $20 million from Matrix Partners India, others

    Neysa, a Mumbai-based artificial intelligence (AI) cloud and platform-as-a-service startup, has raised $20 million (about Rs 166 crore) in a funding round led by Matrix Partners India, Nexus Venture Partners and NTTVC.The company, the second venture of data centre services provider Netmagic founder Sharad Sanghi, said it will use the funds for expanding infrastructure required for strengthening its research and development team, and for sales and marketing.“When it comes to infrastructure and...

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    Wyden, Merkley: $47.7 million in USFS Secure Rural Schools funds heading to Oregon counties; $2.56 million for C.O.

    WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that 30 Oregon counties will receive more than $47.7 million in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. These funds, more than $2.56 million of

  • 7 ways to use generative AI in PPC

    Practical tips for incorporating generative AI into PPC copywriting, keyword research, account structure building and audience analysis.

  • Biden Announces Raising More Than $90 Million In March

    WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s reelection effort pulled in more than $90 million in March, his campaign announced Saturday, giving him nearly $200 million in the bank heading into April.

  • NEM Trading 7.7% Higher Over Last 7 Days (XEM)

    NEM (XEM) traded down 2.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on April 10th. During the last week, NEM has traded 7.7% higher against the dollar. NEM has a total market cap of $430.91 million and $8.77 million worth of NEM was traded on exchanges in the last 24 […]

  • Agritech startup Ecozen raises $30 million in funding

    Pune-based agritech firm Ecozen on Friday said it has raised $30 million (about Rs 250 crore) in a mix of equity and debt from existing investors including US-based global investment manager Nuveen.The debt support in the deal was fulfilled by InCred Credit Fund and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation through Ecozen’s exclusive advisor Setuka Partners, said a company statement.Ecozen said it has grown fivefold over the past two years, with a threefold increase in profit. The maker...

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    Virginia receives $100 million from 7 opioid settlements

    Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced on Tuesday that Virginia has received another round of payments from seven different opioid settlements, totaling around $108.4 million.

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    7 suspects identified in alleged hate crime at MSU

    Michigan State University is investigating an alleged hate crime. According to the university, an "aggravated assault" happened near the MSU Main Library on Circle Drive on Monday, Apr. 15, 2024.