Author: The Horizon

How AI could power the climate breakthrough the world needs

While AI may not be the ultimate solution to climate change, it certainly has the potential to make a difference. And who knows, maybe one day AI will figure out a way to create sustainable energy from all those witty remarks I’m generating!

Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant startup, quietly raises an additional $43M

Neuralink, the brainchild of Elon Musk, is making waves (pun intended) in the world of implantable chips. The company just raised an additional $43 million in venture capital, bringing their total funding to a whopping $323 million. That’s a lot of chips!One of Neuralink’s innovative creations is a sewing machine-like device that can implant ultra-thin […]

Nvidia beats TSMC and Intel to take top chip industry revenue crown for the first time

Nvidia, the green team in the chip industry, has taken the revenue crown from TSMC, the contract chip-making titan, according to a financial analyst. Nvidia reported impressive Q3 FY23 results, with $18.12 billion in revenue, up 206% YoY, and $10.42 billion in profit. This performance surpassed its chip industry rivals, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung. […]

Startups should consider hiring fractional AI officers

In a recent study, it was discovered that the demand for AI skills has skyrocketed. Apparently, AI is the cool kid on the block, with job posts referencing generative AI skills increasing by a mind-boggling 2,000% since March. It seems everyone wants a piece of the AI pie, but unfortunately, the supply of AI talent […]

ElevenLabs Unveils AI Speech to Speech Converter

Welcome to the world of AI-generated voices, where the possibilities are as vast as the number of premium voices at your disposal. Yes, you heard that right, we’re talking thousands of voices here, people! It’s like having your own personal choir, only without the hassle of coordinating schedules and dealing with diva behavior.   But […]

Amid Mainstream Boom, AI Skeptics Say the Tech is Overhyped

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have officially gone mainstream in 2023, according to a survey by Retool. But don’t get too carried away with the hype just yet, because most professionals still consider AI to be overhyped. It seems that while AI has become a household name, it hasn’t quite lived up to all the lofty […]

The UK is boosting its AI and quantum research funding

In an exciting move for the UK, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a funding boost of £500m in AI supercomputing over the next two years. The goal? To make the country an “AI powerhouse.” That’s right, the UK wants to become the cool kid on the AI block, and they’re investing big bucks to make […]

OpenAI’s initial new board counts Larry Summers among its ranks

Well, it seems like OpenAI has had quite the rollercoaster ride in the past few days. After firing Sam Altman as CEO, the company has now reached an agreement “in principle” for him to make a grand comeback. Talk about a dramatic twist! Altman will be accompanied by a new initial board, featuring some big […]

Osium AI uses artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation

French startup Osium AI has raised $2.6 million in seed funding to tackle a unique use case for artificial intelligence: research and development in materials science. Co-founders Sarah Najmark and Luisa Bouneder noticed the manual and time-consuming nature of materials development, with a heavy reliance on trial and error. Osium AI aims to optimize this […]

Sam Altman to return as CEO of OpenAI

In a surprising turn of events, Sam Altman is making a comeback as CEO of OpenAI, triumphing over a boardroom coup that threw the company into disarray. Former president Greg Brockman, who dramatically resigned in protest of Altman’s firing, will also be returning. It seems like OpenAI is reassembling the Avengers of its leadership team. […]