Midjourney Ventures Into Hardware Development
Submitted by Priya Khosla on August 29, 2024 - 5:50am
AI image generation company Midjourney announced that it’s getting into hardware and is looking to hire new talent.
Dr Jan Sprake
Head of Compliance
Gerresheimer AG | Germany
Big Tech wants AI to be regulated. Why do they oppose a California AI bill?
Submitted by Priya Khosla on August 29, 2024 - 5:40am
California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in California even as a number of tech giants have voiced broad opposition.
Nvidia shares fall even as revenue more than doubles
Submitted by Priya Khosla on August 29, 2024 - 5:31am
Chipmaker records $30.04bn in revenue, but failed to meet Wall Street’s highest hopes. Shares fell in after-hours trading by as much as 8% following a call with investors, potentially wiping more than $200bn off its market capitalisation.
Google Ventures-Backed Cribl Raises $319 Million for ‘Modern Data Platform’
Submitted by Priya Khosla on August 29, 2024 - 5:00am
The investment was led by GV (Google Ventures) General Partner and former GitLab CRO Michael McBride, who joined Cribl’s Board of Directors.
John Fry
Chief of Staff
Positron AI
John has worked in the hardware industry for 30 years developing and bringing to market custom linear algebra-based computing solutions for the rollout of digital TV, the build-out of cellular and networked communication systems for the internet, and more recently big data and AI. John has worked for Altera, Arm, Groq and a few startups in a variety of leadership roles prior to joining Positron where he is Chief of Staff.
Jorn Smeets
Managing Director, North America
PhotonDelta
Jorn Smeets is Managing Director – North America for PhotonDelta. Based in Silicon Valley, his mission is to accelerate the photonic chip industry by building collaborations between North America and the PhotonDelta ecosystem. Prior to his role in the USA, Jorn was Chief Marketing Officer and Board Member of PhotonDelta, where he was closely involved with the organisational strategy and overall business operations. Jorn has a background in business management, with extensive international working experience throughout various industries in China, Singapore, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Geoffrey Biegler
Partner
Cooley