ServiceTitan names LLMs from Microsoft, OpenAI as risk factors

[ad_1] Every IPO S-1 prospectus includes a section listing all kinds risk factors for why its stock may not be a good buy. Many of them are boilerplate warnings, cautions over financial performance or acts of war and nature. But some of them are more specific to the company.  With ServiceTitan, a cloud service startup … Read more

Text marketing firm Take Blip secures backing from SoftBank, Microsoft

[ad_1] People prefer texts over phone calls — especially when it’s a company on the other side. According to one survey, two-thirds of consumers say they’d switch to a company that offered texting as a contact option. With the text-message marketing industry expected to grow to $12.6 billion by 2025, it’s not surprising that vendors … Read more

Microsoft bets a carbon removal bake-off will help offset its skyrocketing AI emissions

[ad_1] Microsoft is in a pickle: It has committed to being carbon negative by 2030, but its emissions have skyrocketed more than 40% since 2020, thanks in part to its booming AI business. The company has bought a bunch of renewable power, but some emissions, like air travel, have been impossible to eliminate. What’s a … Read more

Musk’s amended lawsuit against OpenAI names Microsoft as defendant

[ad_1] Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI accusing the company of abandoning its non-profit mission was withdrawn in July, only to be revived in August. Now, in an amended complaint, the suit names new defendants including Microsoft, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, and former OpenAI board member and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton. The amended filing also adds … Read more

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