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Paramount Skydance agreed on Friday to delay its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery while a US lawsuit seeking to block the deal moves forward. u.afp.com/Sr7H by @BloomReports
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On the final day of a high-stakes trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI, a federal judge warned Musk’s lawyer to retract part of his closing argument or “drop your claim.” Here’s what happened. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Elon Musk attorney nearly fumbles case during OpenAI trial close with stern warning from judge

During closing arguments in the OpenAI trial, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers warned Musk's attorney to retract a statement about damages or drop billions in claims.

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The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is nearing an end, but the case might not even slow down the AI lab as it races towards an IPO. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Elon Musk trial might just be ‘speed bump’ on OpenAI’s path to IPO

A judge will soon decide whether Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its nonprofit-to-for-profit shift affects the AI lab's planned trillion-dollar IPO.

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Elon Musk's lawyer asked Sam Altman this morning about why he claimed to be the chair of Y Combinator when he never held that role. Here's my 2024 story about finding that claim in SEC filings. #openaitrial #muskvaltman bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Sam Altman is not on YC's board. So why claim to be its chair?

Sam Altman was a founder in Y Combinator's very first batch. He was also its president and CEO from 2014 to 2019. But he was never on YC's board, according to the incubator, despite claiming to be...

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Salesforce's annual Dreamforce conference kicked off Tuesday. Here's what Marc Benioff said, and what he didn't say, after making controversial comments about San Francisco last week. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Benioff avoids politics in Dreamforce keynote, but then brings out Trump adviser David Sacks

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff downplays political controversy at Dreamforce keynote, focusing on AI products, but then Trump tech czar David Sacks arrived.

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The CEO of humanoid robotics startup Figure AI says he won't sell its robots to the military. But what about police departments? Here's what Brett Adcock said at Dreamforce in San Francisco. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Figure AI founder dodges Marc Benioff's question about selling humanoid robots to S.F. police

Figure AI's CEO discusses potential police use of humanoid robots in Dreamforce discussion with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

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A controversial vegan cheese startup has a new leader, a new brand name and a new plan. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Bettani Farms emerges from Climax Foods with new CEO and blue cheese off the menu

Bettani Farms, once Climax Foods, shifts its strategy under new CEO Sandeep Patel. The vegan cheese startup is now focused on vegan mozzarella and feta, targeting scalability.

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"Bay Area AI startups won more than 30% of global venture-capital investment in the last three months bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…" by @BloomReports.

Bay Area AI startups won more than 30% of global venture-capital investment in the last three months

Venture capital surges in Bay Area, driven by AI megadeals. Anthropic's $13B round leads global investments, with quantum computing gaining traction.

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Tim Draper has raised millions for a new venture capital fund at his eponymous firm Draper Associates. Here's what we know. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Draper Associates raises at least $200 million for eighth fund

Draper Associates raises $200M for its eighth fund, investing in AI, robotics, crypto and unconventional ideas like brain-computer interfaces.

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OpenAI says that more than a quarter of U.S. workers use ChatGPT and that AI is a potential boon for productivity and expanding the "economic pie." But this technological revolution might be different from previous ones. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

OpenAI wants to expand 'economic pie.' You might ask ChatGPT what that means

OpenAI reports 28% of US workers use ChatGPT, highlighting productivity gains. Experts warn of potential job disruptions and income impacts.

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The field is where we operate. San Francisco is where we build. BrightAI’s new HQ anchors our work to prevent failures in critical infrastructure, before anyone notices a problem. @BloomReports in @SFBusinessTimes: bit.ly/3GNos6g

He used money from an Internet of Things startup to jump into AI. Now he has millions to play with

BrightAI, by SmartThings creator Alex Hawkinson, uses AI to monitor infrastructure and has raised $78 million to date to boost productivity without replacing workers, including a recent $51 million...

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San Francisco startup Wispr AI wanted to build a device to leverage artificial intelligence, but when it connected to current digital assistants, the CEO says "they all sucked." So here's what's next. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Why Wispr pivoted away from making an AI-powered wearable, for now

After three years of designing a device for the artificial intelligence era, Wispr realized that AI technology wasn't advanced enough, yet, for the requirements of such a device. So it pivoted to...

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"The most expensive medications are the ones that don't work," a startup CEO told the Business Times — here's what she is trying to do about it. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

How a health economist and nuclear physicist are tackling medication management

San Francisco startup Arine uses artificial intelligence to optimize medication management, and has now raised $66 million for an effort to reduce health care waste and improve patient outcomes.

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Venture capital investors poured nearly half their funds into AI startups last quarter, with Bay Area companies receiving significant investments. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Bay Area AI startups fuel VC spending in second quarter

Half of all VC investments went to AI companies in Q2 this year, and Bay Area startups took a big chunk of the billions spent globally.

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A Fremont startup sued McDonald's for blocking their approach to fixing the chain's notoriously fragile ice cream machines, but a ruling last year led to a settlement. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Fremont startup's lawsuit targeting broken McDonald's ice cream machines is over

Fremont startup Kytch ends its lawsuit with McDonald's over ice cream machine repair device.

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Here's what you need to know this week about artificial intelligence in the Bay Area: Humans still outperform on creativity, xAI is burning $1 billion a month, G7 softens tone on regulation, OpenAI lands DoD contract, funding rounds and more must reads. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

AI proves to be a creative dud, xAI burns billons: Week in AI

Here's what you need to know this week about artificial intelligence in the Bay Area.

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Meta's $14.3 billion deal with Scale AI and its founder Alexandr Wang shows that the AI race is still wide open and moving fast. Who could be next? bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

More consolidation could follow Meta's $14 billion deal with Scale AI

Meta's $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI intensifies the AI talent race. Will Apple follow suit or stick to accessing other companies' technology? Experts weigh in.

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A Fremont startup sued McDonald's for blocking their approach to fixing the chain's notoriously fragile ice cream machines, but a ruling last year led to a settlement. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Fremont startup's lawsuit targeting broken McDonald's ice cream machines is over

Fremont startup Kytch ends its lawsuit with McDonald's over ice cream machine repair device.

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Fintech isn't dead, but there probably won't be another Chime. Here's why and how financial services startups are evolving. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

There probably won't be another Chime, this VC says. Here's why

Venture capitalist Drew Glover explains why Chime's IPO success marks the end of an era for fintech startups and predicts future industry trends.

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Elon Musk used to claim that he gave OpenAI $100 million in funding. He just confirmed the actual number, and it is much lower. bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco…

Now we know exactly how much Elon Musk invested in OpenAI

Elon Musk confirms $44.5 million investment in OpenAI before leaving in 2018. He's now suing the company for alleged fraud and breach of contract.

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