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Apple acquires MotionVFX, a Polish company that develops plugins, visual effects, and motion graphics tools for Final Cut Pro — Apple today acquired MotionVFX, a major developer of plugins, visual effects, and motion graphics tools for Final Cut Pro. — MotionVFX is a Polish software company founded by Szymon Masiak in 2009.
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Halcyon, which uses AI to aggregate documents from public utility commissions, energy regulators, and more, raised a $21M Series A led by Energize Capital — Halcyon, an AI energy data startup, closed a $21 million Series A round to build out its product and expand its team, CEO and co-founder Bruce Falck tells Axios Pro exclusively.
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Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary sue OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its AI models — Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials …
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Criminal enterprises in Southeast Asian scam hubs are recruiting “AI face models” to facilitate crypto and romance scams; some demand 100+ video calls per day — Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.”
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Sources: OpenAI is in advanced talks with PE firms including TPG and Advent to form a JV that would distribute its enterprise tools to their portfolio companies — OpenAI is in advanced talks with private equity firms including TPG (TPG.O), Advent International, Bain Capital and Brookfield Asset Management …
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Taiwan's chip sector faces critical supply risks as the island relies on the Middle East for 37% of its LNG and much of its helium and sulfur, amid the Iran war — As the war in the Middle East stretches into a third week, the global semiconductor industry is facing mounting threats …
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Sources: OpenAI appoints new leaders to oversee Stargate after deciding to rent more AI servers from cloud providers, and splits its computing effort in three — OpenAI has appointed new leaders to oversee its Stargate computing initiative after deciding to rent more AI servers …
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Apple unveils $549 AirPods Max 2, offering an H2 chip, up to 1.5x more effective ANC, studio-quality audio recording, and camera remote, shipping in early April — Powered by H2, AirPods Max are better than ever with more effective ANC, enhanced sound quality, and new features like Adaptive Audio and Live Translation
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Chip cooling startup Frore, which designs channels that conduct liquid coolant in 3D shapes unique to each chip, raised $143M led by MVP at a $1.64B valuation — Frore Systems Inc., which makes liquid cooling technology for AI chips, raised $143 million in a funding deal that values the startup at $1.64 billion.
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Memo: Alibaba unveils Alibaba Token Hub, a new AI unit that consolidates research, consumer-facing apps, AI products, and more, as it focuses on monetizing AI — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is setting up a business unit to bring its sprawling AI services and development endeavors under a single umbrella …
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