Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

Sources: Cursor in talks to raise $2B+ at $50B valuation as enterprise growth surges

AI coding startup Cursor is nearing recent funding in which the four-year-old business would raise at least $2 billion in fresh capital, according to four…
Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as organization continues to shed ‘side quests’

Kevin Weil and Bill Peebles exit OpenAI as organization continues to shed ‘side quests’

OpenAI is losing two of the architects of its most ambitious moonshots. Kevin Weil, who led the company’s science research initiative, and Bill Peebles, the researcher behind AI video tool Sora, both declared their departures on Friday. The exits come as OpenAI consolidates around enterprise AI and its forthcoming “superapp.” The departures follow OpenAI’s decision […]
Sam Altman’s project Globe looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

Sam Altman’s project Globe looks to scale its human verification empire. First stop: Tinder.

At a trendy venue near the San Francisco pier, Sam Altman’s verification project Planet celebrated its next evolution and rapid expansion of its ambitions.  And it’s starting with Tinder. This also touches on aspects of software update. Tools for Humanity (TFH), the organization behind the International community project, published Friday plans to integrate its verification […]