Netflix paid $587 million in cash when it bought InterPositive, Ben Affleck’s artificial intelligence startup, the company revealed in a federal filing. As part of the company’s Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Netflix confirmed that it completed an acquisition in March “for a total purchase price of approximately $587 million. The
Databricks announced a new funding round Thursday that values the company at $188 billion. The round was led by Coatue. Databricks did not reveal exactly how much it raised; He said the money is not yet in his hands and the round will close later this summer. (Other outlets have since reported the increase to
Growing up in a military family, Yeon-su was taught that the South was the enemy. When she escaped, she tried to stay away from South Korean culture. But music found its way into his life. He achieved it in 2011, before BTS debuted, before K-pop became a global sensation. Now, even listening to or watching
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VC Jeremy Levine has a tongue-in-cheek solution to something that routinely bothers him, according to a new Wall Street Journal article on the rise of AI transcription applications. On Zoom, it is no longer “Jeremy Levine” but “Jeremy Levine, I do not consent to transcribe or record.” It may sound mean or brilliant, depending on
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires left much of the northern United States choked by a blanket of smoke. The threat comes after complaints from US lawmakers about the wildfires and Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling on the US to send support to fight the
