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As TechCrunch previously reported, the maker of a popular open source framework for building AI agents has officially become a unicorn.

Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe’s new startup, Sesame, is building AI-powered smartglasses with natural, humanlike voice interaction. Backed by Sequoia and Spark, the company also launched an invite-only iOS beta to preview its conversational AI.

OpenAI's new browser announcement made it clear exactly how much Google has to lose in the AI era.

That's right — a $4B valuation for a company you likely haven't heard about...yet. fal hosts image, video, and audio AI models, providing the infrastructure for models with more and more intensive generative demands. Marina Temkin, CFA has the exclusive details.

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Tristan Thompson has gone from NBA champion to AI entrepreneur as he creates new ties between sports and startups. At his talk at this year's Disrupt, Oct. 27 - 29 in San Francisco, he'll discuss... 💪 Using AI to reimagine athletic performance 🤯 How he's holding four C-suite roles across web3 and fintech 🩺 What's in store for AI medical research platform AxonDAO And you can get your ticket for Disrupt right here: https://tcrn.ch/4prcxfZ

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is urging regulators to rein in Google’s AI practices, arguing the tech giant’s dominance in search gives it an unfair edge in the AI race.

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