OpenAI launched Sora, its text to video model that creates vivid, realistic videos

Reddit (which recently filed for an IPO) signed a content licensing deal with Google for $60M / year that allows Google to train its models using Reddit’s content

Klarna shared that its AI assistant has had 2.3 million conversations in a month (two-thirds of Klarna’s customer service chats), or the equivalent of 700 full-time agents

Slack announced that it is incorporating AI features to serve up summaries of threads and channel recaps

Softbank Founder Masayoshi Son is looking to raise $100B for an AI chip maker

Apple is developing an AI tool to compete with Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot

Microsoft’s AI growth is helping its Azure business chip away at AWS’s lead

Attentive.ai, a startup building vertical software for landscaping and construction, raised a $7M Series A round with participation from PeakXV’s Surge, InfoEdge Ventures, and Tenacity Ventures

Bioptimus, which is building the first universal AI foundation model for biology, raised a $35M Seed round. Investors include Bpifrance Large Venture, Sofinnova Partners, and Cathay Innovation

Ideogram, a Gen AI image creator that actually seems to get text in AI generated images right, raised an $80M Series A round from investors like a16z, Redpoint Ventures, and Pear VC

Lambda Labs, an AI computing firm, raised a $320M Series C round backed by investors like US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), B Capital, and SK Telecom

Rasa, an enterprise focused developer platform for conversational Gen AI, raised a $30M Series C round from investors including Basis Set Ventures, StepStone Group, and PayPal Ventures

Xensam, a software asset management company, raised $40M from Expedition Capital

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