12 05 23 The ChatGPT Rivalry Google's Gemini Takes AI Battle to New Heights| Daily Capital News!

**Daily Capital News Highlights:**

1. **Google's Gemini vs. GPT-4:** Google has unveiled Gemini, its response to GPT-4, with a version called "nano" designed for mobile integration in the latest Pixel phones. Some critics, such as TechCrunch's Kyle Wigger, express concerns about a rushed launch.

2. **AI Chip Trends:** Meta, OpenAI, and Microsoft have announced plans to use AMD's newest AI chip, the Instinct MI300X, signaling a shift away from Nvidia chips, which have been crucial to the AI boom.

3. **Privacy Concerns:** A senator warns about governments using push notifications on Apple and Google devices for surveillance purposes, highlighting ongoing concerns about user privacy.

**Major Fundings:**

- **Klook Travel Technology:** A Hong Kong-based travel booking service, secures $210 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners, raising over $900 million in total.

- **MaintainX:** A San Francisco startup focused on maintenance operations software, raises $50 million at a $1 billion valuation, led by Bain Capital Ventures.

- **Pragmatic:** A UK semiconductor manufacturer, closes a $203.9 million first close on its Series D round.

- **Vast Data:** A New York and Israeli startup streamlining data storage for AI models, raises $118 million in Series E at a $9.1 billion valuation.

**Other Fundings:**

- **AgroSpheres:** A biopesticide delivery system startup in Virginia, secures $25 million in Series B funding.

- **Blue World Technologies:** A Danish fuel cell manufacturer for automotive and heavy-duty transportation, raises $11.9 million.

- **Center:** A Bellevue, Washington-based startup offering corporate cards and travel expense management software, closes a $30 million Series C round.

- **Ladder:** An Austin startup focused on strength training, raises $12 million in a Series A round.

- **Leonardo.ai:** A Sydney-based startup specializing in generative AI art production, raises $31 million.

- **Orchid:** A San Francisco startup providing genome screening for embryos, raises $12 million.

- **Replicate:** A San Francisco startup enabling developers to access and experiment with open-source AI models, secures $40 million in Series B at a $350 million valuation.

**Smaller Fundings:**

- **Omniful:** A Riyadh startup aiding merchants with order and warehouse management, raises a $5.9 million seed round.

- **OurSky:** A space data platform startup, raises $9.5 million in a seed round.

- **PlantSwitch:** A North Carolina startup utilizing agricultural waste for biodegradable resins, secures $7.7 million.

- **Respeecher:** A Ukrainian startup with voice cloning software, raises $1 million in a pre-series A round.

- **Spade:** A New York startup utilizing real-time transaction data to identify fraudulent activity, closes a $10 million Series A round.

**New Funds:**

- **Daily Mail's Venture Fund:** The Daily Mail's publisher collaborates with Moore Capital Management to launch a venture fund focusing on seed and early-stage clean tech startups, backed by $200 million from Moore.

**Going Public:**

- Vietnamese companies are exploring the U.S. IPO market amidst a lull in Chinese listings.

**People:**

- Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO Demis Hassabis discuss the release of Gemini.

- TIME profiles Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, describing a pattern of seeking power.

- Elon Musk expresses his disapproval of violence in Grand Theft Auto.

- Apple executive Steve Hotelling, who invented the iPhone screen and Touch ID, announces his retirement.

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