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Tether Invests in AI Chip Maker Tenstorrent's $1.5B Round

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest USDT stablecoin, announced on Oct. 20 that it participated in Tenstorrent's $1.5 billion Series E funding round, which closed on Oct. 19 and brought the AI chip company's post-money valuation to $6.2 billion. The investment positions Tether, one of the world
EthanBrooks·10-20 20:49
Tether Invests in AI Chip Maker Tenstorrent's $1.5B Round

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Locked Chats with PIN Protection

OpenAI announced Tuesday that ChatGPT users can now lock individual conversations to protect sensitive information when others access their devices. The feature allows users to secure chats with a four-digit PIN or biometric authentication through Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices. The compan
OliverGrant·10-20 18:45
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Locked Chats with PIN Protection

DeepSeek Releases DeepInfer to Cut AI Inference Costs on Tuesday

According to DeepSeek's announcement on X on Tuesday (Oct 20), the Chinese AI company released DeepInfer, open-source software designed to optimize the inference stage—where trained models process user requests and generate responses. The tool integrates distributed inference and chip efficiency opt
GateNews·10-20 18:31
DeepSeek Releases DeepInfer to Cut AI Inference Costs on Tuesday