Vox Media’s president, Pam Wasserstein, sent her staff a Slack message and an email on May 29 detailing what the company’s journalists say was shocking news: Vox had signed a content licensing deal with OpenAI. The deal gives the AI company access to Vox’s current content, as well as the entire archive of its journalistic […]
Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund
Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an internal SpaceX document about such a tender offer from May 2022. Musk posted on X last month that SpaceX holds such sales for employees about […]
Is Jon Rahm playing in 2024 U.S. Open? Latest news, injury updates as golfer deals with foot infection
Jon Rahm is one of 13 LIV Golfers in the field for the 2024 U.S. Open. Normally, he would be among those with the best chance to win the event, but he is dealing with an injury that could keep him off the course this weekend. Rahm is dealing with a cut on his left […]
Deal Dive: Human Native AI is building the marketplace for AI training licensing deals
AI systems and large language models need to be trained on massive amounts of data to be accurate but they shouldn’t train on data that they don’t have the rights to use. OpenAI’s licensing deals with The Atlantic and Vox last week show that both sides of the table are interested in landing these AI-training […]
Angel Reese endorsement deals: Chicago Sky star boasts partnerships with Reebok, Beats By Dre and more
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese might be a rookie, but she is already one of the most popular players in the WNBA. Reese ascended to superstardom after she helped lead LSU to a national championship in 2023. The “Bayou Barbie” exploded onto the scene as a junior, averaging 23.0 points, 15.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.8 […]