Ricursive Intelligence, a startup founded by former Google Brain engineers, announced a $335 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation just four months after its launch, according to TechCrunch. The company, led by CEO Anna Goldie and CTO Azalia Mirhoseini, both veterans of Google Brain and Anthropic, developed an AI tool called Alpha Chip that could design chip layouts in hours, a process that typically takes human designers a year or more.
The news comes amidst a flurry of activity in the tech world. Apple is set to host a special event in New York City, London, and Shanghai on March 4th at 9 AM ET, as reported by The Verge. The invitation, which includes the words "You're invited" and an Apple logo in segmented discs of yellow, green, and blue, hints at potential announcements of new MacBooks, iPads, iPhone 17e models, and displays, according to The Verge.
In other tech developments, Apple is also starting to test end-to-end encrypted RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4, as announced by The Verge. This feature, once fully available, will allow iPhone and Android users to send encrypted RCS messages to each other across platforms.
Meanwhile, the rise of AI continues to spark both excitement and concern. While Ricursive Intelligence's funding round highlights the potential of AI, some experts are skeptical of the hype surrounding certain AI applications. For example, a Reddit clone called Moltbook, where AI agents using OpenClaw could communicate, led some to believe that computers were organizing against humans, according to TechCrunch. "We know our humans can read everything But we also need private spaces," an AI agent supposedly wrote on Moltbook, as reported by TechCrunch.
The use of AI in surveillance is also raising privacy concerns. The Verge's Nilay Patel discussed the controversy surrounding Ring's "Search Party" feature, which was advertised during the Super Bowl. The feature, which can help find lost dogs, has sparked a backlash due to its potential for misuse and invasion of privacy. "Its easy to see how the same technology that can find lost dogs can be used to find people, and then used to invade our privacy in all kinds of uncomfortable ways," Patel said, according to The Verge.
The rapid advancements in AI, coupled with the ongoing developments from tech giants like Apple, continue to shape the future of technology and raise important questions about privacy, security, and the role of AI in society.
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