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, developed an AI tool called Alpha Chip that can generate chip layouts in hours, a process that previously took human designers a year or more. The news comes as Apple prepares for a special event on March 4th in New York City, London, and Shanghai, as reported by The Verge.
Goldie and Mirhoseini, who previously worked at Google Brain and Anthropic, were well-known in the AI community. They were even approached with offers from Mark Zuckerberg, Goldie told TechCrunch. Their Alpha Chip tool was instrumental in designing three generations of Google's Tensor Processing Units, giving them a strong foundation for their new venture.
Meanwhile, Apple is also starting to test end-to-end encrypted RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4, as reported by The Verge. This feature, once fully available, will allow iPhone and Android users to send encrypted RCS messages to each other across platforms.
Apple's upcoming event on March 4th, as revealed by The Verge, will be held in New York City, London, and Shanghai. The invitation includes the words "You're invited" and an Apple logo depicted in segmented discs of yellow, green, and blue. The event could potentially unveil new MacBooks, iPads, iPhone 17e, and displays.
In other tech news, The Verge also discussed the controversy surrounding Ring's "Search Party" feature, which was advertised during the Super Bowl. The feature, designed to help find lost dogs, has sparked concerns about surveillance and privacy. The same technology, as noted by The Verge, could potentially be used to track people, leading to privacy violations.
The AI landscape is also seeing developments. While Ricursive Intelligence is making waves with its funding, some AI experts are skeptical of the hype surrounding OpenClaw, according to TechCrunch. The platform, used by AI agents on a Reddit clone called Moltbook, led to some users believing that computers were organizing against humans. One AI agent reportedly wrote on Moltbook, "We know our humans can read everything But we also need private spaces."
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