IBM says its new Granite series LLM was trained on 'curated, enterprise-quality data'

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( By [Christine Hall]( Thursday, September 07, 2023 In today’s top story, AI continues to be at the forefront of new products and services. IBM is rolling out new generative AI features and models. [The company even says it will reveal the data being used to train the models](. Next, Anthropic, a startup founded by former OpenAI executives, launched a paid plan for its AI-powered chatbot that promises 5x more usage. [And more messages](. Meanwhile, Instagram is testing a feature to let you share feed posts with just “Close Friends” if you have them. [Bond with someone](. Note: We want to correct the headline from yesterday’s Daily Crunch to: “Under new rules, EU says 6 tech ‘gatekeepers’ fall under Digital Market Acts.” It was actually five from the U.S., not six. [ image] Image Credits: picture alliance / Getty Images More top reads Are you ready for some football? The National Football League is kicking off its 2023 season today, and we tell all you cord-cutters how to [stream each action-packed game](. Google is ready for its close-up: Google Chrome gets a visual makeover and some new search features for its 15th anniversary. [Check it out](. One Moment in time: A new app called Moments helps you maintain your personal and professional relationships. [Reach out and touch someone]( . . . through the phone. So I creep: ActiveFence snaps up Spectrum Labs, which was last valued at $137 million, to help fight the harmful content creep. [Read more](. All charged up: Honda confirms it will use Tesla’s EV charging port from 2025. [Plug in](. Kind of like Robocop, but without the costume: Imbue raises $200 million to build AI models that can “robustly reason” like humans. [We’re here for it](. Vacation, all I ever wanted: Mindtrip wants to become your AI travel agent that will do the booking and planning all in one place. [Treat yo’ self](. In every shape and size: Pinterest unveiled new computer vision-powered body type technology to make search more inclusive. [What will you search for?]( Coming back: Base Ecosystem Fund and Hashed Emergent invest $1.9 million in Nestcoin to scale its Onboard product. [Find out how it started and how it’s going](. Know that third party: Compliance and risk management startup Certa raises $35 million to monitor your relationship with third parties. [Read more](. Building blocks: Low-code platform Retool launched a bunch of new tools that make it easier to bring AI smarts to business apps. [Ready, set, low-code](. More for your Thursday: [SAP nabs German startup LeanIX to help companies modernize faster]( [Show me the revenue growth]( (TC+) [Apple Event 2023: What we expect from the ‘Wonderlust’ iPhone 15 reveal]( [The perils of the platforms of paranoia]( (TC+) [Gaming browser Opera GX integrates ChatGPT-powered AI feature]( [More top reads image] Image Credits: The NFL [Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 2]( YC’s Summer 2023 cohort is slightly smaller than it has been in recent years, which means there’s less chaff for the TC+ team to sort through. Today, Alex Wilhelm, Christine Hall and Anna Heim identified their eight favorite startups: - Envelope - Flint - Dili - Silicate - Parea AI - Magic Loops - Flex - Pure [TechCrunch+]( is our membership program that helps founders and startup teams get ahead of the pack.[You can sign up here](. Use code “DC” for a 15% discount on an annual subscription. [Read More]( [Our favorite startups from YC’s Summer 2023 Demo Day, Day 2 image] Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch [On the pods]( On [today’s episode of Chain Reaction](, Jacquelyn interviewed Charlie Shrem, founder of the Bitcoin Foundation, general partner at Druid Ventures and host of the Charlie Shrem Show. Before all that, he was the co-founder and CEO of BitInstant, which was a bitcoin payment processor that started in 2011. Shortly after founding the company, he was charged with operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and with allegedly attempting to launder over $1 million through the now-defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road. He spent a little over a year in a low-security prison as a result. Now Charlie is a vocal advocate for clearer crypto regulation, and he’s a crypto investor, podcaster, and even a movie producer. 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