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速递|Lightspeed领投,网络安全新王Cyera单轮吸金5亿美元,估值一年翻倍至60亿
Z Potentials· 2025-05-19 02:53
Core Insights - Cyera, a cybersecurity firm, has completed a $500 million funding round, achieving a valuation of $6 billion, nearly doubling from $3.4 billion at the end of 2023 [2]. Funding Details - The $500 million funding round was led by Lightspeed, Greenoaks, and Georgian, with participation from existing investors Accel, Sequoia Capital, and Sapphire Ventures [2]. - The company was founded in 2021 by former Israeli military cloud security officers Yotam Segev and Tamar Bar-Ilan, with offices in New York and Tel Aviv [2]. Business Impact - Cyera claims to enhance enterprises' data breach prevention capabilities and risk assessment levels, with notable clients including AT&T and DocuSign [2]. - The enthusiasm from investors in the cybersecurity sector is fueled by Alphabet's acquisition of Israeli startup Wiz for $32 billion earlier this year, indicating a trend towards more acquisitions or IPOs in the security startup space [2].
速递|OpenAI沙漠中建全球最大AI数据中心,耗电抵五座核电站
Z Potentials· 2025-05-19 02:53
图片来源: OpenAI OpenAI 计划在阿布扎比建设的数据中心将比摩纳哥还大。 据彭博社报道 , OpenAI 即将协助在阿布扎比开发一座规模惊人的 5 千兆瓦数据中心园区,该公司将 成为这一可能成为全球最大 AI 基础设施项目的主要锚定租户。 据报道,该设施占地将达惊人的 10 平方英里,耗电量相当于五座核反应堆,远超 OpenAI 或其竞争 对手已宣布的任何现有 AI 基础设施规模。( OpenAI 尚未回应 TechCrunch 的置评请求,但直观对比 来看,这比摩纳哥的国土面积还要大。) 这个与阿布扎比科技集团 G42 合作开发的阿联酋项目,是 OpenAI 雄心勃勃的 " 星际之门 " 计划的一 部分。该合资项目于 1 月宣布,旨在联合 OpenAI 、软银和甲骨文在全球建设配备强大计算芯片的大 型数据中心以支持 AI 发展。 尽管 OpenAI 在美国德州阿比林建设的首个 " 星际之门 " 园区预计容量为 1.2 千兆瓦,但这个中东项 目的规模将超过其四倍以上。 该项目正值美阿联酋之间历经数年酝酿的广泛人工智能合作背景下浮现,这些合作已令部分立法者感 到不安。 此后不久,作为 OpenAI ...
速递|OpenAI再投40亿美元加码CoreWeave,叠加120亿美元五年合约,深度绑定的算力野心
Z Potentials· 2025-05-18 03:43
图片来源: CoreWeave 与 OpenAI 日益紧密的合作关系或有助于缓解 CoreWeave 对微软公司的依赖——后者恰是 ChatGPT 制造商的最大支持者之一。 美国证券交易委员会文件显示,微软是 CoreWeave 2024 年前两大客户之 一,贡献了近三分之二的总体营收。 " 我们提供的产品需求确实达到了供不应求的程度, " CEO 迈克尔·因特拉托周四接受彭博电视采访 时表示。为满足这一需求, CoreWeave 正在加速其投资计划。 该公司表示,今年总支出预计将高达 230 亿美元 。 这家数据中心建造商在 5 月 15 日提交的文件中表示, OpenAI 将在 2029 年前支付这笔款项。 CoreWeave 在周三晚间的财报电话会议上披露了 40 亿美元的协议,但未透露对方名称,仅描述为一 家企业级人工智能公司。 CoreWeave 股价周四盘中最高上涨 8% ,扭转了早盘跌势。 截至周三收盘,该公司股价较 3 月首次 公开募股后克服初期波动以来累计上涨 69% 。 在首次公开募股前夕, CoreWeave 宣布与 OpenAI 签订为期五年、价值近 120 亿美元的合同。彭博 社当时 ...
Z Product|全球爆火的Manus背后,一款关键的AI产品,让AI Agent像人一样操作浏览器
Z Potentials· 2025-05-18 03:43
Browser Use是一个开源产品,让AI Agent能够像真实用户一样操作浏览器,自动完成任务;它支持AI agents自动轮换,并允许用户按需运行任意数量 的并行任务。目前,Browser Use的应用案例范围广泛,包括从登录自动化和数据提取到QA测试和CRM集成等。 自推出以来,Browser Use发展迅速,在GitHub上获得超过60k star,是增长最快的开源人工智能项目之一。15,000多名开发人员在积极使用Browser Use,并积极在技术社区中贡献idea和解决方案。Browser Use因为Manus的出圈而被广泛传播,且其增长势头持续至今。 Browser Use两位创始人Magnus Müller和Gregor Zunic来自瑞士苏黎世联邦理工学院,二人在完成其数据科学硕士项目期间相识。2024年,两人一同 在苏黎世联邦理工学院的学生项目之家加速器(Student Project House accelerator)中推出了Browser Use的原型。 2025年3月,Browser Use在官网上宣布获得1700万种子轮融资。本轮融资由Felicis Ventures领投,A ...
速递|ARR1亿美金,Cohere收购Ottogrid,加速拓张B端市场
Z Potentials· 2025-05-18 03:43
图片来源: Cohere 人工智能初创公司 Cohere 已收购 Ottogrid ,这家总部位于温哥华的平台专注于开发企业级工具, 用 于自动化执行特定类型的高阶市场调研。 Ottogrid 联合创始人 Sully Omar 5 月 16 日 在 X 平台的帖文中,宣布了这笔交易,但未披露具体条 款。据 Omar 透露, Ottogrid 将逐步停止其产品运营,但会为客户提供"充分的通知期"和"合理的过 渡期"。 "我们非常高兴能加入 Cohere 团队,并将 Ottogrid 整合至 Cohere 的平台中," Omar 在声明中表 示。"通过与 Cohere 的合作,我们将极大改变人们自动化工作流程、丰富数据及扩展业务规模的方 式。" Cohere 收购 Ottogrid 之际,前者正经历一些企业动荡。 据 The Information 报道 , Cohere 远未达 到 2023 年初制定的收入预期,去年实际收入较目标低 85% 。 该公司向路透社表示 ,在战略转型专注于为医疗、政府和金融等领域的客户提供私有化 AI 部署后, 其年化收入近期已达到 1 亿美元。 Ottogrid 于 2023 年以 ...
速递|OpenAI推出AI编程Codex,可多任务并行测试至代码通过
Z Potentials· 2025-05-18 03:43
Core Viewpoint - OpenAI has launched Codex, its most powerful AI programming tool, which is designed to assist software engineers by generating clearer code and handling multiple tasks efficiently [1][3][6]. Group 1: Codex Features and Functionality - Codex is powered by the codex-1 model, optimized for software engineering tasks, and can generate code that adheres closely to user instructions [1]. - The tool operates in a cloud-based sandbox environment and can connect with GitHub to preload code repositories, allowing it to perform tasks such as writing functions, fixing bugs, and running tests within 1 to 30 minutes [1][3]. - Users with access to Codex can find it in the ChatGPT sidebar, where they can assign coding tasks and ask questions about their codebase [5]. Group 2: Market Context and Competition - The popularity of AI tools for software engineering has surged, with companies like Google and Microsoft reporting that approximately 30% of their code is now generated by AI [5]. - OpenAI aims to compete in this growing market, having reportedly agreed to acquire Windsurf, another AI programming platform, for $3 billion [5]. - The AI programming tool Cursor achieved an annual revenue of about $300 million in April and is rumored to be raising funds at a valuation of $9 billion, highlighting the rapid growth of this sector [5]. Group 3: User Access and Pricing - Codex is currently available to ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team subscribers, with initial users enjoying generous usage limits, although rate limits will be implemented in the coming weeks [3][4]. - OpenAI plans to extend access to ChatGPT Plus and educational users soon [4]. - The pricing for Codex CLI, an open-source programming assistant, is set at $1.5 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, indicating a structured monetization strategy [9]. Group 4: Safety and Limitations - OpenAI has implemented safety measures for Codex, ensuring it will reliably refuse requests to develop malicious software and operates in a physically isolated environment [8]. - Despite these safety features, AI programming tools, including Codex, are still prone to errors, as highlighted by a recent Microsoft study on leading AI programming models [8].
速递|OpenAI再投40亿美元加码CoreWeave,叠加120亿美元五年合约,深度绑定的算力野心
Z Potentials· 2025-05-17 04:13
图片来源: CoreWeave OpenAI 扩大与 CoreWeave 合作,签署 40 亿美元新云服务协议 CoreWeave Inc. 已达成一项价值高达 40 亿美元的协议,为人工智能领军企业 OpenAI 提供额外云计 算资源,深化双方合作关系。 这家数据中心建造商在 5 月 15 日提交的文件中表示, OpenAI 将在 2029 年前支付这笔款项。 CoreWeave 在周三晚间的财报电话会议上披露了 40 亿美元的协议,但未透露对方名称,仅描述为一 家企业级人工智能公司。 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-15/openai-expands-coreweave-tie-up-with-new-4-billion-cloud-deal? srnd=phx-technology&embedded-checkout=true 编译: ChatGPT -----------END----------- 我们正在招募新一期的实习生 CoreWeave 股价周四盘中最高上涨 8% ,扭转了早盘跌势。 截至周三收盘,该公司股价较 3 月首次 公开 ...
速递|OpenAI收购案后首秀:Windsurf推出SWE-1模型,向“自研AI玩家”的战略转身
Z Potentials· 2025-05-17 04:13
Core Viewpoint - Windsurf has launched its first series of AI software engineering models, SWE-1, SWE-1-lite, and SWE-1-mini, optimized for the entire software engineering process rather than just coding [1][2]. Group 1: Product Launch and Features - The SWE-1 model is reported to perform comparably to Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4.1, and Gemini 2.5 Pro in internal programming benchmarks, although it still lags behind cutting-edge models like Claude 3.7 Sonnet in software engineering tasks [1]. - SWE-1-lite and SWE-1-mini will be available to all users for free or paid access, while SWE-1 will be limited to paid users [2]. - Windsurf claims that the service cost for the SWE-1 series will be lower than that of Claude 3.5 Sonnet [2]. - The company emphasizes that its models are designed to handle incomplete states, long-term tasks, and multi-platform scenarios, which are challenges for existing models [2]. Group 2: Company Strategy and Market Position - Windsurf aims to differentiate itself by focusing on the broader software engineering process rather than just coding, as highlighted by research director Nicholas Moy [2]. - The company is known for its "ambient programming" tools that allow software engineers to write and edit code through AI chatbots, competing with other startups like Cursor and Lovable [2]. - The launch of the SWE-1 series is described as a "proof of concept" for future AI model releases, indicating potential for further development [3].
速递|OpenAI用7个月翻倍至200万企业用户,美国近1/3企业为其付费,定制化“智能体”成新王牌
Z Potentials· 2025-05-17 04:13
图片来源: Unsplash 根据金融科技公司 Ramp 的交易数据显示, OpenAI 在争夺企业 AI 支出方面似乎遥遥领先于竞争对 手。 根据 Ramp 的 AI 指数 (该指数通过分析 Ramp 的信用卡和账单支付数据来估算企业 AI 产品的采用 率), 截至2025年 4 月份, 32.4% 的美国企业为 OpenAI 的模型、平台和工具订阅付费。这一数字 较 1 月的 18.9% 和 3 月的 28% 有所上升。 Ramp 数据显示,竞争对手难以取得类似进展。截至上月,仅有 8% 的企业订阅了 Anthropic 的产 品,而 1 月这一比例为 4.6% 。与此同时,谷歌 AI 产品的订阅率从 2 月的 2.3% 降至 4 月的 0.1% 。 Ramp 经济学家 Ara Kharzian 在周二发布的博客文章中写道:" OpenAI 新增客户的速度持续领跑 Ramp 平台上的所有企业。我们的Ramp AI 指数显示,企业对 OpenAI 的采用增速远超其他模型公 司。" 尽管如此,这些数据表明 OpenAI 正在巩固其庞大且不断增长的企业 AI 市场主导地位。 根据 OpenAI 在 4 月发布的 ...
速递|获a16z3200万美元投资,Synthesia与Runway的"中间路线":Hedra生成长对话AI角色
Z Potentials· 2025-05-16 03:46
Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the rise of AI-generated video content, particularly focusing on a startup named Hedra, which has developed a technology for creating talking baby podcasts using AI-generated characters [1][2]. Group 1: Company Overview - Hedra was founded in 2023 and offers a web-based video generation and editing suite centered around its proprietary Character-3 model [1][5]. - The company completed a $32 million Series A funding round on May 15, led by Andreessen Horowitz, with existing investors participating [2][5]. - The CEO of Hedra, Michael Lingelbach, identified a market gap between companies like Synthesia and Runway, aiming to create longer dialogue scenes with greater control [2][5]. Group 2: Technology and Product Development - The Character-3 model, launched in March, has been a significant turning point for user growth and is expected to enable more customized AI character interactions [5][6]. - Hedra's technology allows users to integrate various models for video generation, including those for image and audio generation, enhancing the overall video production capabilities [7]. Group 3: Market Position and Competition - Hedra's competitors include Captions, Cheehoo, Synthesia, and HeyGen, with Hedra claiming its video characters are more expressive than those of its rivals [7]. - Andreessen Horowitz's Matt Bornstein noted that as AI-driven video generation evolves, more tools focusing on character, action, voice, and editing will emerge [7].