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Bassist, known for his signature upper register, died of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease Randy Meisner, bassist and founding member of the Eagles who wrote and sang “Take it to the Limit,” died on Wednesday. He was 77 years old.  The Eagles confirmed Meisner’s death in a statement on their website, stating he died from complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).  “The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy…

Daniela Amodei, a co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, called a meeting with AI leaders at the White House last week an “incredible first step” in the effort to ensure the technology is safe.In a conversation with Bloomberg Television on Monday, Amodei stressed the need for “communication early and often” with policymakers, academics and other groups in the US as well as abroad. Amodei said that the startup, which has billed itself as making a safer kind of chatbot, has focused on ensuring the latest…

John Gibson, one of the most influential game developers in the United Kingdom who had a career that spanned over four decades, has died. “Just heard the devastating news that my old colleague and original Imagine alumnus John Gibson has left us. A proper legend of game development,” said Paul “Paulie” Hughes, head of technology at Ripstone, in a post to Twitter (via Time Extension). In 1983, Gibson took on a role as a programmer at the incipient developer Imagine, after teaching himself how to write code on a ZX81…

The audio and wearables market in India is growing at a good pace, driving incremental revenue and production ramp-up plans for Boat, and the company's international blueprint will be set in motion only from FY25 onwards, its cofounder Aman Gupta has said. The overseas plans are currently in the making, but for now, the company is determined to cement its position in the smartwatches segment, its biggest focus this year. "For this year, our focus is not international...we are putting (building) blocks so that by next…

The co-founder and former CEO of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange Celsius was arrested on fraud charges Thursday, Bloomberg reported.Crypto Exchanges Restrict WithdrawalsAlex Mashinsky, 57, was also charged with attempting to manipulate cryptocurrency markets, per Bloomberg. The Department of Justice accused Mashinsky and Roni Cohen-Pavon, Celsius’ chief revenue officer, of ​​a, “years long scheme to mislead customers,” according to Coindesk. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the company and Mashinsky…

A Stability AI Ltd. co-founder has sued the company, claiming he was tricked into selling his stake for $100 months before the British artificial intelligence startup hit a $1 billion valuation.Cyrus Hodes said he sold his 15% stake in Stability AI to another co-founder, Emad Mostaque, in two transactions in October 2021 and May 2022, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday in San Francisco. Hodes alleges that Mostaque had led him to believe the company was “essentially worthless.” By August 2022, Stability AI had…

Founders of startups will also be measured on governance quotient in addition to intelligence quotient and emotional quotient, Boat cofounder and CMO Aman Gupta said on Saturday. "Apart from other things, Founders need IQ, EQ and GQ. Governance quotient now will become more important than ever and it's good for the ecosystem that Corporate Governance is taken seriously from Day Zero", the startup founder and angel investor tweeted. Angel investor and founder of FemTech startup Sirona, Deep Bajaj feels that startups must…

One of Twitter’s co-founders, Jack Dorsey, has been criticizing Threads since it launched on Wednesday night. Claiming that it is just a “Twitter clone” and that it “lacks any originality”. Which is pretty rich since his own new app looks exactly like Twitter – that’s Bluesky. Dorsey tweeted about his complaints, which is kind of ironic since he started Bluesky, but I guess there’s not enough people over there to listen to his complaints. Dorsey stated that “we wanted flying cars, instead we got 7 Twitter clones.”…

Journey is mourning the loss of one of its original members. Guitarist George Tickner, who co-founded the rock band in 1973, has died. He was 76. Lead guitarist Neal Schon announced his bandmate’s death Tuesday on Facebook. Schon, 69, said Tickner “will be missed immensely!”“George ... thank you for the music. We will be paying tribute to you on this page indefinitely,” Schon said in his Facebook tribute post. “Our condolences to his family and friends, and to all the past and present band members. So heartbreaking..I…

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan said on Thursday that it is acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) company Light Year from its co-founder and former director Wang Huiwen, in a bid to develop its own generative AI.The deal comes at a time when AI has captivated investor interest across the globe, prompting a flurry of investments or acquisitions by businesses in a rush to develop generative AI like ChatGPT. The total deal for Light Year includes $233.7 million in cash with 366.9 million yuan ($50.66 million) worth of…