ChainCatcher news, mobile communications service company Cape has completed a $40 million Series B funding round, led by A-star and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from XYZ Ventures, ex/ante, Costanoa Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Forward Deployed VC, and Karman Ventures.It is reported that Cape is a startup based in Washington, D.C., founded by former Palantir executives. They announced a mobile service aimed at providing a more secure communication experience. The service will be sold on a prepaid model, with the primary goal of providing users with eSIM. CEO John Doyle stated that they will launch commercial services in June.

ChainCatcher news, according to Shanghai Securities News, the 2023 Global Metaverse Conference was held in Beijing on the 18th, where the GPT Industry Alliance was officially established. The GPT Industry Alliance was jointly initiated by the China Mobile Communications Association, China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Broadcasting. The alliance will jointly explore the essence of intelligence, investigate the mechanisms of intelligent emergence, foster a more inclusive, secure, and China-independent general artificial intelligence, unleash the vitality of original innovation, and create new opportunities and values in the intelligent era.Next, the GPT Industry Alliance will strive to: explore the mechanisms and engineering paths of intelligent emergence; discover original innovation opportunities opened by the intelligent era; invent the technical architecture that supports the emergence and circulation of intelligent commercial value, and commit to transforming the power of artificial intelligence into a strong digital force that benefits humanity, influences the world, and shapes the future. (source link)