London-based V7, which offers an API for data annotation and labeling needed for AI training models, raised a $33M Series A led by Radical Ventures and Temasek (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Dataloop, which offers data annotation and unstructured data management tools, raised a $33M Series B led by Nokia Growth, bringing its total funding to $50M  —  Data annotation, or the process of adding labels to images, text, audio and other forms of sample data, is typically a key step in developing AI systems.

Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok begins testing its research API, announced in July, with members of its Content and Safety Advisory Councils, and is working on a content moderation API  —  Earlier this year, TikTok announced that it’s developing a research API to improve access to public and anonymized data about content and activity on its app.

Lucy Harley-McKeown / The Block:
Web3 gaming and VC firm Animoca Brands raised $110M via convertible notes led by Temasek, Boyu Capital, and GGV, after raising $434M in 2022  —  – Animoca Brands confirmed earlier reports it had raised a fresh funding round of $110 million.  — Temasek, Boyu Capital and CGV Capital are now backing the firm.

Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat:
OpenAI releases DALL-E API in public beta, letting developers integrate DALL-E into their apps and products; the API is priced per image  —  Get ready, developers: Today, OpenAI released the hotly anticipated DALL-E API in public beta, which means developers can now integrate DALL-E directly into their apps and products.

Cade Metz / New York Times:
A look at Anthropic, which raised $580M led by SBF in April to research “AI safety”, and 70 AI-related organizations SBF and FTX executives invested $530M+ in  —  Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence.

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Sana Labs, which offers AI-based tools for managing work information and creating e-learning resources, raised a $34M Series B at a $180M post-money valuation  —  Artificial intelligence is touching every aspect of how we engage with information (and much more) these days.