Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines valued at $12B in early-stage funding

Post by spenvo » Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 5:19 PM UTC

Post by gjvc » Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 5:31 PM UTC

eschneider wrote: post #2

So novel, they couldn't even come up with an original name.

Post by aswanson » Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 5:34 PM UTC

eschneider wrote: post #2

So novel, they couldn't even come up with an original name.

Post by eddieh » Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 5:43 PM UTC

margalabargala wrote: post #4

eschneider wrote: post #2

So novel, they couldn't even come up with an original name.

To be fair the other Thinking Machines has been defunct over 30 years. That said, what was left of the old one was bought by Sun, which is now owned by Oracle. I wonder if they still own rights to the name? Not the wisest move to name your new company after something owned by the most famously litigious tech corporation.

Post by 6177c40f » Tue, Jul 15, 2025, 5:53 PM UTC

eddieh wrote: post #7

margalabargala wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair the other Thinking Machines has been defunct over 30 years. That said, what was left of the old one was bought by Sun, which is now owned by Oracle. I wonder if they still own rights to the name? Not the wisest move to name your new company after something owned by the most famously litigious tech corporation.

Yet the Jurassic Park franchise is just as strong as ever. Thinking Machines CM-5 in Jurassic Park (1993): https://www.starringthecomputer.com/appearance.html?f=11&c=1... Jurassic World Rebirth passes $500 M in revenue: https://www.koimoi.com/box-office/jurassic-world-rebirth-wor...