Nvidia rival Groq AI set to raise $300M in funding round
By Barrabi The Mountain View, Calif.-based firm – which is not affiliated with the “Grok” chatbot developed by billionaire Elon Musk’s startup xAI – is aiming to raise $300 million …
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Amazon hits $2T in market value for the first time as AI fervor, rate cut bets drive gains
By Elisa Amazon’s market value surpassed the $2 trillion mark for the first time on Wednesday as optimism around artificial intelligence and potential interest rate cuts this year drove demand …
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Apple reportedly rejected iPhone AI partnership with Meta months ago
By Elisa Apple has rejected overtures by Meta Platforms to integrate the social networking company’s AI chatbot into the iPhone months ago, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of …
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Meta, Apple reportedly discuss partnership to add AI to iPhones
By Elisa Facebook parent Meta Platforms has discussed integrating its generative AI model into Apple’s recently announced AI system for iPhones, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The move comes as Apple plans to add technology from …
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Europe sets benchmark for rest of the world with landmark AI laws
By Elisa Europe’s landmark rules on artificial intelligence will enter into force next month after EU countries endorsed on Tuesday a political deal reached in December, setting a potential global benchmark for …
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Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, ChatGPT owner OpenAI: report
By Elisa Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google and ChatGPT owner OpenAI, the Information reported Monday. The new model, …
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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg excluded from feds’ AI safety board filled with top tech CEOs
By Elisa The CEOs of leading US technology companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s critical services …
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Microsoft hires renowned DeepMind founder who has warned AI could cause ‘catastrophe on an unimaginable scale’
By Barrabi Microsoft hired renowned artificial intelligence pioneer Mustafa Suleyman – the co-founder of the Google-owned DeepMind research lab who has warned the emerging technology could a “catastrophe on an …
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Google hit with $271M fine by French regulator over Gemini AI tool copyright breach
By Elisa France’s competition watchdog on Wednesday said it fined Alphabet’s Google $271.7 million for breaches linked to EU intellectual property rules in its relationship with media publishers, citing concerns about the company’s …
Read More Google renames Bard chatbot to Gemini: What ChatGPT rival can do and how much it costs
By Elisa Google renamed its Bard chatbot after the new artificial intelligence that is powering it, called Gemini, and said consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as it vies with …
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News Corp in ‘advanced’ talks with AI firms on deals to license content, CEO says
By Barrabi News Corp, the media giant that owns The Post and the Wall Street Journal, is in “advanced” talks with major artificial intelligence firms to license the use of …
Read More AI will affect 60% of US jobs and worsen income inequality, IMF warns
By Thaler Artificial intelligence will affect about 60% of all jobs in the US – and worsen income and wealth inequality, the International Monetary Fund warned. Advanced economies such as …
Read More Microsoft’s cozy AI ties with China raise eyebrows on Capitol Hill: ‘Make the world less safe’
By Barrabi US lawmakers are warning Microsoft against cultivating cozy ties with China as it develops AI technology – even as the tech giant’s president Brad Smith has lately touted …
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OpenAI says board can overrule CEO Sam Altman’s decisions on releasing new AI
By Zilber OpenAI’s board of directors can overrule CEO Sam Altman over the release of a new artificial intelligence model – the latest sign the company is prioritizing risk mitigation …
Read More Amazon to offer free ‘AI Ready’ courses as competition with Microsoft, OpenAI heats up
By Thaler Amazon announced free courses to teach workers skills around artificial intelligence as the tech behemoth competes for talent with rivals including Microsoft and OpenAI. Dubbed “AI Ready,” the …
Read More OpenAI reportedly trying to poach Google AI talent with $10M pay packages as race heats up
By Barrabi Microsoft-backed OpenAI is reportedly offering pay packages worth up to $10 million in an effort to lure top artificial intelligence staffers away from its chief rival Google. The …
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AI company to lay off more than 500 employees – after boasting about ‘strong’ third quarter
By Zilber A tech company based in the San Francisco Bay Area bragged about its strong third-quarter results – only to announce that it was laying off hundreds of employees. …
Read More Amazon to invest as much as $4 billion in ChatGPT rival AI startup
By Thaler Amazon has plans to invest as much as $4 billion in a generative artificial intelligence startup called Anthropic, which promises to rival ChatGPT, in the e-commerce behemoth’s latest …
Read More ChatGPT maker OpenAI takes on Microsoft with version for large businesses
By Elisa Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI said on Monday it is releasing a version of ChatGPT targeted to large businesses, increasing the overlap in what OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft offer to …
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US firms including Netflix, Amazon offer AI jobs that pay up to $900K
By Thaler Artificial intelligence has been blamed for thousands of layoffs – but a lucky few who are trained in the red-hot technology could find lucrative jobs paying as much …
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