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OpenAI to present plans for U.S. AI strategy and an alliance to compete with China
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OpenAI to present plans for U.S. AI strategy and an alliance to compete with China

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI’s official “blueprint for U.S. AI infrastructure” involves artificial intelligence economic zones, tapping the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power experience and government projects funded by private […]

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ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates prior to Election Day
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ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates prior to Election Day

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 requests to generate images of the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to Election Day, […]

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How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom leading to a 6 billion wipeout
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How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom leading to a $126 billion wipeout

A Samsung Electronics Co. 12-layer HBM3E, top, and other DDR modules arranged in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, April 4, 2024.  SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics was once the dominant player in a type of semiconductor known as memory, putting it in a great position to capitalize on the boom of […]

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Perplexity AI in final stages of raising 0 million round at  billion valuation
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Perplexity AI in final stages of raising $500 million round at $9 billion valuation

Perplexity AI logo is seen in this illustration taken January 4, 2024.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters Perplexity AI, the artificial-intelligence search engine startup, is in the final stages of raising $500 million in funding at a $9 billion valuation, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC. The startup competes against the likes of Google and […]

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OpenAI hires Meta’s former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts
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OpenAI hires Meta’s former Orion head to lead its robotics efforts

Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto via Getty Images The former head of Meta’s Orion augmented reality glasses initiative has joined OpenAI to lead the startup’s robotics and consumer hardware efforts. Caitlin “CK” Kalinowski announced her new role Monday in a post on LinkedIn and X, writing, “In my new role, I will initially focus on OpenAI’s […]

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Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at .4 billion valuation
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Jeff Bezos and OpenAI invest in robot startup Physical Intelligence at $2.4 billion valuation

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024 (L), and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Reuters Physical Intelligence, a robot startup based in San Francisco, has raised $400 […]

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SK Hynix rallies 6.5% after Nvidia boss Jensen Huang asks firm to expedite next-generation chip
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SK Hynix rallies 6.5% after Nvidia boss Jensen Huang asks firm to expedite next-generation chip

Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, during the SK AI Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. SK Hynix is working with Nvidia to resolve the supply bottleneck, Chey said.  Jean Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of SK Hynix rallied 6.5% on Monday after the business announced a next-generation memory chip […]

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT search, competing with Google and Microsoft

In this photo illustration, the OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen with a photo of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Didem Mente | Anadolu | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday launched a search feature within ChatGPT, its viral chatbot, that positions the high-powered artificial intelligence startup to better compete with search engines […]

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Dropbox slashes 20% of global workforce, eliminating more than 500 roles
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Dropbox slashes 20% of global workforce, eliminating more than 500 roles

Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO, speaking at CNBC’s @Work conference in San Francisco on November 4, 2019. Arun Nevader | CNBC Dropbox is laying off 20% of its global workforce, the equivalent of 528 roles, CEO Drew Houston announced Wednesday in a note to staff. The company is in a “transitional period” as its […]

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