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ChatGPT outage: OpenAI’s chatbot is down for some users
OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is down for some users. The company said it is “currently experiencing issues,” including “increased ChatGPT error rates,” according to an update on OpenAI’s status page. “We have applied […]
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OpenAI is under pressure as Google, Anthropic gain ground
Sam Altman is feeling the pressure. The OpenAI CEO sent a memo to his staffers on Monday outlining a “code red” effort to improve its chatbot ChatGPT, according to multiple reports. Altman said OpenAI will be pulling back on investments in areas like health, shopping and advertising as it works to prioritize ChatGPT, the reports […]
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Digital Asset Treasuries are crypto’s latest hype — and maybe its next bubble
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The term Digital Asset Treasury companies, known as DATs or DATCOs, has emerged as one of the biggest buzzwords in the digital currency industry this year, providing investors with a novel way to play crypto — but with new risks. A DAT is effectively a publicly-listed entity that holds […]
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A ‘seismic’ Nvidia shift, AI chip shortages and how it’s threatening to hike gadget prices
The logo of an Apple Store is seen reflected on the glass exterior of a Samsung flagship store in Shanghai, China Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. Wang Gang | Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images The cost of your smartphone might rise, analysts are warning, as the AI boom clogs up supply chains and […]
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Meta’s Instagram orders employees back to the office 5 days a week
Instagram has installed a new privacy setting which will default all new and existing underage accounts to an automatic private mode. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Instagram will require U.S.-based employees to work five days a week in an office, Meta confirmed on Monday. The new return-to-office policy will take effect on Feb. 2 and […]
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Shopify outage: Shopping platform goes down for some users during Cyber Monday
Thomas Trutschel | Getty Images Shopify was hit with an outage on Cyber Monday, leaving some businesses unable to manage transactions during one of the biggest shopping days of the year. In an update to its status page, the Canadian e-commerce company said select merchants were experiencing issues logging into Shopify, while others were unable […]
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OpenAI takes stake in Thrive Holdings to help accelerate enterprise AI adoption
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC OpenAI on Monday announced it is taking an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings, a company that was launched by one […]
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Nvidia takes $2 billion stake in Synopsys with expanded computing power partnership
Nvidia on Monday announced it has purchased $2 billion of Synopsys‘ common stock as part of a strategic partnership to accelerate computing and artificial intelligence engineering solutions. As part of the multiyear partnership, Nvidia will help Synopsys accelerate its portfolio of compute-intensive applications, advance agentic AI engineering, expand cloud access and develop joint go-to-market initiatives, […]
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Runway rolls out new AI video model that beats Google, OpenAI in key benchmark
Mustafa Hatipoglu | Anadolu | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Runway on Monday announced Gen 4.5, a new video model that outperforms similar models from Google and OpenAI in an independent benchmark. Gen 4.5 allows users to generate high-definition videos based on written prompts that describe the motion and action they want. Runway said the model […]
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China factory activity edges up in November but remains in contraction for eighth month as fading holiday demand drags services
A worker walks past molten steel at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 22, 2025. – | Afp | Getty Images China’s factory activity edged higher in November but remained stuck in contraction for the eighth consecutive month, while services weakened as the boost from earlier holidays faded, according […]
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