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Databricks Raises $10bn In Huge AI Funding Round
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Meta Adds ‘Live AI’ To Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Facebook parent Meta adds AI voice chat, live translation to Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses as it competes with Apple, Google, OpenAI
Broadcom Value Jumps Over $1tn On AI Optimism
Broadcom stock price surges 24 percent after company predicts 'massive' opportunity from custom AI chips for large customers
BBC Complains To Apple Over Misleading AI-Generated Headlines
BBC complains to Apple over inaccurate AI-generated information in summaries of notifications from news apps, raising misinformation risk
OpenAI’s Altman Donates $1m To Trump Inauguration
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman to done $1m to Trump's second inauguration as tech firms seek better relations with incoming administration
Apple Intelligence Launches In UK, Siri Integrated With ChatGPT
Users of the iPhone 15 and later in the UK can now experience Apple Intelligence, after the release of iOS 18.2
Reddit Introduces AI Search Tool
AI-powered Reddit Answers allows users to access information based on Reddit posts, in move to reduce Google dependence
OpenAI Releases Sora Video-Generation Tool
OpenAI releases Sora AI video-generation tool to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscription users amidst concern over copyright, deepfakes
China Opens Nvidia Antitrust Probe After US Sanctions
Chinese government opens antitrust probe into Nvidia's $7bn acquisition of Mellanox, in move seen as retaliation to export restrictions
OpenAI Seeks To Remove Commercial ‘AGI’ Constraint
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EU Probes Nvidia AI Chip Business Practices
European Commission reportedly questions Nvidia competitors, customers over business practices in AI chip market over antitrust concerns
Elon Musk’s xAI Closes $6bn Funding, Plots Colossus AI Supercomputer Expansion
SEC filing reveals that Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI, has raised another $6 billion, as it pledges to expand Colossus supercomputer
Meta To Spend $10 Billion On Largest Data Centre To Date
Facebook parent confirms its 23rd data centre in the US will be located in Louisiana, and will be its largest facility to date
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Meta Looks To Nuclear Energy For US Data Centres
Facebook parent Meta joins other big data centre operators and explores use of nuclear energy to help it meet AI and sustainability objectives
Elon Musk Seeks To Block OpenAI’s For-Profit Bid
OpenAI's bid to convert to a 'for-profit' organisation is opposed by Elon Musk and co in a federal courtroom
OpenAI Sued By Canadian News Publishers For Alleged Copyright Infringement
Group of news publishers in Canada become the latest group to sue OpenAI for allegedly using their new content to train ChatGPT
OpenAI Allows Staff To Sell $1.5 Billion Stock To SoftBank – Report
SoftBank is to acquire more OpenAI shares, after the AI startup allows staff to sell their shares to Japanese tech giant
Nvidia AI Model Generates, Manipulates Sounds And Voices
Leading AI chip maker Nvidia shows 'flexible' model Fugatto for generating and manipulating sounds, music and voices
Apple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales Slowdown
Apple chief Tim Cook makes third public appearance in China this year amidst stiff domestic iPhone competition, AI uncertainty
Nvidia Chief Promises China Engagement Ahead Of New Sanctions
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang says the AI chip company plans to maintain presence in China as US plans new sanctions this week
US Widening AI Lead Over China, Finds Stanford Report
US widening lead over China on AI development, as UK places third in Stanford index of top countries pushing the tech forward
Amazon To Pump Another $4bn Into AI Start-Up Anthropic
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Uber Seeks $10m Stake In Pony AI Via IPO
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Apple Developing ‘LLM Siri’ AI For 2026
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Hong Kong Research Group Trains AI Model With Huawei Chips
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