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OpenAI raises $6.6 billion from Microsoft and NVIDIA, pushing its market cap to $157 billion — with "the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars" and $11.6 billion in sales vision on the horizon
By Kevin Okemwa published
$157B MARKET CAP OpenAI has officially closed its funding round with a $157 billion market capitalization after raising $6.6 billion from many big tech corporations, including Microsoft, NVIDIA, SoftBank, and more.

"Art is dead, dude. It’s over. AI won. Humans lost": A controversial artist is reportedly losing millions of dollars because the US Copyright Office refused to register his AI-generated collection — it lacks 'human authorship'
By Kevin Okemwa published
COPYRIGHT OR AI-GENERATED? Can AI-generated content be copyrighted? An AI artist claims prompt engineering and fine-tuning are enough grounds.

OpenAI's "temporary prototype" search tool could be a Google killer as user experience reportedly worsens on mobile devices with "just way too many ads on the page"
By Kevin Okemwa published
GOOGLE KILLER Former Google Engineer says the company is "too focused on profit-making," with the trade-off negatively impacting its user experience rife with annoying ads.

OpenAI's $3.7 billion in revenue won't save the ChatGPT maker from an imminent $5 billion loss in 2024 — Microsoft and NVIDIA's anticipated round funding might (UPDATED)
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS OpenAI expects approximately $5 billion in losses on $3.7 billion in revenue this year.

What's new with AI on Windows 11 version 24H2 (2024 Update)
By Mauro Huculak last updated
All the AI stuff! The Windows 11 2024 Update rolls out a lot of AI capabilities, from the Copilot Runtime to Recall AI, Live Captions, Auto Super Resolution, Studio Effects, and more.

California Governor vetos AI safety bill because it "establishes a regulatory framework that could give the public a false sense of security and applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions — so long as a large system deploys it"
By Kevin Okemwa published
VETOED AI BILL California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed an AI safety bill (SB 1047), citing it “falls short of providing a flexible, comprehensive solution to curbing the potential catastrophic risks.”

OpenAI's bankruptcy flames linger on as Apple wiggles out of its latest $6.5 billion funding round at the eleventh hour — leaving the mantle to Microsoft and NVIDIA
By Kevin Okemwa published
11TH-HOUR 🍏 Apple reportedly won't participate in OpenAI's latest round of funding. Its decision to withdraw from discussions to participate in OpenAI's round of funding remains slim at best.

"Quite unlike anything we’ve seen before:" Microsoft launches wild new Copilot experience that blurs AI and human interaction, designed to be your friend rather than a tool
By Zac Bowden published
Her IRL Microsoft has taken the wraps off a major update launching today for Copilot that’s designed to make it more human and interactive.

Microsoft is adding AI to Windows search on Copilot+ PCs — will this fix Windows 11's bad search experience?
By Zac Bowden published
Descriptive Search Microsoft wants to fix Windows Search so that it finds the files you're after just by describing what you remember about them using AI.

China is "the first to train a single generative AI model across multiple data centers" with an innovative mix of "non-sanctioned" GPUs forced by US import blocks on AI tech
By Ben Wilson published
AI breakthrough Chinese AI data centers are splitting their generative AI workloads across multiple data centers, potentially solving the issue of power limits and working around US-based blocks.
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