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Sources: Microsoft and OpenAI are negotiating how much equity Microsoft gets when OpenAI becomes a for-profit company, for which OpenAI has two years — The two companies have hired investment banks to help negotiate how much equity Microsoft gets when OpenAI becomes a for-profit company
More: VentureBeat, Fortune, Benzinga, New York Times, New York Post, TechCrunch, Big Technology, Gizchina.com, TestingCatalog, The Verge, MLex Market Insight, and MakeUseOf. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social
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Sources describe OpenAI and Microsoft's fraying relationship, OpenAI renegotiating its deal for more computing power, Microsoft's own LLM efforts, and more — The “best bromance in tech” has had a reality check as OpenAI has tried to change its deal with Microsoft and the software maker has tried to hedge its bet on the start-up.
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Report: OpenAI sees a clause in its Microsoft contract, which cuts off Microsoft's access to OpenAI tech if OpenAI develops AGI, as a path to a better contract — The New York Times on Thursday published a look at the “fraying” relationship between OpenAI and its investor, partner, and …
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A judge grants Google a temporary stay on the Epic ruling while Google appeals, which means Google might not have to change Play Store practices for years — Google just netted a small but key victory in its Epic legal battle. Last week, the company asked Judge James Donato to press pause … | Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Bluesky says it added 500K new users in a day this week after X announced plans for controversial changes, including basically getting rid of the block feature — A handful of changes coming to X may be pushing users to its competitor. Bluesky, the decentralized social platform, says it added 500,000 new users in a day this week.
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Mastodon: @alexwild@mastodon.online and @kim_harding@mastodon.scot
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @annieboustead.bsky.social, @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, and @haileyok.com
X: @xeng, @bluesky, @kalekitt, @lythero, @bluesky, @bluesky, @josh_lowe, @probablynim, @zlabe, @bluesky, @hanamaevtuber, @bluesky, @davidtoons_, @bluesky, @adamjkucharski, @migueldeicaza, @john_a_ridge, @dada_drummer, @lemonwatcher, @luke_metro, @whippletom, @teroterotero, @sarahpereztc, @gergelyorosz, @hillnikki, @bluesky, and @bluesky
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Sources: Samsung has postponed taking deliveries of ASML chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory in Taylor, Texas as it has yet to win any major customers — Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) has postponed taking deliveries of ASML (ASML.AS) chipmaking equipment for its upcoming factory …
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| Akash Sriram / Reuters: |
NHTSA opens a probe into Tesla's Full Self-Driving, covering 2.4M vehicles, after four reported crashes in low-visibility situations, including one fatal crash — The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Friday it has opened an investigation into Tesla's Full Self-Driving software after reports …
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Forums: r/SelfDrivingCars, r/wallstreetbets, r/lazr, and r/RealTesla
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A look at Greg Brockman's role at OpenAI, as his return from a sabbatical nears; sources: OpenAI CFO thinks Apple pulled out of fundraising due to Murati's exit — When Greg Brockman returns to OpenAI in the next month or so, as senior leaders expect him to, the artificial intelligence startup's co-founder … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Byju's founder Byju Raveendran says his edtech startup, valued at $22B in 2022, is effectively “worth zero”, and that he made mistakes and mistimed the market — Byju Raveendran, the founder of the embattled edtech group Byju's, acknowledged on Thursday afternoon that he made mistakes …
More: The Indian Express, Benzinga, Business Today, Moneycontrol, CNBC-TV18, and Tech in Asia
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @sahaprd, @refsrc, @refsrc, @mxtaverse, @vijayt1609, @refsrc, @xphyxer1, @malpani, and @4eo. LinkedIn: Jacob Kantor
Forums: r/IndiaTech, r/india, and Slashdot
| Todd Feathers / Gizmodo: |
The US Treasury says its enhanced detection tools, including AI, helped in the prevention and recovery of $4B+ in fraudulent payments in FY 2024, up over 6x YoY — The Treasury says it identified or recovered $4 billion in fraudulent payments last fiscal year, a sixfold increase over the previous year.
More: U.S. Department …, CNN, Tech.co, Nextgov/FCW, CoinGape, Cryptopolitan, Decrypt, HotHardware, Blockonomi, CryptoSlate, The Crypto Times, Engadget, Cointelegraph, PYMNTS.com, NBC News, The Hill, PCMag, Payments Dive, and Al Jazeera. X: @evankirstel
| Reuters: |
Chinese robotaxi firm Pony.ai files for a Nasdaq IPO, says its H1 2024 revenue nearly doubled to $24.7M with a net loss of $51.3M, down from $69.4M in H1 2023 — China-based autonomous driving firm Pony AI, backed by automaker Toyota (7203.T), filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. on Thursday …
More: Wired, Electrek, Pandaily, CnEVPost, CleanTechnica, Motley Fool, Tech in Asia, and Bloomberg
| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
Verizon will buy some of US Cellular's spectrum licenses for $1B, contingent on closing a deal announced in May to sell some US Cellular assets to T-Mobile — From AGI to GPT, an AI Glossary You Can Actually Understand … Hello World| Shivangi Acharya / Reuters: |
Government sources say India plans to limit imports of laptops, tablets, and PCs after January 2025 to push companies to increase domestic manufacturing — India is expected to limit imports of laptops, tablets and personal computers after January, two government sources with direct knowledge …
More: PCMag, Tom's Hardware, NewsBytes, Business Today, and Inc42 Media
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