OpenAI’s $500 billion Stargate venture weighs future UK investment, FT reports Stargate, the $500 billion US data-centre project funded by SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle, is weighing a future... Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:10am
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Technology AI could impact 40 percent of jobs worldwide: UN GENEVA: The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion – roughly the size of... Published 03 Apr, 2025 06:46pm
Technology OpenAI to raise $40 billion to boost AI efforts OpenAI said on Monday it would raise $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion... Published 03 Apr, 2025 04:53pm
Technology China’s Baidu launches two new AI models as industry competition heats up HONG KONG: China’s Baidu said on Sunday it has launched two new artificial intelligence models, including a new... Published 16 Mar, 2025 10:07am
Technology OpenAI weighs special voting rights to guard against hostile takeovers, FT reports OpenAI is considering granting special voting rights to its non-profit board to preserve the power of its directors,... Published 18 Feb, 2025 11:26am
World OpenAI board rejects Musk’s $97.4 billion offer OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker,... Published 15 Feb, 2025 10:44am
Technology Bollywood music labels seek to challenge OpenAI in India copyright lawsuit NEW DELHI: A group of India’s top Bollywood music labels, from T-Series to Saregama and Sony, is seeking to join a... Published 14 Feb, 2025 01:35pm
Technology Musk will pull OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker remains non-profit, lawyers say A consortium led by Elon Musk will withdraw its $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s non-profit arm if the ChatGPT maker... Published 13 Feb, 2025 06:25pm
Technology Adobe launches AI video tool to compete with OpenAI Adobe on Wednesday released the first public version of an artificial intelligence tool that can generate video... Published 12 Feb, 2025 07:12pm
World OpenAI’s board has not received Musk’s takeover bid, source says NEW YORK/PARIS: OpenAI’s board has not yet received a formal bid from an Elon Musk-led consortium, although a lawyer... Published 12 Feb, 2025 08:24am
Technology Musk-led group makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI,... Published 11 Feb, 2025 03:05am
Technology OpenAI, Kakao to jointly develop AI products for South Korea SEOUL: ChatGPT creator OpenAI and South Korea’s dominant chat app operator Kakao said on Tuesday they plan to form a... Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:21am
Technology SoftBank in talks to lead OpenAI funding round at $300 billion valuation, sources say SoftBank Group is in talks to lead a funding round of up to $40 billion in artificial intelligence developer OpenAI... Published 31 Jan, 2025 11:08am
World India IT minister praises DeepSeek’s low-cost AI, compares it with own investment approach India’s IT minister has praised Chinese startup DeepSeek for shaking up the sector with its low-cost AI assistant,... Published 30 Jan, 2025 01:36pm
Technology Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint Microsoft on Wednesday forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down 4.5%... Published 30 Jan, 2025 08:11am
Technology OpenAI says Chinese firms try to copy US AI tech WASHINGTON: ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Wednesday said that Chinese companies are actively attempting to replicate its... Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:28pm
Business & Finance DeepSeek’s chatbot achieves 17% accuracy, trails Western rivals in NewsGuard audit Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s chatbot achieved only 17% accuracy in delivering news and information in a NewsGuard... Published 29 Jan, 2025 07:55pm
Technology Who is Liang Wenfeng, the founder of DeepSeek? BEIJING: Liang Wenfeng, the 39-year-old founder of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, has in the matter of weeks become... Published 29 Jan, 2025 12:24pm
Technology Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3 BEIJING: Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence... Updated 29 Jan, 2025 10:53pm
Technology OpenAI chief Altman says DeepSeek’s R1 model ‘impressive’ OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Chinese startup DeepSeek’s R1 AI model “impressive” on Monday, but emphasized that... Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:47am
Technology Stargate artificial intelligence project to exclusively serve OpenAI, FT reports Stargate, the joint venture by OpenAI, and Oracle to develop data centers for artificial intelligence in the U.S.,... Published 24 Jan, 2025 08:31am
Technology OpenAI, SoftBank each commit $19bn to Stargate AI data center, the Information reports OpenAI and Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will each commit $19 billion to fund Stargate, a joint venture to develop... Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:12am
Technology Google to invest fresh $1bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic, FT reports Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into AI startup Anthropic, the Financial Times reported... Published 22 Jan, 2025 12:42pm
Technology Musk asks state AGs to auction off OpenAI stake in nonprofit restructuring, sources say A lawyer for billionaire Elon Musk has asked attorney generals in the states of California and Delaware to push... Published 10 Jan, 2025 08:36am
Technology OpenAI outlines new for-profit structure to stay ahead in costly AI race BENGALURU: OpenAI on Friday outlined plans to revamp its structure, saying it would create a public benefit... Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:47am
Technology Musk’s AI startup raises further $6bn PARIS: Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk’s startup xAI said it had raised $6 billion from investors in its latest... Updated 24 Dec, 2024 07:53pm
Technology Trump, SoftBank CEO announce $100 billion US investment, in echo of 2016 event Holland PALM BEACH: President-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on... Published 17 Dec, 2024 11:03am
Technology Google puts AI agents at the center of Gemini update SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday released the second generation of its artificial intelligence model... Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:49pm
Technology Apple adds ChatGPT integration in latest software update SAN FRANCISCO: Tech giant Apple on Wednesday rolled out major updates to its artificial intelligence offerings that... Published 11 Dec, 2024 08:38pm