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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
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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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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
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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| The Verge: |
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 … | 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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| The Information: |
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 … | Reuters: |
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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| 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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| 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
| 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 …
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LinkedIn: Siva Nadarajah and 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.| Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: |
Terray Therapeutics, which uses AI to accelerate small-molecule drug development, raised a $120M Series B led by Bedford Ridge Capital and Nvidia's NVentures — Terray Therapeutics, a biotechnology company using artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of small-molecule drugs …
More: Fierce Biotech, BioCentury, citybiz, ENDPOINTS NEWS, Venture Capital Journal, Terray Therapeutics, and VC News Daily
X: @twosigmavc, @andrewe_dunn, and @mehtamanal
| Jake Rudnitsky / Bloomberg: |
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