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NFL committed to X partnership as Elon Musk’s social platform gets heat for hate speech

Advertisers such as Disney and Apple have paused advertising on X over concerns about hate speech and antisemitism.

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Elon Musk’s X is ‘profiting off violent content’ by Hamas, House Democrats allege

As Elon Musk and X fend off accusations of promoting antisemitic content, House Democrats want to know how they plan to rein in Hamas-related content.

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Amidst OpenAI chaos, Sam Altman’s involvement in Worldcoin is ‘not expected to change’

Sam Altman’s involvement in crypto project Tools for Humanity, which is building Worldcoin, remains uninterrupted, per a source close to the project. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Ford downsizes EV battery factory plan

Ford said Tuesday it will downsize its plans to build a factory in Michigan that makes cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries using tech licensed from China’s CATL. The decision comes two months after Ford paused the factory project, known as … Continue reading

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Microsoft CEO Nadella says OpenAI governance needs to change no matter where Altman ends up

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNBC on Monday that the company remains committed to OpenAI and Sam Altman after three days of drama

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Plaid taps Adyen executive to lead its European operations

U.S. financial technology firm Plaid has hired Brian Dammeir, a former Adyen executive, as its new head of Europe, the company told CNBC exclusively.

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Hundreds of OpenAI employees threaten to follow Altman to Microsoft unless board resigns

Hundreds of OpenAI employees have signed a letter demanding the board resign or face an employee exodus to Altman’s new venture at Microsoft.

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HP, Dell and Lenovo among 27 firms granted approval to manufacture tech hardware in India under incentive scheme

27 firms have been approved under a production linked incentive scheme to manufacture IT hardware in India, as the country aims to boost domestic manufacturing.

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Screenshots show xAI’s chatbot Grok on X’s web app

Shortly after X announced its plans to test a three-tiered subscription service, X owner Elon Musk teased that his new AI chatbot, xAI’s Grok, would be part of the top-tier subscription, X Premium+. Now we’re getting a first look at … Continue reading

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How the OpenAI fiasco could bolster Meta and the ‘open AI’ movement

It has been a whirlwind four days for OpenAI, the generative AI poster child behind the smash hit ChatGPT. Seemingly out of nowhere, the OpenAI board ousted CEO and co-founder Sam Altman and demoted President and co-founder Greg Brockman who … Continue reading

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