Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.
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Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Amazon’s Alexa is undergoing its biggest overhaul since debuting more than a decade ago. On Wednesday, Amazon said it was giving Alexa a new brain powered by generative artificial intelligence. The update, called Alexa+, is set to make the virtual assistant more conversational…

Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Preserves Nonprofit Mission
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Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Preserves Nonprofit Mission

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk said in a court filing late Wednesday that he would withdraw his $97.4 billion bid to control OpenAI if the company dropped a longstanding effort to change its corporate structure. Mr. Musk and a consortium of investors had offered on Monday…

Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for .4 Billion
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Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A group of investors led by Elon Musk has made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, according to two people familiar with the bid, escalating a yearslong tussle for control of the company between Mr. Musk and OpenAI’s…

How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump
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How Sam Altman Sidestepped Elon Musk to Win Over Donald Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At President Trump’s inauguration, Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, was relegated to the overflow room while other tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg took prime spots on the dais under the Capitol rotunda. But days earlier, before flying into…

OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at 0 Billion
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OpenAI Close to Deal that Values Company at $300 Billion

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines OpenAI is set to complete a $40 billion fund-raising deal that nearly doubles the high-profile company’s valuation from just four months ago. The new fund-raising round, led by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, values OpenAI at $300 billion, according to three people with knowledge…

DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control
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DeepSeek A.I. Is a Win for China, but a Danger to Party Control

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In 2017, China watched in awe — and shock — as AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence program backed by Google, defeated a Chinese prodigy at a complex board game, Go. The decisive loss to a foreign computer program, which had similarly trounced a South…

Microsoft Continues A.I. Spending Growth as Profit Grows 10%
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Microsoft Continues A.I. Spending Growth as Profit Grows 10%

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Investors worried about how much money big technology companies are spending on artificial intelligence did not get much relief from Microsoft when it reported its latest financial results on Wednesday. In its most recent quarter, which ended on Dec. 31, Microsoft kept up…

How Does DeepSeek’s A.I. Chatbot Compare to ChatGPT and Other Competitors?
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How Does DeepSeek’s A.I. Chatbot Compare to ChatGPT and Other Competitors?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A new chatbot created by the Chinese company DeepSeek is the talk of the A.I. world, and has sent a jolt through the U.S. stock market. Not only does it seem to be comparable to those of leading companies like OpenAI and Anthropic,…