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Microsoft Holds Out on OpenAI Nonprofit Plan

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Microsoft hasn’t signed off on OpenAI’s dramatic reversal of its onetime plan to become a for-profit venture.

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Markets

Market Meltdown Prompts Investors to Ditch ‘Digital Gold’ for the Real Thing

So far this year, investors have greatly gold compared bitcoin. So if it’s not digital gold, what is bitcoin exactly?

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon’s New AI Voice Model Makes Convos Feel Mighty Real

Amazon’s head AGI scientist told TechCrunch that Nova Sonic is top-of-class when it comes to conversational flow.

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Electric Vehicles

Musk’s Empire Feels the Burn of DOGE

Elon Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency still remains something of an “if,” not a “when.”

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Industries

DoorDash Scoops up British Rival Deliveroo in Global Push

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DoorDash binged Wednesday on British delivery rival Deliveroo, which it is set to acquire in a $3.9 billion deal.

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Technology

Grand Theft Auto VI Delay Steals the Thrills From Video Game Industry

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The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI’s release threw a multibillion dollar wrench in forecasted revenues for a gaming industry in need of a hit.

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Technology

CoreWeave’s First Day of Trading Highlights Fizzling AI Enthusiasm

Markets were left with no gains, no losses and a lot of questions about where the artificial intelligence boom is headed.

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Technology

Smaller CoreWeave Valuation Signals Slower Start for AI-Focused IPOs

Hype climbed for AI cloud services provider CoreWeave’s IPO after it signed a $11.9 billion deal with OpenAI earlier this month.

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CIO Upside

Why Factory Floors Are the Best Place to Start with AI Robots

“The problem is bounded,” one expert said.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Deliver AI-Powered Earnings Growth

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Quarterly earnings at tech giants Meta and Microsoft surged, indicating that multi-billion dollar AI investments are starting to pay off.

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