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AI Startup News: SoftBank, Google and a New Startup Fund
AI Startup News: SoftBank, Google and a New Startup Fund
February 05, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

SoftBank reportedly is leading a $500 million investment round in Skild AI, a startup developing general intelligence for robots that can be adapted to perform...

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Musk vs OpenAI Suit Could Be Headed for Trial
Musk vs OpenAI Suit Could Be Headed for Trial
February 04, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI might proceed to trial. And if and when that happens, the world’s richest man...

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Salesforce Reportedly Cuts 1,000 Jobs While Adding AI Salespeople
Salesforce Reportedly Cuts 1,000 Jobs While Adding AI Salespeople
February 04, 2025  |  Personnel

Salesforce is reportedly eliminating over 1,000 jobs while hiring staff to sell its artificial intelligence products. Workers who are displaced will be able to apply...

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EU Readies New AI Restrictions Despite Trump Pushback
EU Readies New AI Restrictions Despite Trump Pushback
February 04, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

European regulators are reportedly preparing new guidance covering banned uses of artificial intelligence. The efforts to enforce Europe’s landmark AI Act come even as President...

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OpenAI’s ‘Deep Research’ Aims to Impact Business Intelligence
OpenAI’s ‘Deep Research’ Aims to Impact Business Intelligence
February 03, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI’s new “Deep Research” tool is poised to transform how businesses gather intelligence and shape their corporate strategy, according to experts. But it does come with...

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OpenAI Files Trademark Application for Hardware, Robots and AI Chips
OpenAI Files Trademark Application for Hardware, Robots and AI Chips
February 03, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

A trademark application filed Friday (Jan. 31) by OpenAI reportedly suggests new product lines the company could pursue. Some of these product lines could be...

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OpenAI and SoftBank Partner on Enterprise AI Solutions in Japan
OpenAI and SoftBank Partner on Enterprise AI Solutions in Japan
February 03, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI and the SoftBank Group agreed to establish a joint venture company that will market enterprise artificial intelligence solutions to major companies in Japan. The...

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DeepSeek’s Ascent Means B2B Firms Need to Consider AI ROI
DeepSeek’s Ascent Means B2B Firms Need to Consider AI ROI
February 03, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

The pace of progress across the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape in the past year has been enormous. Large, general-purpose models like OpenAI’s GPT series, Google’s...

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: Company Considering ‘Different Open-Source Strategy’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: Company Considering ‘Different Open-Source Strategy’
February 02, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI is reportedly reconsidering its recent shift to a closed-source development approach. The artificial intelligence (AI) developer had adopted that approach after starting as an...

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