Trump launches $500bn AI investment round with big tech bosses January 22, 2025 Donald Trump announced a “monumental” round of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, backed by some of the biggest tech firms in the US. OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle’s Larry Ellison, appeared with President Trump in the White House yesterday to unveil the Stargate Project. The company will start with an initial $100bn investment round to [...]
OpenAI boss Sam Altman denies sister’s allegations of sexual abuse January 8, 2025 The sister of OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has filed a lawsuit in the United States alleging that he regularly sexually abused her over a number of years, starting when they were children. The lawsuit alleges that the abuse began when Ann Altman was three and Mr Altman was 12, and also includes an allegation of rape – with the filing [...]
Monzo, Open AI, Revolut and Klarna: The IPOs to watch out for in 2025 January 3, 2025 While economic uncertainty prompted a cautious approach to IPOs in 2025, several high-profile companies are preparing to float in 2025. From leading fintechs such as Monzo, Revolut, and Klarna to global giants such as OpenAI and SpaceX, some of the most exciting growth companies in recent years could IPO this year. Here is a look [...]
AI that forgets?: Meet Salesforce’s new privacy-first tech October 22, 2024 Salesforce introduces the third wave of generative AI with their intelligent 'agents'
Can we stop AI from destroying the planet? August 16, 2024 AI is increasingly finding itself in the crosshairs of investors concerned about its environmental toll. Many are coming to terms with the fact that the technology supposedly leading us into a smarter future might be dragging the planet backwards when it comes to climate commitments. Big tech’s climate ambitions are hitting a rather inconvenient truth: [...]
Google Gemini AI app launches in UK as chatbots crash globally June 5, 2024 It is another stride forwards for Google in the race against other tech giants for AI dominance.
News Corp: The Times and Sun publisher pens ‘beautiful friendship’ deal with OpenAI worth £200m May 23, 2024 OpenAI now has access to current and archived content from many of News Corp's publications, including The Times and The Sun.
Scarlett Johansson ‘shocked’ over OpenAi’s ‘eerily similar’ ChatGPT voice May 21, 2024 On Sunday, OpenAI announced it was pausing the voice to address "questions about how we chose the voices in ChatGPT."
Explainer-in-brief: Is the new ChatGPT a flirt? May 14, 2024 Struggling to find a catch on the apps? Fear not, ChatGPT has released its newest chatbot - and it's a charmer.
Klarna lawyers drafting contracts with ChatGPT and 9 in 10 staff using AI everyday May 14, 2024 But the adoption of AI at Klarna has impacted its hiring strategy. The firm recently said that AI was doing the job of 700 full-time workers.