Judge rejects Elon Musk’s bid to block OpenAI’s for-profit shift March 5, 2025 A US court has denied Elon Musk’s request to stop OpenAI from transitioning into a for-profit firm, a significant setback for the billionaire behind X. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled on Tuesday that Musk had not met the necessary criteria for a preliminary injunction. She cited “the public interest at stake and potential for [...]
Elon Musk’s xAI takes on rival OpenAI with new bot February 18, 2025 Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, has officially launched its new chatbot, escalating competition with its generative rivals such as OpenAI, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot. The model, Grok-3, was officially launched on Tuesday and is set to be the tech giant’s most powerful AI chatbot yet. Tech titan and chief executive Musk labeled [...]
Google parent firm Alphabet drops pledge on using AI tech for weapons and surveillance February 5, 2025 Google’s parent company Alphabet has removed its commitment to avoiding artificial intelligence (AI) applications for weapons and surveillance from its ethical guidelines. The tech behemoth stressed the importance of collaboration between businesses and democratic governments to develop AI that “protects people, promotes global growth, and supports national security.” The revised guidelines were announced in a [...]
Sam Altman vs Thomas Tuchel: Should you go back to a job you’ve left? June 1, 2024 As Tuchel and Bayern Munich part ways, professor of management Michael Smets examines the risks and rewards of returning to a job Thomas Tuchel: Should He Stay or Should He Go? That’s the key question in European football now that most seasons have ended. Jurgen Klopp answered for himself and bid an emotional farewell to [...]
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.