Amazon in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI’s new funding round
Amazon is reportedly in advanced negotiations to invest at least $50 billion in OpenAI, a move that would account for half of the AI company’s targeted $100 billion funding round. According to The W...
The Tech Arsenal That ICE Has Deployed in Minneapolis
Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said....
Markets Crashed Overnight—Gold Recovered, Bitcoin Didn’t
Bitcoin sold off sharply early Friday Asian time, plunging more than 5% from $89,000 to a low of $83,400 during US daytime trading. Unlike gold and equities, it failed to recover—exposing a troublin...
AI’s Dealmaking Frenzy
AI’s insatiable need for cash is proving to be a dream for dealmakers. Our scoop from Wednesday night that OpenAI was in talks to raise as much as $60 billion from Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon was f...
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