AI & RoboticsNews

PwC strikes OpenAI deal to become the first reseller of ChatGPT Enterprise

Companies no longer need to buy a ChatGPT Enterprise license directly from OpenAI. They can now purchase the gen AI service through the multinational professional service consultancy PwC. Until today, businesses could only subscribe to the enterprise option by reaching out to an OpenAI salesperson. Now, there’s another way, but it also allows PwC to upsell its services to those who want to use…
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AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI is devouring the media industry

Let’s make one thing clear up front: I’m generally pro-generative AI. At least, I am a lot more amenable to it — and use it myself daily in the form of parsing information via ChatGPT and generating images with it and Midjourney — than many of my peers in the…
Cleantech & EV'sNews

Why this electric 'car' the size of two motorcycles should be on your list

Let’s just face it, America. We’ve got a weight problem. No, not that weight problem. It’s the size of the cars. The best-selling vehicles in the US are all of the biggest, heaviest, and most oversized models available. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A new crop of tiny electric cars is changing the game and offering options we’ve never had before. Err, actually, I probably…
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CryptoNews

Hong Kong's Grace Period for Crypto Exchanges Ending — Trading Platforms Must Obtain License by June 1

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a reminder that crypto trading platforms must obtain a license to operate in Hong Kong before the grace period ends on June 1. The regulator warned that operating without a license is a criminal offense and will enforce compliance. Investors are advised to only trade on SFC-licensed crypto trading platforms. Regulatory Deadline…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to take on OpenAI

Today, Elon Musk’s xAI startup announced a massive $6 billion round of funding. Confirming reports from April, the series B investment comes from the participation of multiple known venture capital firms and investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital…
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OpenAI begins training new frontier model — but GPT-5 won’t come for at least 90 days

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI this morning announced it has begun training its new “frontier model” and formed a new Safety and Security Committee led by current board members Bret Taylor (OpenAI board chair and co-founder of customer service startup Sierra AI, former Google Maps lead and former Facebook CTO), Adam D’Angelo (CEO of Quora and AI model aggregator app Poe), Nicole Seligman (former…
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