AI & RoboticsNews

OpenAI is devouring the media industry

May 30, 2024
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 journalism industry. Nonetheless, I am curious and concerned about the recent trend of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and its underlying…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Top US coal producer Wyoming just approved a $1.2B solar farm

May 30, 2024
Wyoming just approved its largest solar farm – 771 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar plus battery storage. Developer Enbridge has been issued a siting permit by the Industrial Siting Council to construct and operate Cowboy Solar I & II on private land leases in Laramie County, in the state’s southeast corner. Next steps will be to obtain county, environmental, and municipal…
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CryptoNews

Texas Issues Emergency Cease and Desist Against Arkbit's Crypto Operations

May 30, 2024
The Texas State Securities Board has issued an Emergency Cease and Desist Order against Arkbit Capital and its affiliates, Arkbit Capital Holdings, ABC Holdings LLC, and ABC Mining. These companies were found operating a fraudulent MLM cryptocurrency investment scheme. Promising daily returns of 1.6-2.8% for 120 days on investments between $50 and $49,999, they lured investors through a…
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AI & RoboticsNews

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

May 29, 2024
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…
AI & RoboticsNews

GitHub Accelerator fuels open source AI revolution, empowering startups to democratize access

May 29, 2024
GitHub has officially launched its 2024 Accelerator program, aiming to support and promote open source projects that are reshaping the technology landscape. The program, designed to provide financial backing, mentorship, and community-building opportunities, is already generating significant buzz among developers and enterprises alike. Stormy Peters, GitHub’s VP of Communities, emphasized the…
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