Sam Altman’s return to OpenAI: tracking the Silicon Valley upheaval
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) – OpenAI said late on Tuesday Sam Altman would return to the company as CEO, capping days of high drama and marathon discussions about the future…
Photographic performance and lots of AI: the test of the Pixel 8 Pro
If there is something Google does better than others, it integrates all its products into a large and complete ecosystem. Apple has been doing it for years, but Big G…
OpenAI appoints new boss as Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist
By Stephanie Kelly, Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, while outgoing chief Sam Altman is set to join…
Meta moves members of its Responsible AI team to other groups
By Gursimran Kaur (Reuters) – Meta Platforms is dispersing the members of its Responsible AI team among other groups in the company where they will continue to work on preventing…
Baidu CEO warns China’s rush to develop AI models risks wasting resources
By Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of one of China’s leading AI firms, Baidu, warned on Wednesday that the fervor rushing to develop large language…
Google in talks to invest in AI startup Character.AI
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast-growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train…
Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products, a company…
Baidu launches paid version of ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese search engine giant Baidu launched on Wednesday a paid version of its ChatGPT-like product Ernie bot, charging 59.9 yuan ($8.18) per month. Ernie…
Apple revamps Mac lineup and pricing with new family of chips
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple on Monday introduced new MacBook Pro and iMac computers and three new chips to power them, with the company saying it had…
OpenAI plans major updates to lure developers with lower costs
By Krystal Hu and Anna Tong (Reuters) – OpenAI plans to introduce major updates for developers next month to make it cheaper and faster to build software applications based on…