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As part of the Gemini 3 rollout and in this push for growth, Google will be offering US college students Gemini Pro for free for a year. (Unsplash)
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Google debuts Gemini 3 AI model that can ‘read the room’ with interactive answers| Business News

Alphabet Inc.’s Google debuted an updated version of its AI model Gemini that executives said represents a “massive jump” in reasoning and coding ability. As…

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OpenAI backs startup aiming to block AI-enabled bio weapons
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OpenAI backs startup aiming to block AI-enabled bio weapons

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Thursday said it will invest in a startup focused on blocking bad actors from creating biological weapons powered by artificial intelligence….

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says it “might make sense” for governments to build their own AI infrastructure for public benefit. (Reuters)
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OpenAI doesn’t want a US bailout, Sam Altman says amid fears of an AI bubble| Business News

Sam Altman has pushed back at the idea that OpenAI Inc. would seek federal guarantees to reduce the risk of its AI infrastructure spending spree,…

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OpenAI recently turned into a for-profit enterprise. (Reuters)
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OpenAI, Amazon strike $38-billion deal for ChatGPT to use AWS| Business News

Amazon.com Inc. will supply OpenAI with cloud computing services under a multi-year $38-billion deal, giving the ChatGPT maker access to hundreds of thousands of Nvidia…

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. (AFP)
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‘You stole a non-profit,’ Elon Musk says on OpenAI’s for-profit status. Sam Altman responds.| Business News

Techbros Sam Altman and Elon Musk traded jibes online over the status of OpenAI Inc., after the AI company they co-founded turned into for-profit enterprise…

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An OpenAI IPO is not our focus, so we could not possibly have set a date, a spokesperson for the ChatGPT creator says. (Reuters)
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An OpenAI IPO at $1-trillion valuation? Sam Altman said to begin work for 2026 listing| Business News

OpenAI Inc. has started laying the groundwork for an IPO that could peg the ChatGPT creator’s valuaton at up to $1 trillion, setting the stage…

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (AFP)
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Microsoft, OpenAI strike new deal that pegs ChatGPT maker’s valuation at $500 billion| Business News

Microsoft Corp. and Open AI have struck a new deal that allows the ChatGPT maker to restructure into a public benefit corporation. That gives OpenAI…

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Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus acquires Sizzle AI; hires Meta’s exec as technology head
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Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus acquires Sizzle AI; hires Meta’s exec as technology head

Sam Altman-backed college startup Campus has roped in Meta’s former artificial intelligence (AI) vice president Jerome Pesenti as its technology head, the company announced Friday….

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OpenAI's Sam Altman breaks silence on whistleblower Suchir Balaji's death: 'He was like a friend of mine'
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman breaks silence on whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death: ‘He was like a friend of mine’

For the first time, OpenAI founder Sam Altman has publicly spoken about the death of whistleblower Suchir Balaji, a case mired in controversy. Altman’s remarks…

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