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OpenAI Loosens Microsoft Ties as Musk Trial Begins
OpenAI

OpenAI Loosens Microsoft Ties as Musk Trial Begins

OpenAI is moving to reduce its dependence on Microsoft just as Elon Musk's lawsuit over the company's founding mission heads into jury selection. A revised Microsoft deal, possible Qualcomm hardware partnership, and broader cloud ambitions point to a company preparing for its next phase.

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OpenAI Buys Silicon Valley Talk Show TBPN in an Unexpected Move Into Media
OpenAI

OpenAI Buys Silicon Valley Talk Show TBPN in an Unexpected Move Into Media

OpenAI has acquired TBPN, a tech talk show with a loyal Silicon Valley following, in a surprise move that signals the company's intent to shape the public conversation around AI — not just build it.

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What Meta's Unreleased AI Model 'Avocado' Reveals About Its Strategy
Meta AI

What Meta's Unreleased AI Model 'Avocado' Reveals About Its Strategy

Meta's next-generation AI model 'Avocado' has been delayed, underperforms rivals in internal tests, and may temporarily license Google's Gemini — raising serious questions about where Meta's AI strategy is actually headed.

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Rebellions Raises $400M at $2.3B Valuation in Pre-IPO Round, Launches Two New Inference Platforms
AI Hardware

Rebellions Raises $400M at $2.3B Valuation in Pre-IPO Round, Launches Two New Inference Platforms

The South Korean fabless AI chip startup has now raised $850M total — $650M of it in the last six months — as it readies for a public listing and accelerates expansion into the US, Middle East, and Asia with two new inference infrastructure products.