Could Altman return? Ousted OpenAI founder in reunion talks—despite Microsoft deal
Sam Altman is reportedly in talks with OpenAI’s board on a possible reunion, as OpenAI staff threaten to leave unless he returns.
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Microsoft stock hits all-time high after hiring OpenAI’s fired CEO Sam Altman
Microsoft is actually in an even “stronger position from an AI perspective” with Altman as the chief of the company’s newly formed advanced AI unit, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.
This startup raised $30 million to take on Microsoft’s AI notetaker for doctors
The Series B round led by Spark Capital values 5-year old Abridge, which is used by 5,000 doctors, at $200 million. But it’s up against Nuance, which Microsoft bought for $18.8 billion and is used by half a million doctors.
Microsoft sinks $5 billion into Australia to ‘help seize AI era’
The investment will roll-out over the next two years, and will be the single largest investment in is 40-year history in the country.
The internet is really just the “Google Web,” Microsoft CEO says during Google’s antitrust trial
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that Microsoft can’t compete with Google and that the search engine’s market share is so large the internet has basically become the “Google web” Monday during more than three-and-a-half hours of testimony in Google’s antitrust trial, according to multiple news organizations.
FTC sues to stop Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The US Federal Trade Commission sued Microsoft on Monday in an effort to stop the company from closing its almost $70 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard
Microsoft’s ‘exciting’ move to tackle climate change
The world cannot limit warming to 1.5 degrees by relying solely on carbon reduction. We need carbon removal too, writes Brett Shoemaker, Chief Sustainability Officer, Microsoft Australia and New Zealand.
Microsoft announces new AI-powered tools for its office apps
Built on OpenAI’s generative AI technology and one of the largest datasets comprising trillions of data points, Copilot can write emails, business proposals and meeting minutes.
From doing your taxes, to sitting an exam: Here’s what GPT-4 is capable of
However, the new version of ChatGPT could have been a lot more contentious, the company admits and has instituted substantive new guardrails to prevent malicious answers.
ChatGPT’s newest rival just switched on in Australia – here’s what you need to know
What’s it really like going up against two trillion-dollar companies?