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The ‘Great Firewall’ Of China: LinkedIn Cuts Jobs And Closes Country’s App
In the last six months, several major tech companies have announced significant layoffs in their staff. Now, LinkedIn has joined…
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BioXcel closes up 14% despite lackluster quarterly report
Balaji Srinivasan Closes Out $1 Million Bitcoin Bet Early
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Sony Closes In On 40 Million PS5s Sold
This disparity partly reflects the lack of major first-party games releases in the quarter. But there are also concerns that the PS5’s earlier hardware supply issues are having a knock on effect on software sales and subscriptions, which are important if the company wants to build a “virtuous cycle” of mutually reinforcing console and game sales. CNBC notes that the company reported an operating profit of a record 1.21 trillion yen (around $8.9 billion) for the year, with revenue in the quarter rising 35 percent to 3.06 trillion yen (around $22.5 billion).
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OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation
Updated to note that the Microsoft investment closed in January. The money from VCs reported here, part of a tender offer, is separate to that. OpenAI, the startup behind the widely used conversational AI model ChatGPT, has picked up new backers, TechCrunch has learned. VC firms including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and […]
OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch
EU closes in on AI Act with last-minute ChatGPT-related adjustments
The European Parliament is set to formalize its position on what could be the world’s first set of regulations for AI by a major legislative body, as EU lawmakers reached a provisional political agreement on Thursday.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have been debating the content of the EU’s AI Act and have agreed on compromise amendments, with a few last-minute adjustments pertaining to generative AI.
“The compromised amendments were agreed upon yesterday through internal talks between the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs and will be voted on in the committee by MEPs on May 11, 2023,” a Parliament official said. “This will be followed by a voting in plenary in June, after which talks with Council (member states) will start with the view of reaching an interinstitutional agreement before the end of the year.”
Livestreaming platform Mandolin closes down
Robbie Fowler tells Mo Salah to ‘p*** off’ as he closes in on Liverpool legend’s record
Orbit Fab closes $28.5M Series A for on-orbit refueling capabilities
Orbit Fab, a company that wants to build a network of refueling stations in orbit, closed a $28.5 million Series A to launch more fuel delivery and infrastructure missions. The Colorado-based startup has developed a refueling port called the Rapidly Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface (RAFTI), which can be integrated onto satellites and orbital servicing vehicles. […]
Orbit Fab closes $28.5M Series A for on-orbit refueling capabilities by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch