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Top tech stories today: January 22, 2024
Skip the internet search for tech news! We’ve got a quick and engaging roundup of global tech highlights. Dive in now! 1. Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal Elon Musk denies reports that his AI company, xAI, secured $500 million towards a $1 billion…
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Skip the internet search for tech news! We’ve got a quick and engaging roundup of global tech highlights. Dive in now! 1. Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal Elon Musk denies reports that his AI company, xAI, secured $500 million…
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Skip the internet search for tech news! We’ve got a quick and engaging roundup of global tech highlights. Dive in now! Elon Musk denies reports that his AI company, xAI, secured $500 million towards a $1 billion funding goal, calling it inaccurate. xAI, valued at $15-20 billion, is reportedly in talks with investors, with discussions expected to finalize in the coming weeks. Musk launched xAI in July to address concerns about Big Tech’s AI efforts. ( CNBC )
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly fundraising for a chip venture, seeking billions of dollars to establish a global network of semiconductor factories to address AI chip shortages. Potential investors include G42 and SoftBank. Altman believes the industry must act now to meet the increasing demand for AI-related chips. ( Fortune ) OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, bans the developer of a political bot mimicking Congressman Dean Phillips, citing a violation of AI usage policies. The bot, Dean.Bot, created by a super Political Action Committee (PAC) supporting Phillips, was powered by ChatGPT. OpenAI also suspends AI start-up Delphi’s account. ( Reuters ) BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin ETF, becomes the first among recently approved ETFs tracking spot bitcoin prices to reach $1 billion in assets within the initial four days of trading, drawing substantial investor interest. ( Reuters ) A U.S. appeals court orders an independent bankruptcy examiner to probe the November 2022 collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange led by convicted Sam Bankman-Fried. The court cites the alleged misappropriation of $10 billion and the significant public interest in the case. ( U.S.News )
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- 1. Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal
- 2. Sam Altman seeks to raise billions for network of AI chip factories
- 3. OpenAI suspends bot developer for Congressman Dean Phillips – The Washington Post
- 4. BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF first to hit $1 bln in assets
- 5. Bankman-Fried’s FTX to get bankruptcy examiner to probe collapse – US appeals court
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