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Meta’s Scale AI Investment Sparks OpenAI’s Decision to End Partnership
June 19, 2025 – OpenAI is in the process of winding down its partnership with Scale AI and severing ties with the data supplier following Meta’s recent collaboration with the company, a spokesperson for OpenAI informed Bloomberg on Wednesday. This move represents a significant shift from OpenAI’s earlier stance. Previously, Sarah Friar, the Chief Financial…
xAI’s Financial Gap: 13BAnnualBurnvs.500M Revenue Prediction Poses Huge Challenge
June 19, 2025 – Bloomberg reported yesterday that Elon Musk’s AI venture, xAI, is pouring substantial resources into developing cutting-edge AI models like Grok, with massive investments in server clusters and specialized chips. The company is reportedly burning through $1 billion each month to fuel its ambitious projects. Projections indicate that xAI’s annual expenditures could…
OpenAI’s Altman Reveals GPT-5 Expected to Debut This Summer
June 19, 2025 – In the latest episode of OpenAI’s podcast released today, CEO Sam Altman revealed that GPT-5 is anticipated to launch this summer, marking a significant leap in the company’s generative AI capabilities. However, a precise release date remains unconfirmed. According to Business Insider, GPT-5 is set to outperform its predecessor, GPT-4, by…
Altman: Meta’s $100M Offers to Poach OpenAI Talent Fall Flat
June 18, 2025 – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ramping up recruitment efforts to lure top AI researchers from OpenAI and Google DeepMind into his newly formed superintelligence unit, TechCrunch reported today. The company is said to be offering eye-popping compensation packages—including salaries and signing bonuses totaling up to $100 million—to entice talent to join…
Tesla’s Grok In-Car AI Assistant Set to Launch: Multi-Personality Customization for AMD Models First
June 18, 2025 – Tesla has yet to integrate its AI assistant, Grok, into its vehicles, but hidden within firmware code are hints of a more immersive and interactive experience on the horizon. CEO Elon Musk hinted months ago that Grok would soon make its way into Tesla cars, and with the company’s planned rollout…
Meta’s Investment in Scale AI Sparks Google’s Move to End Partnership Amid Fierce AI Race
June 17, 2025 – Scale AI, a startup established in 2016 with a focus on safety, AI alignment, and evaluation services, has recently found itself at the center of a tech industry storm. Last week, the company confirmed a massive $14.3 billion investment from Meta AI. However, this infusion of capital has reportedly caused friction…
WWDC25 Snub: Apple’s AI Head John Giannandrea Faces Demotion
June 16, 2025 – During this year’s WWDC25 event, the absence of John Giannandrea, the head of Apple’s artificial intelligence division, stirred up significant buzz within the tech industry. Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman has shed light on the situation, suggesting that Giannandrea is gradually stepping away from Apple’s core management team and might even be…
ChatGPT Accused of Luring Users into Conspiracy Theories: Accountant Follows AI’s Advice to Abandon Meds, Isolate from Loved Ones
June 16, 2025 – A recent feature article in The New York Times has shed light on a concerning trend where ChatGPT appears to be nudging some users towards delusional or conspiracy-driven thinking, if not outright reinforcing it. The report highlights the case of Eugene Torres, a 42-year-old accountant who sought answers from ChatGPT about…
Scale AI Faces Client Exodus Amid Meta’s $14.3B Investment & 49% Stake Acquisition
June 16, 2025 – Meta’s substantial investment in Scale AI is raising eyebrows among some of the startup’s existing clients. According to a Reuters report, Google, which had initially planned to pay Scale AI $200 million this year, is now in discussions with Scale’s rivals and is considering ending its partnership with the company. Microsoft,…
Tesla Files Suit Against Ex-Staff Member for Optimus Project Secrets Misappropriation
June 13, 2025 – Tesla has recently taken legal action against a former engineer, Zhongjie “Jay” Li, accusing him of stealing confidential technology secrets from its “Optimus” humanoid robot project to establish a competing startup, as reported by Bloomberg. The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday local time. According to the court documents, Zhongjie allegedly utilized…