OpenAI has submitted confidential IPO paperwork in the United States, joining Anthropic and SpaceX in a growing wave of major ...
While the company says testing is ongoing with select partners and a launch is expected this month, developers are still ...
Anthropic has raised $65 billion in fresh funding, lifting its valuation to $965 billion as demand for its Claude AI ...
OpenAI chief Sam Altman says artificial intelligence has not eliminated as many white-collar jobs as he once feared, arguing that ...
OpenAI will establish its first Applied AI Lab outside the United States in Singapore, backed by a commitment of more ...
SoftBank has scaled back plans for a major loan backed by its OpenAI stake, lowering the target from $10 billion ...
The models are designed to help apps listen, reason and respond more naturally during live interactions.
Former OpenAI technology chief Mira Murati testified in Elon Musk’s lawsuit that Sam Altman created distrust among executives and put ...
The venture, called The Deployment Company, brings together 19 investors.
Discussions are still at an early stage, and nothing has been agreed
Google has signed a deal with the Pentagon allowing its AI systems to be used for classified government work, placing ...
Microsoft and OpenAI have ended their exclusive partnership, allowing OpenAI to sell its models through Amazon and Google cloud platforms ...
OpenAI has named former Airbnb executive Emmanuel Marill as its first Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Private equity backers are said to be investing for five years, with OpenAI guaranteeing them an annual return of 17.5%
OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.4-Cyber, a new model designed for defensive cybersecurity work, with access limited to verified professionals
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Africa’s innovation ecosystem is evolving, but where will the funding for the next generation of startups come from?
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