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The race for an AI-powered personal assistant

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Financial Times 1 place · 05/17/2024 14:08 EDT

Google and OpenAI unveiled new tools to bring ‘intelligent systems’ a step closer. Will this be a milestone for generative AI? Read more ›

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The Lex Newsletter: OpenAI and the case for techno-optimism

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Financial Times · 05/17/2024 11:00 EDT

Trust in tech may have declined but demand for its services and shares is at an all-time high Read more ›

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Tencent investor Naspers appoints Bloisi as new chief

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Financial Times · 05/17/2024 08:49 EDT

Head of Brazil’s biggest food delivery app expected to maintain strategy of buying back shares Read more ›

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Legal teams braced for AI test

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Financial Times 2 place · 05/17/2024 00:00 EDT

In-house lawyers are testing technology that could transform their futures Read more ›

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Rewards for training spark ‘healthy competition’ at law firms

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Financial Times · 05/17/2024 00:00 EDT

Initiatives by Australian firms encourage staff to learn skills and generate ideas Read more ›

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Reddit shares surge as it strikes content deal with OpenAI

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Financial Times 2 place · 05/16/2024 18:22 EDT

Agreement comes as competition for high-quality data to underpin AI models intensifies Read more ›

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Sony Music warns global tech and streamers over AI use of its artists

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Financial Times 1 place · 05/16/2024 11:00 EDT

Music group representing Adele and Beyoncé contacts more than 700 companies to prohibit use of content Read more ›

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There is a new twist in the TikTok tale

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Financial Times · 05/16/2024 10:54 EDT

A ‘people’s bid’ for the app raises profound questions about how we live online Read more ›

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EU launches probe into Meta over social media addiction in children

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Financial Times · 05/16/2024 07:10 EDT

Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users Read more ›

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Britain’s got AI talent but that’s not enough

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Financial Times · 05/16/2024 07:08 EDT

The ambitions may be homegrown yet the funds still come from abroad Read more ›

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Microsoft offers staff to relocate from China

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Financial Times · 05/16/2024 06:17 EDT

Offer comes as tensions rise between Washington and Beijing over sensitive technology Read more ›

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EU launches probe into Meta over social media addiction in children

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Financial Times 3 place · 05/16/2024 06:00 EDT

Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users Read more ›

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China revs up on auto chips and HBM shakes up memory

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Financial Times · 05/16/2024 03:30 EDT

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times Read more ›

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Data centres have turned Big Tech into big spenders

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Financial Times · 05/16/2024 00:00 EDT

Companies need AI services revenues, not cost savings, to fuel data centre boom Read more ›

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Microsoft’s emissions jump almost 30% as it races to meet AI demand

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Financial Times · 05/15/2024 17:47 EDT

Increase from 2020 to 2023 highlights challenges of meeting climate goals while investing in infrastructure Read more ›

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Google turns to AI to protect users from mobile phone thefts

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Financial Times · 05/15/2024 13:00 EDT

Feature that automatically locks screen when device is snatched comes amid reports of rise in the crime Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi’s IPO should prove a tasty mouthful for London

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Financial Times · 05/15/2024 10:14 EDT

The British maker of micro computers should command a healthy valuation multiple at listing Read more ›

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PolyAI secures near $500mn valuation in boost to UK’s AI ambitions

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Financial Times · 05/15/2024 10:05 EDT

London-based start-up behind artificial intelligence call centre assistants secures funding Read more ›

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OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever departs

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Financial Times · 05/15/2024 04:37 EDT

Exit comes 6 months after Sutskever and others moved to oust CEO Sam Altman Read more ›

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Uber’s food delivery buy should serve up more consolidation

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Financial Times · 05/15/2024 03:43 EDT

Deal with Delivery Hero gives investors in the sector something to chew over Read more ›

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