AI
Analysis: AI summit a start but global agreement a distant hope
The British PM championed a series of landmark agreements after the first AI safety summit, but a global plan for overseeing the technology remains a long way off.
AI
Musk’s xAI set to launch first AI model to select group
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model to a select group on Saturday.
AI
Amazon rallies on cloud optimism as it chases Microsoft for AI business
Amazon.com rose 7% on Friday as it aims for a larger share of the booming artificial intelligence market in a race with Microsoft.
AI features
Microsoft extends cloud lead over Alphabet with focus on OpenAI, big clients
Microsoft is outstripping Alphabet in the race to make money from generative AI through early bets on OpenAI and focus on big clients.
AI
Stanford researchers issue AI transparency report, urge tech companies to reveal more
Stanford researchers issued a report measuring the transparency of artificial intelligence foundation models from companies like OpenAI and Google.
Amazon
Microsoft in talks to sign on Amazon as customer in $1 bln cloud tools deal – Insider
Microsoft is preparing to bring Amazon.com as a customer for its 365 cloud productivity tools in a deal worth over $1 billion.
JOBS
LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second cut this year
LinkedIn said on Monday it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year.
Activision
Microsoft closes $69 billion Activision deal after Britain’s nod
Xbox maker Microsoft closed its $69 billion deal for Activision Blizzard on Friday.
Adobe
Google to defend generative AI users from copyright claims
Google said on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems in its Google Cloud and Workspace platforms.
Alphabet
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft’s Bing, Apple’s iMessage, EU asks
EU antitrust regulators are asking Microsoft’s users and rivals whether Bing should comply with new tough tech rules.