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The ecommerce giant is investing millions in training an ambitious large language model (LLMs), hoping it could rival top models from OpenAI and Alphabet, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The model, codenamed Olympus, has 2 trillion parameters, the people said, making it one of the most significant models being trained. The team behind the secretive project is spearheaded by Rohit Prasad, a former head of Alexa who now reports to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. He has brought

More than 100 studies of X, formerly Twitter, have been canceled, suspended, or changed since the company’s restructuring curtails researchers’ access to its data. That’s a big jump from the handful affected since Musk took over in 2022. The action, which included requiring employees to sign a non-disclosure agreement before accessing data and limiting how that information could be used, has been stifling research on the platform, nearly a dozen interviews and a survey of planned projects show. Previously, many

Ant Group has received Chinese government approval to release products powered by its “Bailing” artificial intelligence (AI) large language model to the public. The model is anticipated to augment the company’s financial sector offerings and facilitate delivering more customized and efficient services to clients. However, deploying AI technology in the financial industry raises concerns about data privacy and security. Ensuring appropriate safeguards to protect customer data and to comply with relevant regulations is vital for companies like Ant Group. The

As the world grapples with a deluge of unsubstantiated rumors and falsehoods about a deadly Gaza-Israel conflict, Europe’s internal markets commissioner is pressing a Chinese company that owns one of the most popular video-sharing apps to do more to stem the flow. In a video call with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday, the 27-nation bloc Thierry Breton said the platform must “significantly increase its efforts to comply with European content moderation rules.” It was not the first time

Elon Musk has launched a chatbot known as Grok, which is expected to pose a significant challenge for ChatGPT. The new AI was built by xAI, a startup he unveiled in July with the mission of “understanding the true nature of the universe.” The company spent months recruiting researchers to work on artificial intelligence that could rival the generative model used in ChatGPT, which launched a tech-industry arms race after its debut nearly a year ago. Grok is the first

Sony announced a slimmer, lighter refresh of the PlayStation 5 last month, bringing several design changes that help the console shed its bulky signature. The PS5 Slim is now smaller and more compact, offering a sleeker look that’s closer to Microsoft’s Xbox One X. It also comes with redesigned side panels that allow you to add a detachable external Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive to the digital edition of the console at a later date, giving gamers some extra value

China’s commerce minister told Micron Technology Inc.’s president Beijing would welcome the U.S. semiconductor company deepening its footprint in the Chinese market. This is a further thaw in relations between the world’s top two economies. In a meeting on Nov. 1, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told Sanjay Mehrotra, President and CEO of Micron Technology, that China will optimize the environment for foreign investment and provide service guarantees for such enterprises. The statement came a day after China’s cyberspace regulator said

After launching Silicon Valley’s chatbot sensation ChatGPT, maker OpenAI is expected to announce product enhancements that will make its AI models cheaper, with more functionality. The company’s first-ever developer conference begins Monday, and CEO Sam Altman has teased attendees with the promise of “some great new stuff.” The updates are intended to address concerns that developers have had about the cost of using OpenAI’s generative AI technology, which is a form of AI that generates completely new content such as

The CEO of TikTok will meet top EU chiefs next week amid concerns the short video app is a hotbed of disinformation. The meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron will focus on how the Chinese-owned company moderates content and protects minors online, according to people familiar with the matter. The European Union is also investigating whether TikTok violates stringent privacy rules and sends users’ data to China. EU officials are asking the company to demonstrate it can comply with those

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will release its first AI model to a select group on Saturday, the billionaire and Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO said on Friday. This comes nearly a year after OpenAIs ChatGPT caught the imagination of businesses and users worldwide, spurring a surge in the adoption of generative AI technology. xAI is the latest venture from Musk, who has been critical of Big Tech’s AI efforts and censorship. He also vowed to launch a maximum truth-seeking AI