Elon Musk’s xAI Close to Raising $6 Billion

Elon Musk’s xAI Close to Raising  Billion

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI is reportedly close to raising $6 billion from investors. The funding round would value xAI at $18 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (April 26). Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital has committed to investing in the startup, according to the Financial Times (FT), which reported the same …

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AI-translation of Hitler’s speech goes viral on X, inspires antisemitism

AI-translation of Hitler’s speech goes viral on X, inspires antisemitism

A translation, made by artificial intelligence, of Adolf Hitler’s 1939 Reichstag speech has gained viral traction on X, with many X users responding positively to the genocidal German leader’s remarks. Hitler’s speech, given seven months before the outbreak of World War II, was dubbed with an English accent.  “In connection with the Jewish question, …

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X Close to Landing NY and CA Payment Licenses

X Close to Landing NY and CA Payment Licenses

Elon Musk says X could soon receive money transmitter licenses from New York and California. The license from California could come in the next month or so, while New York’s approval may be “a few months away,” said Musk, whose comments Wednesday (March 6) at the Morgan Stanley technology, media and telecom conference were reported by Reuters. …

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Taylor Swift’s deepfake saga was a warning bell to women – The Irish Times

Taylor Swift’s deepfake saga was a warning bell to women – The Irish Times

A visibly uncomfortable, slightly waxen-faced Mark Zuckerberg interrupted what had been, up to that moment, some fairly robotic testimony to a US Senate hearing to directly address families whose children have been harmed or died as a result of content on his platforms. “I’m sorry for everything you’ve all been through. It’s terrible. No one …

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Elon Musk’s X receives money transmitter license in Utah

Elon Musk’s X receives money transmitter license in Utah

X received its first state money-transmitter license in New Hampshire in June last year. (AP pic) SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday received a money-transmitter license from Utah, the 15th US state to grant approval as the company explores offering payment features. Utah granted the approval on …

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