By Anirban Sen (Reuters) -SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in ChatGPT owner OpenAI, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Japanese conglomerate continues to expand into the sector. SoftBank could invest $15 billion to $25 billion directly into Microsoft-backed OpenAI, some of which may be used to…
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – Blackstone said on Thursday its massive investments in data centers would not be undermined by the low-cost artificial intelligence models from China’s DeepSeek, as the need for physical infrastructure was still vital for AI. The alternative asset manager, which has $80 billion worth of leased data centers,…
(Reuters) – Microsoft has made Chinese startup DeepSeek’s R1 artificial intelligence model available on its Azure cloud computing platform and GitHub tool for developers, the U.S. company said on Wednesday. The AI model will be available in the model catalog on the platforms and will join more than 1,800 models that Microsoft is offering. DeepSeek…
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering tightening restrictions on artificial intelligence leader Nvidia’s sales of its H20 chips designed for the China market, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Conversations to restrict shipments of those chips to China are in very early stages, according to the report. H20 chips can be used to…
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Netflix is expanding its presence in the toy business, striking its first master licensing deal with the company behind the popular Squishmallows plush toys to develop a product line inspired by its hit science-fiction series “Stranger Things.” The streaming giant granted toymaker Jazwares the right to develop…
By Eduardo Baptista and Alessandro Diviggiano BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese bloggers, state media and local citizens have welcomed DeepSeek’s global success with pride and glee, with some saying the homegrown AI startup’s meteoric rise is a sign China is beating back Washington’s attempts to contain the country’s tech industry. DeepSeek last week launched a free…
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday moved to end the criminal case against two associates of President Donald Trump for allegedly helping to obstruct a probe into Trump’s mishandling of classified documents, a court filing showed. The pair, Trump’s personal valet Walt Nauta and property manager Carlos De Oliveira, did not object…
(Reuters) – Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo announced on Wednesday it plans to expand testing of its autonomous driving technology in over 10 new cities in 2025. After testing the Waymo Driver in multiple cities, the company says the technology is adapting successfully to new environments, leading to the expansion. In addition to ongoing trips to…
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – German federal judges indicated on Tuesday that they could back the country’s antitrust regulator in a legal battle with Apple, following over three hours of deliberations over whether the U.S. tech giant should be subject to additional controls. The German cartel office said in April 2023 it considered Apple a “company…
(Reuters) -Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday the U.S. FDA has approved its blockbuster drug Ozempic to lower the risk of progression of chronic kidney disease and the organ’s failure, and death due to heart problems in adults with type 2 diabetes. Ozempic belongs to a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists and has…
