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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
Friday 11 April 2025 2:49 pm Could Trump’s tariff war turn crypto into a safe-haven asset?
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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
OpenAI has slashed the time it will spend testing its most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models, raising concern that the $300bn company is prioritising speed over safety in the global AI arms race. Once known for its rigorous approach to AI risk, OpenAI is now giving safety evaluators just days – sometimes even less than a week – to test new large language models (LLMs), according to a report in the Financial Times. That’s a stark contrast to the six months afforded for GPT4 in 2023.
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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
Google has laid off several employees across its platforms and devices division – which oversees Android, Pixel hardware, and the Chrome browser – as part of a continued effort to streamline operations and reduce costs. The layoffs, first reported on Friday by The Information, follows a wave of voluntary exits offered to employees in January.
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flipboard.com | Saskia Koopman
1 day agoApple today updated its support document for Apple Maps on the web to add a mention that the feature now works on the iPhone, which appears to be relatively new. A prior version of the support document listed only Macs, iPads, and PCs as being compatible with Apple Maps on the web, but now there …
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2 weeks ago | 
cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
TikTok, the beloved video platform that has had Washington in a twist, is back in limbo. What was once just a viral dance platform has now become emblematic – a rope in a high stakes geopolitical tug-of-war. An initial ban over national security concern was introduced, then reversed, and ultimately the app has been treading uncharted waters after a number of delays. But, just last week, it looked like the stalemate was finally ending – with a deal finally being struck at the White House.
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2 weeks ago | 
cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
Donald Trump is urging American firms to ramp up their technology spending, particularly on AI, despite his latest wave of tariffs injecting new uncertainty into global supply chains. Google owner Alphabet is answering that call, reaffirming plans to spend $75bn this year on AI, brushing aside investor concerns and trade headwinds.
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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
Thursday 10 April 2025 11:11 am | Updated: Thursday 10 April 2025 11:12 am OpenAI countersues Musk as Altman feud escalates Tech Reporter Photographer: Justin Merriman/Bloomberg via Getty Images OpenAI has filed a counter-lawsuit against Elon Musk accusing the Tesla and X chief of attempting a hostile takeover. The claim, under “further unlawful and unfair action”, also cited orchestrating a campaign of harassment, designed to derail the AI company’s transition to a for-profit model. The...
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Saskia Koopman
NowThe 2025 edition of the AI 50 list shows how companies are using agents and reasoning models to start replacing work previously done by people at scale. Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in 2025. After years of AI tools mostly answering questions or generating content on command, this …
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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
Thursday 10 April 2025 10:34 am Nvidia shares skyrocket but tariffs still threaten AI boom Tech Reporter Trump’s steep tariffs slam Nvidia stocks Shares in AI giant Nvidia have skyrocketed by almost a fifth after President Donald Trump paused his sweeping new tariffs for 90 days. The move brought a brief, albeit potent, reprieve for Wall Street, triggering the Nasdaq’s largest single day gain in nearly a quarter of a century and reigniting investor appetite for the battered co-called...
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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman
Thursday 10 April 2025 8:52 am | Updated: Thursday 10 April 2025 8:53 am UK tech start-up vows to ‘do to Sage what Netflix did to Blockbuster’ Tech Reporter Lyndon Stickley, chief executive of iplicit When Netflix began quietly mailing DVDs to American homes in 1998, Blockbuster barely flinched. By the time it did, the game had changed. And, with its business model firmly based on late fees and physical stores, it was too late. Fast forward a quarter of a century, and UK tech company iplicit...
