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OpenAI is reportedly nearing a massive $40 billion funding round led by Japan’s SoftBank Group, according to Bloomberg. The investment could make SoftBank the largest backer of the ChatGPT creator after Microsoft. The round also includes participation from Magnetar Capital, Coatue Management, and Altimeter Capital. Bloomberg noted SoftBank may contribute up to $25 billion, reflecting CEO Masayoshi Son’s bold strategy to dominate the artificial intelligence landscape. This comes on the heels of a $500 billion joint initiative between SoftBank and OpenAI—dubbed Project Stargate—aimed at building expansive AI infrastructure in the U.S., including data centers to boost OpenAI’s computing capabilities. Increased…

LONDON – 1st JUNE: Bassist Geddy Lee, drummer Neil Peart and guitarist Alex Lifeson from Canadian … More Progressive rock group Rush posed in London during the Permanent Waves tour of England in June 1980. (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)Redferns To fans of progressive rock in the last five decades, the music of Rush has been the soundtrack of their lives. The songs by the Canadian rock trio of bassist/singer Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart — among them “2112,” “Closer to the Heart,” “The Spirit of Radio,” “Tom Sawyer” and “Subdivisions” — have remained staples of rock…

Amazon on Monday unveiled Nova Act, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and independently perform some simple actions. Alongside the new agentic AI model, Amazon is releasing the Nova Act SDK, a toolkit that allows developers to build agent prototypes with Nova Act. Nova Act, developed by Amazon’s recently opened San Francisco-based AGI lab, will also power key features of the company’s upcoming Alexa+ upgrade, a generative AI-enhanced version of Amazon’s popular voice assistant. The version of Nova Act available starting today is a little less polished, however. Amazon is calling it a research…

With the rise of AI-powered features, search engines are not just directing users to information but delivering answers directly.  This shift is redefining how people interact with the web, raising questions about the future of SEO, content discovery, and digital marketing.  Here’s what’s coming next. From ChatGPT to Grok 3: The breakneck pace of AI advancements The world has seen rapid and significant advances in AI technology and large language models (LLMs) within two years.  Looking back just three years ago, Google’s Gemini and Meta’s LLAMA did not exist, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT was later released in late November 2022.  Fast-forward…

The Headlines MOMA HAS A NEW DIRECTOR. The Museum of Modern Art in New York has a new director Christophe Cherix, ARTnews  reported on Friday. Cherix will succeed Glenn Lowry, the director of MoMA since 1995, and he will start his new job this September. He has served as chief curator of MoMA’s prints and drawing department since 2013. “As the Museum approaches its centennial, my highest priority is to support its exceptional staff and ensure that their unique ability to navigate the ever-evolving present continues to thrive,” Cherix said in a statement. He has received widespread praise for exhibitions, including retrospectives for Adrian Piper and Ed Ruscha. At…

For over a decade, E-A-T (expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness) has played a role in search rankings, first introduced in Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines in 2014. But with the rise of AI-generated content and AI-synthesized answers, E-E-A-T (now including experience) is no longer just a good idea. It has become the defining factor in determining which sources AI-driven search results consider authoritative enough to cite and include in their synthesized narratives and responses. AI Overviews and other AI-generated search features don’t just favor sites that “align with E-E-A-T principles” – they favor recognized experts. To be cited in AI-driven answers,…

Chatbots’ record quarter, artificial emotional intelligence, and more from the CB Insights newsletter. This research comes from the March 4 edition of the CB Insights newsletter. You can see past newsletters and sign up for future ones here.  AI chatbots saw a record 427M app downloads last quarter — up 42% vs. Q3. Now Meta wants in on the action.  The tech giant reportedly plans to spin Meta AI into a standalone app to compete with ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other chatbot apps. ChatGPT is still king with nearly a quarter of AI chatbot app downloads in 2024 and 400M…

IBM is planning to lay off thousands of employees across its Cloud Classic segment in the United States, according to a recent report by The Register. The employees were reportedly asked to train Indian employees on their job roles as they would have to exit the company soon. Teams that are at risk of layoffs are believed to consist of those responsible for consulting, corporate social responsibility initiatives, sales, cloud infrastructure offerings, and people who report to IBM’s Chief Information Officer and work on internal systems. It is also being claimed that 10% of the Cloud group (which is not…

Real estate is often the largest asset people own. But when it comes to venture investment, giant bets in the space often don’t work out. The list of failures and underperformers from the frothy investment period a few years ago includes many exceptionally well-funded real estate plays. Examples include WeWork, ibuyers such as Opendoor and Offerpad, and construction industry disruptors like Veev and Katerra. More recently, as investors put dry powder to work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and real estate, we’re seeing a less capital-intensive dynamic play out. Deals are getting done, but rarely at unicorn valuations. So…

After years of repairing tile blowouts and installing new lines of perforated corrugated tile in all kinds of conditions, Tom Linerode, of Alliance, Ohio, knew there had to be a better way. The job took two men and a shovel while they tried to manhandle rolls of tile. According to the eastern Ohio farmer, “I decided we needed to work smarter, not harder, so I came up with this idea of building a tile spinner that could mount on my ATV.” The materials used for the project are: • Two 1-inch bearings  with holders • One 1-inch shaft  42 inches long  • Four…