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Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to take on OpenAI — VentureBeat

Confirming reports from April, the series B investment comes from the participation of multiple known venture capital firms and investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom Holding, writes Shubham Sharma. 

OpenAI introduces GPT-4o: A free multimodal AI model for real-time audio, vision, and text

OpenAI has announced the release of GPT-4o, a new flagship AI model that can process and generate a combination of text, audio, and images in real-time.

The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman – explained — The Guardian

When OpenAI launched, Sam Altman touted his close relationship with Tesla’s CEO. A decade later, they’re at each other’s throats, writes Nick Robins-Early. 

ChatGPT: Italy says OpenAI’s chatbot breaches data protection rules — BBC

ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, breaches rules on data protection, an Italian watchdog says, writes Imran Rahman-Jones.

Tech companies are slashing thousands of jobs as they pivot toward AI — CBS News

Technology companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, and some workers are already paying the price, writes Megan Cerullo. Here is the link: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tech-layoffs-artificial-intelligence-ai-chatgpt/