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OpenAI ‘pleads’ for exclusive funding, raises $6.6 billion, leaving Elon Musk’s xAI and other AI firms to fend for themselves
OpenAI received $6.6 billion in investment recently and is now valued at $157 billion. Interestingly, OpenAI does not want it its investors to fund competition and has reportedly shared a list of companies to stay away from.
2024-10-03 13:49
Microsoft announces partnership with Rezolve AI, a leader in AI-powered retail solutions
Microsoft and Rezolve AI have partnered to bring AI-powered commerce and retail solutions to businesses worldwide. Read more...
2024-10-03 13:38
"We're working to prove that we cannot be broken." STALKER 2 devs tell their story of resilience creating the Xbox, PC sequel amid Russia's Ukraine invasion in new 'War Game' documentary film.
Ahead of STALKER 2's launch next month, a new 90-minute documentary has been released that chronicles GSC Game World's journey to develop the game amid Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.
2024-10-03 13:01
Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show
Microsoft's consistency when delivering for Japanese and other Asian gaming markets has been middling at best. However, the firm has maintained a presence at the big Tokyo Game Show for several years now. Is progress finally being made?
2024-10-03 12:36
"We had a great discussion with the Xbox team at Square Enix." Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show
Microsoft's consistency when delivering for Japanese and other Asian gaming markets has been middling at best. However, the firm has maintained a presence at the big Tokyo Game Show for several years now. Is progress finally being made?
2024-10-03 12:36
Outlast studio Red Barrels hit by cyber attack, over 1.8TB of data allegedly stolen
Red Barrels, the developer of the Outlast franchise, has revealed that it has been the target of a major ransomware attack. Hackers calling themselves Nitrogen have infiltrated the studio's systems. Read more...
2024-10-03 12:26
Oura Ring 4 launched with Smart Sensing and redesigned phone app
Oura Health has launched its new smart ring, Oura Ring 4. The wearable features updated sensor technology that has reduced the device's thickness and improved tracking accuracy. Read more...
2024-10-03 12:10
It's time for Insiders to update Windows 11 if they want to try the latest clock app and version of the Microsoft Store
Windows Insiders can now try an improved Microsoft Store and Clock app. Those in the Canary Channel also have a new Windows 11 build to install.
2024-10-03 12:03
NVIDIA just debuted its new open-source advanced AI model with state-of-the-art capabilities to take on OpenAI's 'magical' GPT-4o
NVIDIA recently unveiled powerful open-source multimodal large language models (LLMs) dubbed NVLM 1.0 with the flagship model, NVLM-D-72B featuring up to 72 billion parameters.
2024-10-03 08:33
OpenAI's "collapse" fears reportedly date back to Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever's abrupt departure — beyond recent bankruptcy reports with projections of $5 billion in losses within the next 12 months
The departure of OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever raised concern among top officials in the firm behind the curtains. They reportedly tried to get the Chief Scientist back on the team by extending him a new and possibly lucrative deal, but their e...
2024-10-03 08:30
OpenAI tells investors not to invest in competing AI startups
After raising $6.6 billion in the latest funding round, OpenAI has asked its investors not to invest in competing startups such as Ilya Sutskever's SSI, Elon Musk's xAI, and Anthropic. Read more...
2024-10-03 08:16
Apple pulls another faulty update after reports of bricked Apple Watch
Apple pulled the latest watchOS 11.1 beta after user reports of bricked and frozen Apple Watch models. Read more...
2024-10-03 07:52
Microsoft posts workaround for Windows 11 24H2 Defender bug when upgraded from Home to Pro
Microsoft has published a workaround for IT admins on a Defender onboarding issue related to Windows 11 24H2 Home to Pro migration. Read more...
2024-10-03 07:36
Amazon announces new Fire HD 8 tablets with improved camera, performance and more
Amazon has announced updated Fire HD 8 tablets with 50% more RAM, an upgraded camera, and longer battery life. Read more...
2024-10-03 05:30
Epic Games Store's free games program is coming to its mobile store soon
iOS and Android gamers will soon be able to start claiming games from the Epic Games Store on their devices as Epic begins expanding its reach. Read more...
2024-10-02 23:26
Palworld is coming to mobile devices and the PUBG developer is making it
In an unlikely announcement, Pocketpair and Krafton have revealed they are joining forces to bring Palworld to mobile devices. Read more...
2024-10-02 23:02
The Fallout TV series has crossed an incredible milestone
Amazon MGM Studios, Kilter Films, and Bethesda Game Studios' Fallout TV series has over 100 million viewers, and a second season is still on the way.
2024-10-02 22:10
Riot is moving Valorant to Unreal Engine 5 but there may not be a massive upgrade
Riot says its competitive shooter Valorant is now being moved to Unreal Engine 5 after squeezing "every ounce of everything" out of Unreal Engine 5. Read more...
2024-10-02 22:08
Microsoft confirms more of Edge is set to get "very fast" pretty soon
Microsoft has confirmed it is all set to make more of Edge "very fast" thanks to its in-house WebUI 2.0 framework. Read more...
2024-10-02 21:52
Assassin's Creed Shadows may be getting a co-op mode, letting Yasuke and Naoe fight together
Ubisoft is reportedly building a co-op mode for Assassin's Creed Shadows. The leak says that it will let players join together to play as the two protagonists in missions. Read more...
2024-10-02 21:36