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Company Accidentally Spends $500M on Claude AI in One Month

A tech company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude AI licenses in a single month, according to an AI consultant. The company gave employees unrestricted access to Anthropic's Claude platform, with no cap on how many licenses workers could...

Microsoft Cancels $1B Data Center Project Amid Trump’s Tariffs Rising Costs

Microsoft has canceled its $1 billion data centers project in Ohio, citing it as an investment strategy. Experts warn that President Trump's tariffs could be devastating for the American tech industry. The tech giant announced last year that it would...

End of an Era: Microsoft Pulls the Final Plug on Skype, a Pioneer of Connection

Microsoft will officially mark the end of Skype era on May 5, shutting down the once-dominant video and voice calling service after 21 years. The company is directing users to switch to its free Teams app, which has now...

Harvard Releases Free AI Dataset With One Million Public-Domain Books

Harvard University has taken a significant step in artificial intelligence research by sharing a free AI dataset containing nearly one million public-domain books. This initiative, led by the university’s Institutional Data Initiative (IDI), aims to give smaller AI developers...

Vatican and Microsoft Launch AI-Generated St Peter Basilica

The Vatican and Microsoft introduced a new AI-generated version of St. Peter’s Basilica, allowing people to explore this historic site in a unique way. This digital model uses smart technology to help visitors look around the basilica while assisting...

OpenAI’s Release of the Orion AI Model Amidst Corporate Restructuring

The leading AI company in the world, OpenAI, plans to launch its new AI model Orion by December 2024. Orion will be rolled out differently than the company's previous AI models, GPT-4o and o1, as it will not be...

Microsoft to Allow Clients to Build AI Agents

Microsoft will be allowing customers to create self-running AI agents starting next month. This move is part of the company's growing focus on AI technology, which has attracted loads of attention from investors. These AI programs, known as autonomous agents,...

Sebastian Bubeck, Microsoft’s Vice President of Generative AI Joins OpenAI

Microsoft's former Vice President of Generative AI research, Sebastian Bubeck, has jumped ship to ChatGPT creators OpenAI. "Sebastian has decided to leave Microsoft to further his work toward developing AGI," said a Microsoft spokesperson in response to Bubeck's departure. OpenAI...

The Return of Nuclear Energy Thanks to the AI Revolution

Nuclear energy is on the rise as tech giants like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are all vying for for power. The AI revolution has heavily impacted the tech industry. Industry leaders have been eager to create and enhance their variety of...

OpenAI Raises $6.6 Billion With Microsoft, Nvidia Funding

OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion in funding, which increases the company's value to $157 billion, making it among the most valuable private companies in the world. The funding was sponsored by Microsoft, Nvidia, Thrive Capital, Altimeter Capital, SoftBank, and Abu...