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Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has announced the formation of Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a new company and research lab singularly focused on developing powerful AI systems safely.

In a major push for open-source AI, Meta has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its Llama 3 models directly into the Windows operating system, offering a powerful alternative to OpenAI’s models on millions of PCs.

OpenAI has announced it will postpone the launch of the highly anticipated advanced voice and video capabilities for its new GPT-4o model, prioritizing further safety testing and technical refinements before a public release.

AI robotics startup Figure has signed a landmark deal with BMW Manufacturing to deploy its general-purpose humanoid robots in a U.S. automotive factory, marking a significant step in automating physical labor.

AI search engine startup Perplexity has raised $250 million in a new funding round, tripling its valuation to $3 billion as it intensifies its competition with Google.

OpenAI has acquired Rockset, a real-time analytics database company, in a major move to enhance the infrastructure powering its enterprise AI applications and retrieval systems.

TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly designing its own advanced 3nm AI accelerator chip in a strategic move to secure its AI hardware supply chain and lessen its dependence on Nvidia, especially amid U.S. export restrictions.

Amazon has announced it will no longer charge sellers to use its suite of generative AI tools, a strategic move aimed at improving product listing quality and encouraging widespread adoption across its marketplace.

Oracle has announced landmark partnerships with Google Cloud and OpenAI, aiming to expand its cloud infrastructure offerings and meet the surging global demand for AI model training.