OpenAI's $200M Defense Deal, Meta's $14B AI Bet, and the Cracks in Big Tech's AI Empire
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OpenAI wins $200 million U.S. defense contract (CNBC)
The cracks in the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship are reportedly widening (TechCrunch)
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally. (The New York Times)
Geoffrey Hinton: These Jobs Will Be Replaced Due to AI (Entrepreneur)
Meta Platforms (META) Bets $14.3 Billion on ‘Superintelligence’ to Secure AI Crown (TipRanks)
Nvidia's pitch for sovereign AI resonates with EU leaders (Reuters)
US export controls on AI chips are backfiring (Nikkei Asia)
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