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The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure.

The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will be used to evaluate whether to fund this kind of program on a more permanent basis. The funding will come through a pool of money called the



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OpenAI just closed a historic funding round, taking in a $6.6 billion investment at a $157 billion valuation, to continue pursuing its mission to build artificial-general intelligence according to a company blog post.

The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, which committed $1 billion, according to the Financial Times. It



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  • OpenAI announced it raised $6.6 billion in new funding at a $157 billion post-money valuation.
  • Tiger Global Management is part of this round, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
  • Tiger purchased $125 million worth of OpenAI shares at the end of 2021.

Tiger Global Management is doubling down on OpenAI, investing in the ChatGPT maker's massive new



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Another beloved Apple TV Plus show is getting a second season. The streamer announced today that the detective series Sugar, which stars Colin Farrell in the titular role, has been renewed for season 2. It’s not clear yet when the show will return.

Sugar debuted earlier this year. And while it started out as a clever story about a private investigator, a big



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  • OpenAI just closed a $6.6 billion funding round.
  • Cathie Wood's Ark Venture Fund invested at least $250 million in this new round.
  • OpenAI is now Ark Venture Fund's third-largest holding, accounting for about 5% of its total assets.

Cathie Wood's Ark Venture Fund has agreed to invest at least $250 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, three people familiar with



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Iran's strike on Israel on Tuesday was the largest ballistic missile strike in history.
  • Iran launched a massive ballistic missile strike on Israel yesterday.
  • War analysts suggest the attack was likely intended to overwhelm air defenses and damage specific military targets.
  • The US and Israel said the missiles were mostly intercepted and that the attack was



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Mira Murati last week announced her departure from OpenAI. The recent outflow of talent from the company could mean the brain drain is just getting underway.
  • Investors are flocking to OpenAI, but it's losing high-level executives at an alarming rate.
  • Suddenly, it's open season for OpenAI employees.
  • Rivals like Anthropic and Perplexity are signaling to workers that



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The latest version of Microsoft Windows 11, version 24H2, rolled out on Tuesday. The update brings a slew of new features to PCs including a number of AI-related additions to Windows, such as the controversial Recall feature.

However, the Windows update launch hasn't gone without a hitch – especially if you're a PC gamer.