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Billionaire Ray Dalio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October.
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A protester from the QuitGPT.org collective holds a sign against Open AI outside of their headquarters in San Francisco.
Demonstrators gather in front of OpenAI's SF office to protest the company's deal with the Pentagon.
Engadget : Business, Technology

Meta has signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp that will allow the Meta AI maker to use content from The Wall Street Journal and other brands in its chatbot responses and for training of its AI models. News Corp confirmed to Engadget that it had struck a deal with Meta, but didn't provide specifics on the terms of the arrangement.

Engadget : Business, Technology

The next time you check your internet speed or whether your favorite site is down, another company may be profiting. On Tuesday, Ziff Davis announced that it sold its Connectivity division, which includes Ookla's Speedtest and Downdetector, to Accenture. The deal is worth $1.2 billion in cash.

Engadget : Technology

Apparently, AI data centers are capable of sucking less (power, that is). A recent UK trial demonstrated that they can adjust their energy demands dynamically without disrupting critical workloads. This contrasts with data centers' current approach of always-on power draw, which can strain grids and drive up prices for everyone.