This week was an eventful one in the tech world, with OpenAI's ChatGPT raising $300 million, Mark Zuckerberg's wealth surging to $87 billion, and other key developments. Elon Musk introduced a new policy and Microsoft announced the current version of Windows 10 will be its last. Apple has been in the news for its back-to-office policies, while OpenAI's chatbot was reactivated in Italy. OpenAI is an artificial intelligence lab focused on researching and creating AI programs that value safety and security.
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Square, recently started the Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund, aiming to protect software developers from legal action and ensure their right to design and share open-source software. With 11 of 16 Bitcoin Core developers supported, they are currently fighting to maintain the MIT License and ensure open-source developers can keep contributing to the greater good. With Dorsey's influence and the collective effort, they are aiming to fight any attempt to freeze software development.
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On April 21, 2021, Twitter removed the blue tick verification from more than four lakh accounts, including celebrities, politicians, and public figures. Following this, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai unleashed DeepMind, an AI system to develop safe and robust technologies, as the rivalry for artificial intelligence advances. On Twitter Blue, one has to pay Rs 900 monthly/ Rs 9,400 annually to get the blue tick verification. Don’t miss the list of names who lost their blue tick - Bill Gates, Hillary Clinton, Shah Rukh Khan, Virat Kohli, Elon Musk and more!
X.AI, founded by Elon Musk, is now joining the generative artificial intelligence (AI) race, challenging OpenAI. With Musk's team wooing investors and with Twitter-owner Jack Dorsey as a director, they are determined to create a platform focused on helping people achieve their goals faster and smarter with AI, machine learning, and natural language processing. Keep an eye on this Silicon Valley race as X.AI gives OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT a run for their money.
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