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OpenAI to raise $40B in Softbank-led funding at $300B valuation

OpenAI Global, LLC, a United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) research and development company, has announced a new funding of $40 billion led by Softbank at a post-money valuation of $300 billion.

Singapore’s Sea Ltd partners with OpenAI on new ways to shop

This collaboration will explore how AI agents like Operator can work with Shopee to make online shopping more intuitive, personalized, and responsive, Sea added.

Trump unveils $500B major AI infrastructure venture led by Softbank, Oracle & OpenAI

The initial equity funders in Stargate are SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX, who will work in close collaboration with technology partners Arm, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Oracle, and OpenAI, to advance cutting-edge AI capabilities, drive economic growth, and shape a future driven by innovation and opportunity.

OpenAI establishes presence in Singapore to support international expansion

American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI announced Wednesday that it has established a presence in Singapore and confirms plans to open an office later this year.

Grab, OpenAI team up to build and deploy advanced AI solutions

Grab, a leading superapp in Southeast Asia, and OpenAI, an American artificial intelligence research organization, have on Thursday announced they will collaborate to build and deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that enrich the Grab experience for users, partners, and employees.

OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster – report

The news report came after Open AI announced that it will bring back Altman and appoint new board members, after nearly all of its employees threatened to leave the AI startup over his surprise ouster earlier.

Sam Altman will return as OpenAI CEO after staff threatened to resign

Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was "not consistently candid in his communications with the board", hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI, the statement added.

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Data centers: Fueling the Generative AI economy

As the #GenerativeAI wave continues to surge, the demand for #datacenters grows alongside it. However, the industry must tackle the challenges posed by talent scarcity and continue to put #sustainability first.

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AI assistants can be students’ personal Socrates

AI assistants that can engage students in the Socratic Method could be especially helpful in Asian schools where students are most accustomed to the passive absorption of information – this could also get quiet students to be more confident in sharing their ideas.   

Microsoft-backed OpenAI announces ChatGPT successor GPT-4 that accepts image, text inputs

It is worth noting that GPT-4 can accept a prompt of text and images, which—parallel to the text-only setting—lets the user specify any vision or language task.