OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk

OpenAI has formally filed a countersuit in U.S. District Court for Northern California, accusing co-founder Elon Musk of orchestrating a “campaign of harassment” aimed at disrupting the company and seizing control of its technology. The filing, lodged on April 9, includes explosive allegations: Musk launched press attacks on OpenAI, exerted legal pressure, and launched aContinue reading “OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk”

Hiroki Totoki takes over as Sony Group CEO effective April 1, reinforcing its entertainment and gaming strategy

Hiroki Totoki, previously president and finance chief of Sony Group, officially assumed the role of CEO today, reinforcing the company’s strategic pivot toward entertainment and gaming. The transition, announced last January, is part of a broader leadership overhaul designed to sharpen Sony’s focus on growth in its most profitable sectors—content IP, gaming, music, and film—whileContinue reading “Hiroki Totoki takes over as Sony Group CEO effective April 1, reinforcing its entertainment and gaming strategy”

NYC Startup Ecosystem Thriving

New York City’s startup ecosystem continues to thrive as the city saw a surge in venture capital (VC) funding in April, with a total of $1.4 billion raised across 62 deals. This marks a 41% increase from the previous month, underscoring the city’s growing prominence as a tech hub. In fact, New York accounted forContinue reading “NYC Startup Ecosystem Thriving”

Google, Nvidia Back AI Startup That Helps Combat Chip Shortage

(Bloomberg) — Nvidia Corp. and a Google venture fund have joined a seed round of funding for a startup that helps developers squeeze more computing power out of specialized processors used to train AI, potentially alleviating a major logjam for the burgeoning field. CentML, which builds software to help machine learning systems work more efficiently, raised $27 million fromContinue reading “Google, Nvidia Back AI Startup That Helps Combat Chip Shortage”