General Motors Co is exploring uses for ChatGPT as part of its broader collaboration with Microsoft Corp, a company executive told Reuters. “ChatGPT is going to be in everything,” GM Vice President Scott Miller said in an interview last week. The chatbot could be used to access information on how to use vehicle features normally […]
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A would-be buyer for the UK arm of failed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) stepped forward on Sunday as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government was working to limit any fallout for companies from the bank’s demise. Bank of London said it had submitted a formal proposal to the UK arm of […]
Several Australian and New Zealand tech firms said on Monday they did not have material exposure to Silicon Valley Bank following the failure of the U.S. startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group last week. Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government was aware some Australian firms have been impacted but added the country’s “institutions are solid […]
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday sent shockwaves through the startup community, which has come to view the lender as a source of reliable capital and deposit partner, particularly for some of tech’s biggest moonshots. On Friday, tech CEOs scrambled to make payroll after SVB Financial Group was shuttered by California banking […]
The world’s largest battery maker CATL and its rivals in China were put on notice this week with a message from the top. When Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was “both pleased and concerned” about CATL’s electric vehicle (EV) battery dominance, industry executives and regulators heard a caution to be ready to throttle back […]
A cap on revenue and the lack of the kind of incentives offered to oil explorers are blocking the development of renewable energy in Britain, say industry officials who are pressing for changes ahead of this week’s budget. The British government has set targets for major increases in wind generation, for instance, as it seeks […]
A would-be buyer for the UK arm of failed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) stepped forward on Sunday as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government was working to limit any fallout for companies from the bank’s demise. Bank of London said it had submitted a formal proposal to the UK arm of […]
U.S. authorities were preparing “material action” on Sunday to shore up deposits in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and try to stem any broader financial fallout from the sudden collapse of the tech startup-focused lender, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Biden administration officials worked through the weekend to assess the impact of SVB Financial […]
Possible buyers of the UK arm of failed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank emerged on Sunday as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the British government was working to find a solution to limit the potential hit to companies resulting from the demise. SoftBank-owned lender OakNorth Bank is weighing a bid to buy Silicon Valley Bank […]
India’s state minister for technology said on Sunday he will meet start-ups this week to asses the impact on them of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, as concerns rise about the fallout for the Indian start-up sector. California banking regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bankon Friday after the a run on the lender, which had $209 […]