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Microsoft-backed OpenAI Starts Release of Powerful AI Known as GPT-4

The startup OpenAI on Tuesday said it is beginning to release a powerful artificial intelligence model known as GPT-4, setting the stage for human-like technology to proliferate and more competition between its backer Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc’s Google. OpenAI, which created the chatbot sensation ChatGPT, said in a blog post that its latest technology […]

New SVB CEO Urges Top Venture Capital Clients to Move Deposits Back

Silicon Valley Bank’s new Chief Executive Tim Mayopoulos on Tuesday urged the failed bank’s top venture capital clients to move their deposits to its newly created bridge entity, people who attended a virtual meeting with him said. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) appointed the former Fannie Mae CEO to head Silicon Valley Bridge Bank […]

Wall Street Ends Green as Inflation Cools, Bank Jitters Ebb

U.S. stocks bounced back on Tuesday as largely on-target inflation data and easing jitters over contagion in the banking sector cooled expectations regarding the size of the rate hike at the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next week. All three major U.S. stock indexes closed sharply higher, with the S&P 500 and the Dow gaining more […]

US SEC Says IT Services Firm DXC Made 'misleading' Non-GAAP Disclosures

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday that IT services firm DXC Technology had made misleading disclosures about its non-GAAP financial performance in multiple reporting periods from 2018 until early 2020. DXC said it had resolved the matter and cooperated with the SEC. “Without admitting or denying the findings in the order, DXC […]

Amazon Targets 2024 Launch of First Kuiper Internet Satellites

Amazon.com plans to launch its first internet satellites to space in the first half of 2024 and offer initial commercial tests shortly after, the company said Tuesday, as it prepares to vie with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others to provide broadband internet globally. Amazon’s satellite internet unit, Project Kuiper, will begin mass-producing the satellites later […]

Google Unveils 'magic wand' to Draft Documents as AI Race Tightens

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Tuesday unveiled a flurry of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for its email, collaboration and cloud software, taking aim at Microsoft Corp days before its rival is expected to make a similar announcement. In a replay of last month’s dueling chatbot launches by the tech giants, Alphabet touted a “magic wand” for […]

SVB Shockwaves Rattle Global Banks in Grip of Contagion Fears

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse pressured global bank stocks further on Tuesday as investors fretted over the financial health of some lenders, in spite of assurances from U.S. President Joe Biden and other policymakers. An indicator of credit risk in the euro zone banking system leapt to its highest since mid-July, as worries about contagion risks […]

Shares Fall as Market Stress Stokes Volatility

Global shares fell for a sixth day on Tuesday as a brewing U.S. banking crisis prompted investors to downgrade their expectations for interest rate hikes, even ahead of key inflation data later in the day. As recently as a week ago, investors were just recovering from a reality-check that prompted many to assume that rates […]

UK's National Cyber Security Centre Reviewing TikTok Risks, Minister Says

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is reviewing whether Chinese-owned video app TikTok should be banned from government phones, security minister Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday. TikTok has come under increasing focus over fears that user data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government, undermining Western security interests. The United States, Canada, Belgium […]