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OpenAI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion

Some of America’s most valuable companies are now leaning on OpenAI to fulfill major contracts, notes the FT.

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Coinbase boosts investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing exchange at $2.45B

Coinbase’s latest investment lifts CoinDCX’s valuation from $2.15 billion to $2.45 billion.

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT will soon allow ‘erotica’ for adults in major policy shift

Adult ChatGPT users can soon access a less censored version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, which will include erotic materials, says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump has the last word on U.S. stocks

At its lowest, the S&P 500 fell as much as 1.5%, but traded positive for most of the day. Then Trump said he was considering “retribution” against China.

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ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for verified adults, says OpenAI boss

CEO Sam Altman says upcoming versions of the popular chatbot would enable it to behave in a more human-like way – “but only if you want it”.

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EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B U.S. investment plan

Five new vehicles and a four-cylinder engine will be developed and produced through 2029 as part of investment into factories in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.

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A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved

A presentation that has been shared with the Trump administration references Tesla, Ikea, TSMC, and more in its plan to rebuild Gaza. Some of these companies say they had no idea they were mentioned.

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At Starbase, SpaceX is taking firefighting into its own hands

SpaceX’s company town has formed a volunteer fire department, extending control over both the emergency response and permitting process as the company looks to expand Starbase.

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Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users

OpenAI says it will soon roll back some of ChatGPT’s safeguards, and even allow the chatbot to engage in erotica for adult users.

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Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense

Sonic Fire Tech has developed a device that can extinguish flames using acoustic energy below the range of human hearing. The startup is building a demo capable of protecting a home.

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