UK’s New AI Action Plan Aims to Position Country as a Global Powerhouse

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Recommendations in the 50-point plan include increasing public compute capacity twentyfold, creating a training data library, and building AI hubs in deindustrialised areas.

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OpenAI appoints BlackRock exec to its board

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

OpenAI has appointed an executive at investment firm BlackRock to its board of directors. Adebayo “Bayo” Ogunlesi, a senior managing director at BlackRock and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure investing platform, has joined OpenAI’s board, OpenAI announced on Tuesday. In a statement, OpenAI board chairman Bret Taylor said that Ogunlesi has “an exceptional […]
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Substack rolls out livestreaming for all publishers

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

After testing live video features in the fall, newsletter platform Substack announced on Tuesday that it is now making livestreaming available to all publishers. This new feature allows creators to engage with their viewers and collaborate with other publishers.  The introduction of livestreaming indicates that Substack is following in the footsteps of other platforms like […]
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Crypto ETFs have big innovation opportunity in 2025, but demand may be weak

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Crypto ETFs could be entering a year of innovation, but don’t expect demand to match the first year of bitcoin ETFs.

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Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos will attend Trump inauguration, NBC reports

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

They will be seated on the platform nearby cabinet officials and elected leaders.

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CBRE buys remainder of co-working company Industrious at an $800M valuation

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Real estate giant CBRE announced Tuesday that it is acquiring the rest of co-working startup Industrious, in which it already had a sizable investment, at a valuation of over $800 million. Founded in 2013, New York-based Industrious raised a total of $522 million in funding from investors including Riverwood Capital and Fifth Wall Ventures. Its last […]
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Biden administration opens up federal land to AI data centers

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

With less than a week left in office, President Joe Biden is not done leaving his mark on the AI industry. President Biden issued an executive order on Tuesday that will allow private sector AI companies to lease federal sites owned by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy in order to build AI […]
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OpenAI adds BlackRock exec Adebayo Ogunlesi to board of directors

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

As OpenAI pushes toward a for-profit structure, the company is adding Adebayo Ogunlesi, founding partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, to its board.

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Nearly Half of Businesses Weaken Sustainability Goals Due to Generative AI Demands, Capgemini Report Reveals

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Google has stated that its goal to reach net-zero emissions across all its operations and value chain by 2030 is now “extremely ambitious” thanks to its data centre usage.

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Meta to cut roughly 5% of its workforce based on performance

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Techme101

Meta is reducing its workforce by about 5% through performance-based terminations, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The company plans to hire new people to fill the roles, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an internal memo to staff. “I’ve decided to raise the bar on performance management and move out low-performers faster,” Zuckerberg said in the note. “We […]
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