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OpenAI Paid Hundreds of Millions for a Talk Show
OpenAI acquired TBPN, Technology Business Programming Network, on April 2 for a price the Wall Street Journal reported as 'low hundreds of millions.' Hosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays built a daily streaming show that became required viewing for Silicon Valley executives. OpenAI's stated rationale is
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Microsoft Launches Three In-House AI Models in Challenge to OpenAI
Microsoft launched three in-house AI models on April 2, MAI-Transcribe-1 for speech-to-text, MAI-Voice-1 for expressive voice synthesis, and MAI-Image-2 for image generation, available through Microsoft Foundry. The release is less about the models themselves and more about what they mean for the co
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Artemis II Crew Breaks Apollo 13's 56-Year Deep Space Record
NASA's Artemis II mission broke Apollo 13's 56-year record for the farthest distance humans have travelled from Earth, reaching 252,756 miles during a lunar flyby on April 6. The four-person crew includes the first woman, first person of colour, and first non-American to fly around the Moon. They co