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OpenAI swore off open-source for years. Now it’s changing its tune. What gives?

The ChatGPT maker is trying to balance closed models and open-source efforts, with plans for its first open model since 2019, in a strategic pivot as rivals close in, and enterprise demand shifts.

Fortune

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: a spectacle of struggle and control

Editorial: The US president wields tariffs not as a policy tool but as an instrument of pressure, rewarding loyalty and punishing defiance – even among allies

The Guardian - UK

Google’s AI feature on hold in most EU member states due to ‘strict rules’

The company faces regulatory concerns which led to a delay in rolling out the AI tool across Europe.

Euronews

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Mark Zuckerberg asks for favor from Trump to help protect Meta as company embracing president’s demands

Meta is expecting the European Commission to slap it with fines and a potential cease-and-desist for violating it’s digital laws

The Independent UK

OpenAI raises $40bn in deal with SoftBank that values it at $300bn

Japanese investor to put $10bn at first into OpenAI and $30bn more by end of 2025 if certain conditions are met

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft's Windows 98 can run Meta's Llama AI model on just 128MB of RAM: "We could have been talking to our computers for 30 years now."

Andreessen Horowitz's co-founder recently revealed that a small Llama AI model successfully ran on Windows 98.

Windows Central

OpenAI valued at 300 billion dollars after record-breaking funding round

The investment makes the AI firm one of the best-funded private start-ups in the world.

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Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI. Australian authors have objected, but US courts may decide if this is ‘fair use’

Companies developing AI models, such as OpenAI and Meta, train their systems on enormous datasets. These consist of text from newspapers, books (often sourced from unauthorised repositories), academic publications and various internet sources. The material includes works that are copyrighted.

The Conversation

OpenAI Says It Raised $40 Bn At Valuation Of $300 Bn

OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion, the biggest capital-raising session ever for a startup.

International Business Times

EU Commission gathered €58m in fees for supervising digital platforms

Several online platforms have launched a legal proceeding against the fees imposed for being a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act.

Euronews

Advantage+ Shopping: Meta's Fast Growing $20 Billion AI-Ads Star

Meta's Advantage+ Shopping campaigns have been one key driver to Meta's growth in past years. What is this product, and how is Meta continuing to invest in it?

MarketBeat

Is Meta Stock Ready to Rebound? Analysts Predict 32% Upside

While Meta stock has pulled back, its underlying business remains solid, reflected through its solid ad revenue growth and increasing user engagement across its social media platforms.

Barchart

Meta profits as ads promote illegal Israeli settlements in West Bank

Companies are selling homes in illegal settlements and individuals are fundraising to buy weapons for Israeli soldiers.

Al Jazeera

Africa’s data workers are being exploited by foreign tech firms – 4 ways to protect them

Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities – including temporary contracts, low pay, arbitrary dismissal and worker surveillance – and alarming physical and psychological health risks. The consequences of their work can include exhaustion, burnout, mental health strain, chronic stress, vertigo and weakening of…

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Euronews

Irish privacy watchdog has ‘unresolved questions’ about Meta’s AI tool

The tech giant has introduced MetaAI across Europe, after it halted the launch in the bloc last year due to ‘regulatory uncertainty’.

The Guardian - UK

Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement

‘I am a crime writer, I understand theft,’ said Val McDermid – joining Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse in their appeal to Lisa Nandy to act on their behalf

Euronews

Ribera in Washington, Newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews' editor in chief for EU news Jeremy Fleming-Jones.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Dr Sophie Chandauka: Prince Harry Accused of Harassment and Bullying by Africa Charity Director

Dr Chandauka has publicly accused Prince Harry of using his influence to harass and bully her to oust her from her position as chairwoman.

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The Independent UK

British authors respond to ‘infuriating’ allegations Meta used books to train AI models

British authors have responded to "upsetting" allegations that tech giant Meta used their books and others to train its AI models.

Kiplinger

Rising AI Demand Stokes Undersea Investments

As demand soars for AI, there’s a need to transport huge amounts of data across oceans. Tech giants have big plans for new submarine cables, including the longest ever.

The Independent UK

As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

IN FOCUS: In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

Euronews

Will banning teens from social media or smartphones help curb misogyny? Experts disagree

The hit Netflix series Adolescence has fueled discussion about banning social media and smartphones for children. But experts warn a ban won’t work.

Digital Camera World

I feel deeply conflicted about smart camera glasses. I know the tech isn't going anywhere, but something needs to change

Smart camera glasses can be a force for good and evil. Here’s my solution to the latter: stop trying to hide them in plain sight!

MarketBeat

MarketBeat Week in Review – 03/24 - 03/28

Markets got a double dose of bad news about inflation and consumer confidence; next week, the Trump tariffs and Jobs report are likely to keep volatility high

Fortune

Publishers, journalists and film producers attack plan for enforcing Europe's new AI law

Draft guidance for AI companies won’t ensure that they comply with the AI Act or EU copyright law, say rights holders.

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