Oman Investment Authority takes a stake in Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI, without revealing the size of the investment.

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Elon Musk has declared that hashtags are obsolete on X, stating they are 'ugly' and unnecessary. This marks the end of the hashtag's golden age, as algorithms now handle discoverability and engagement.

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London-based startup TG0 has raised £4.5M in Series B funding to scale its global team and expand its AI-driven physical products to new markets.

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Databricks has raised $10 billion in a Series J funding round, valuing the company at $62 billion. The funds will be used to develop AI products, pursue acquisitions, and expand internationally.

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Alibaba's AI models, Qwen-VL and Qwen-VL-Chat, have outperformed US models from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, with strong benchmark results and an appealing licensing model.

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son agreed to double the company's planned $100 billion investment in the US to $200 billion after a conversation with President-elect Donald Trump.

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Industrial AI startup Haber secured $44 million in Series C funding to expand into North America. The funding will support the company's growth and its mission to provide AI-driven manufacturing solutions that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and reduce environmental impact.

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Scale AI, a San Francisco-based AI startup valued at $14 billion, is facing a lawsuit alleging wage theft and worker misclassification.

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Elon Musk's xAI makes its upgraded Grok-2 chatbot free for X platform users, offering improved speed, accuracy, and multilingual capabilities.

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Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher, died by suicide in San Francisco. Balaji, who worked on GPT-4, had recently accused OpenAI of copyright violations and harming the internet.

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