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OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI

OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI: OpenAI said OpenClaw will live on as an open source project. Read More

Fractal Analytics' muted IPO debut signals persistent AI fears in India: As India's first AI company to IPO, Fractal Analytics didn't have a stellar first day on the public markets, as enthusiasm for the technology collided with jittery investors in the wake of a sell-off in Indian software stocks. Read More

All the important news from the ongoing India AI Impact Summit: India is hosting a four-day AI Summit this week that will be attended by executives from major AI labs and Big Tech, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, and Cloudflare, as well as heads of state. Read More

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Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voice

Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voice: The longtime host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company’s NotebookLM tool is based on him. Read More

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