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OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of the Company

Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was β€œnot for sale.” Mr. Musk is separately raising money for his A.I. start-up, xAI.

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Bret Taylor, the chairman of the OpenAI board.

Apple and Google Restore TikTok to App Stores in the U.S.

The popular social media app was removed to comply with a new law that banned it in the United States. President Trump has paused enforcement of the ban.

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Before bringing TikTok back, Apple and Google wanted to be certain they would not be breaking a federal law.

Banks Sell $4.7 Billion of X’s Debt, in a Sign of Investor Demand

The social media company is attracting investor interest because of Elon Musk’s close ties to President Trump and a recent jump in revenue.

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Investors believe Elon Musk’s debt is more likely to be paid back now that he has a central role in the administration of President Trump, whom he joined in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry

The Finance Committee’s top Democrat sent a letter last month to Dan Morehead, the founder of Pantera Capital, about the investigation.

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Dan Morehead founded Pantera Capital in the early 2000s and turned it into one of the largest investment firms focused on cryptocurrency.

What’s Best, According to the Italian Mathematician Alessio Figalli

14 February 2025 at 04:00
Alessio Figalli studies optimal transport, a field of math that ranges from the movements of clouds to the workings of chatbots.

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Alessio Figalli, a mathematician at ETH Zurich and a current member at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., investigates β€œoptimal transport,” the study of starting points, end points and the paths between.

How Did DeepSeek Build Its A.I. With Less Money?

12 February 2025 at 04:02
The Chinese start-up used several technological tricks, including a method called β€œmixture of experts,” to significantly reduce the cost of building the technology.

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DeepSeek used several technological tricks to significantly reduce the cost of building its system.
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