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  US chipmaker Broadcom has cleared worldwide regulatory investigations into the merger with virtualization software maker VMware. The final holdout was Chinese regulators who approved the merger with a list of caveats including ensuring that VMware would continue to run on servers not powered exclusively by Broadcom chips. The deal was first announced in 2022 and … [Read more...] about Broadcom Finalizes $69 Billion Acquisition Of VMware

  Kyle Vogt, the CEO of GM's autonomous car company Cruise, has stepped down after a series of accidents has put the company's future in question. Vogt is one of the best-known faces in the autonomous car tech sector and an outspoken advocate for self-driving cars. He helped to found Cruise in 2013 and oversaw the company's rapid rise and ultimate sale to General … [Read more...] about Autonomous Cars Hit The Brakes As Cruise CEO Steps Down

  It seems OpenAI doesn't have the monopoly on corporate meltdowns as the team from X is having a pretty bad few weeks themselves. It began with an article by media watchdog group Media Matters which showed screenshots of X accounts with pro-Nazi leanings being paired with ads for Apple, Oracle, IBM, and Xfinity. The article came a day after Elon Musk replied to a … [Read more...] about Elon Musk Files Lawsuit For Defamation Against Media Matters

  Meta has re-shuffled its generative AI teams and disbanded a standalone group that was focused on responsible AI policies, shifting those team members to delivery teams responsible for AI. The company still maintains that it will keep the concept of ethics at the core of its use of AI, but there will be no single team focused on leading the company's governance … [Read more...] about Meta Dissolves Responsible AI Division

  In a story with more dramatic turns than a soap opera, recently ousted OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman will be joining Microsoft in a deal that could spell trouble for his old company. OpenAI's board voted to remove Altman from leadership citing their lack of confidence due to his not keeping them in the loop on several strategic decisions. This led to an … [Read more...] about Ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman To Join Microsoft