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Meta Platforms on Wednesday launched an AI-powered business agent designed to handle day-to-day commercial operations on behalf of companies, marking the social media giant's most direct challenge yet to established enterprise AI players like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified on Monday in the ongoing legal battle over the control of OpenAI. Nadella is the third high-profile figure to take the stand in three weeks, following testimony from Elon Musk and OpenAI President Greg Brockman. The lawsuit, initiated by Musk, alleges that the creators of ChatGPT abandoned their original non-profit mission in favor of self-enrichment, a claim that OpenAI's leadership denies.

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NASA has officially declared its MAVEN spacecraft dead, ending a decade-long mission to study the atmosphere of Mars. The space agency confirmed the end of the mission on Wednesday following six months of radio silence. Launched in 2013, the orbiter went silent in early December after passing behind the red planet, with telemetry indicating that a rapid spin destabilized its orbit and completely drained its onboard batteries.

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SpaceX and Anthropic announced a partnership on Wednesday that provides the AI startup with access to the "Colossus 1" data center in Memphis, Tennessee. Under the agreement, Anthropic will utilize SpaceX’s massive computing infrastructure to increase capacity for its Claude Pro and Claude Max assistants. The deal is expected to result in higher usage limits for Anthropic’s current subscribers.

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The San Francisco-based fintech firm, which provides banking services to startups and early-stage businesses, has raised $200 million in a Series D funding round at a $5.2 billion valuation, CNBC has learned exclusively. That figure represents a 49% jump from its previous round just 14 months ago, a striking leap at a time when much of the fintech sector remains in a prolonged slump.

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The growing influence of artificial intelligence in digital media has introduced new risks, as demonstrated by the experience of Kathy Hilton, who recently revealed she was misled by an AI generated diet advertisement.

Appearing on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Hilton recounted how she followed a so called "Jell O diet" that she believed had been endorsed by prominent figures including Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama.

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Google is returning to the smart glasses market this autumn, more than a decade after the failure of Google Glass. The new wearable features a camera integrated into the frames and speakers in the arms, allowing users to interact directly with Google’s ChatGPT artificial intelligence. The device is designed to provide a hands-free interface for AI-driven tasks and environment-based interactions.

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The escalating legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is beginning to peel back the layers of tension that shaped OpenAI, with internal documents and testimony offering a rare look inside one of the world's most influential AI firms.

At the center of the dispute is Musk's claim that OpenAI abandoned its founding nonprofit mission in favor of profit and scale. The company, now backed by Microsoft, denies wrongdoing and argues that Musk was involved in early discussions around its structural shift.

Early courtroom disclosures point to friction dating back years. Private notes and messages suggest disagreements over leadership, control, and the company's long-term direction, with some insiders questioning Musk's influence even as OpenAI was still in its formative stages.