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Not the first time OpenAI declared ‘Code Red’, top executive reveals

The San Francisco-based startup’s leadership has made the same declaration previously, explicitly instructing employees to drop lower-priority tasks and concentrate on a single goal, said OpenAI Chief Research Officer Mark Chen.

The AI showdown: How the US and China stack up

China’s ascendance has set off alarm bells in Silicon Valley and Washington. The outcome of this contest may determine which country is the true technological superpower of the 21st century.

OpenAI to raise $40 billion in SoftBank-led funding round to boost AI efforts

SoftBank said in a statement that it has agreed to fund OpenAI with $10 billion in mid-April & an additional $30 billion in December.

Musk makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI, startup makes counter bid for Twitter

Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup at the heart of a boom in AI technology. The 2 are already in an ongoing lawsuit.

After initial cheer, India ‘jittery’ about US under Trump & ‘global charm offensive’ by OpenAI

Global media also highlighted a key issue in India's biggest cities—rain bringing urban life to a standstill—and Mumbai's ongoing efforts to end this 'annual destruction'.

Open AI launches ChatGPT Gov for US government agencies as Chinese ‘competitor’ jolts AI stocks

The launch came soon after DeepSeek's free AI assistant overtook ChatGPT in downloads from Apple's App store.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman will return to ChatGPT-maker’s board with three new directors

Porbe by law firm WilmerHale into events surrounding Altman’s Nov firing has concluded, and OpenAI has created new governance rules & strengthened its conflict of interest policy.

Amid news of joining Microsoft, Sam Altman confirms return to OpenAI as CEO

OpenAI has in principle agreed to partly reconstitute board of directors that dismissed Altman. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella had announced Monday that Altman would be joining Microsoft.

Ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear named OpenAI interim CEO, Sam Altman to join Microsoft

The appointments followed Altman's abrupt departure just days earlier as CEO of the ChatGPT maker and ended speculation that he could return.

Quite optimistic about prospects for global coordination on AI, says OpenAI CEO

Regulators are scrambling to adapt existing rules and create new ones to govern use of generative AI engendering excitement about its potential to reshape wide range of industries.

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India’s ‘mother of all deals’ with Europe comes with a troublesome cousin—Turkey

Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal with the EU suddenly looks more complicated.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.