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The AI genius behind ChatGPT turns down Meta’s offer, staying loyal to her vision at Thinking Machines Lab In Silicon Valley, turning down a $1 billion offer from Mark Zuckerberg sounds like fiction. But that’s exactly what happened when Mira Murati, former Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, said “no thanks” to Meta’s buyout proposal. Zuckerberg, hoping to supercharge Meta’s AI game, reportedly approached Murati’s new venture — Thinking Machines Lab — with a generous offer to acquire the company. When she refused, he allegedly tried hiring away key engineers from her 50-person team, including co-founder Andrew Tulloch. The bold raid

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From crop health scanners in Africa to robotic harvesters in Spain, AI is transforming agriculture and offering hope against global hunger and climate threats. Report by GlobalTimesAI.com | Published August 4, 2025 Climate change, soil degradation, and population growth are placing immense pressure on global food systems. The United Nations aims to eradicate hunger by 2030, but reaching that goal demands new solutions. Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is stepping into the field—not as a replacement for farmers, but as a technological ally enhancing productivity, sustainability, and food security. 1. Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Sub‑Saharan Africa In Cameroon, the startup AgrixTech,

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From powering search to writing code—AI’s dominance grows as GitHub Copilot leads a revolution in software development. In a world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, yet another milestone marks the growing power of AI—this time in the world of coding. GitHub, the leading global platform for developers, has revealed that its AI-powered assistant, Copilot, has surpassed 20 million users since its launch in 2021. The announcement was made by GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, who emphasized that AI tools like Copilot are becoming as essential to developers as cloud computing or version control systems like Git. “AI will be as fundamental

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With Google and ChatGPT delivering answers up front, news publishers face a devastating decline in traffic and revenue. Is this the beginning of the end for traditional media? In the battle between technology and journalism, it seems the scales have tipped—again. The rise of AI-generated search summaries, particularly from platforms like Google Search’s new AI Overviews and ChatGPT, is rapidly undercutting an already fragile media ecosystem. Where once a user searched a query and clicked through to multiple trusted sites for deeper understanding, AI now delivers condensed summaries instantly—often without citing the original sources or prompting any further action. The

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As tech giants make bold AI moves, Apple’s cautious strategy raises questions about its role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Report by GlobalTimesAI.com | Published August 3, 2025 Despite immense hype surrounding Artificial Intelligence, Apple has often appeared sidelined compared to Microsoft, Google, Meta, and China’s tech giants. But recent corporate moves and strategic announcements show that Apple’s quiet, ecosystem-first AI approach might be more calculated than cautious. Apple’s Current AI Landscape: Steady, Not Spectacular Apple Intelligence Takes Shape At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled new Apple Intelligence features spanning iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. The

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Between 2023 and 2025, Kia recalled more than 100,000 K5 cars due to rearwindow trims that could separate in mid-drive. Here’s how to determine whether yours is impacted. Report by GlobalTimesAI.com | August 3, 2025 Because of a safety issue with rear window trim pieces that could come loose or separate while driving, Kia has issued a significant recall of more than 100,000 cars. The problem might present a risk to other cars and pedestrians on the road, so the carmaker will act right away. What Vehicles Are Being Recalled? According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),

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With a billion-dollar talent hunt and 1.3 million GPUs in play, Zuckerberg unveils Meta’s plan to lead the AI race at the cost of jobs, energy, and global norms. By GlobalTimesAI.com The AI arms race is a huge challenge that Metahas has put forth. The social media and tech behemoth is indicating that it is not merely catching up to OpenAI, Google, and xAI, but rather intends to shape the future of superintelligence with its recently announced plans to introduce Prometheus, a 1-gigawatt (GW) AI supercomputer cluster, and its even larger follow-up Hyperion. The Billion-Dollar AI Poaching and Project “Prometheus”

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China is reshaping the global tech battlefield by challenging U.S. dominance with speed, scale, and strategy as the AI summit in Shanghai sets the stage. Report by GlobalTimesAI.com | Published August 2, 2025 Recent events at Shanghai’s World AI Conference indicate that China may be catching up to the United States more quickly than many had anticipated. China has worked hard over the past few years to close the AI gap. “Marathon at F1 Speed” China announced at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai that it aims to become the global center for AI innovation by 2030. According

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