Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6bn in bid to take on OpenAI

Elon Musk, Artificial intelligence (AI), OpenAI, Computing, Technology, Technology sector, US news, Business, World news Business | The Guardian ​Funding round values artificial intelligence startup at $18bn before investment, says multibillionaireElon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has closed a $6bn (£4.7bn) investment round that will make it among the best-funded challengers to OpenAI.The startup is only…

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What causes turbulence on flights and which routes around the world are most affected?

Airline industry, Australia news Business | The Guardian ​After the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to passengers above Turkey, we explain what’s behind the phenomenonGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Qatar Airways flight has encountered turbulence above Turkey, injuring 12 passengers and crew. The flight from Doha to…

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Belinda Bellville obituary

Designer whose dressmaking partnership with David Sassoon included Diana, Princess of Wales among its society clientele When Belinda Bellville opened her dressmaking atelier in 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, she intended that it should do red carpet business. Back then, such carpets were not display spaces for the entertainment industry, but traditional…

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