A visionary $100 million matching grant from the Weill Family Foundation is bringing together two leading cancer centers to launch the Weill Cancer Hub West — an innovative collaboration among some of the nation’s most talented scientists that will transform cancer research and care in the next decade. The initiative will harness the expertise and resources of two world-class institutions — the …
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Columbia University has agreed to pay $200m (£147m) to the Trump administration over accusations that it had failed to protect its Jewish students. The settlement, which will be paid to the federal government over three years, was announced in a statement by the university on Wednesday. In exchange, the government has agreed to return some of the $400m in federal …
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James Gunn‘s Superman leapt past the $300 million mark at the worldwide box office on Thursday as it heads into its second weekend. That number includes an impressive domestic haul of $177.7 million after enjoying strong midweek business. The DC Studios and Warner Bros. superhero pic will have no trouble staying atop the chart in its sophomore outing and is …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Elon Musk’s xAI secures a $200 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, aligning with industry leaders like OpenAI and Google. 🔍 The inclusion in the GSA schedule allows federal agencies widespread access to xAI’s cutting-edge AI solutions, such as Grok 4. ⚠️ Concerns arise over bias and reliability in Grok’s output, highlighting the need …
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Grok checked Musk’s posts, called itself “MechaHitler” xAI has been checking Elon Musk’s posts before providing answers on some topics, such as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. xAI acknowledged this in an update today that addressed two problems with Grok. One problem “was that if you ask it ‘What do you think?’ the model reasons that as an AI it doesn’t have …
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Elon Musk’s xAI has signed an important new customer: the U.S. government. The two-year old AI company—most recently in the news when its chatbot praised Hitler—said in a blog post Monday that it has launched a new division, called “Grok with Government” and signed a contract worth up to $200 million with the Department of Defense. xAI also announced that …
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The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defence confirmed. Announced on Monday by Musk’s company xAI, the $200m (£149m) contract is part of its “Grok for Government” programme, and aligns with the Trump administration’s push …
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