Finance

Musk pitched naming OpenAI ‘Freemind’ in jab at Google, emails show

Newly-revealed courtroom exhibits in the blockbuster case between Elon Musk and Sam Altman show how OpenAI nearly ended up with a different name — one intended as a jab at an AI rival. Loading audio narration… Musk and Altman, along with others, founded OpenAI in December 2015 as a nonprofit…

GM to invest 0 million in gas cars as EV demand plummets

General Motors is making a fresh $340 million investment in its US plants. Loading audio narration… The latest investments will help ramp up production of gas-powered vehicle components amid a nationwide slowdown in demand for EVs. They’ll go toward two propulsion facilities — in Romulus, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio —…

Internal Microsoft CFO memo touts ‘increased pace’ and ‘tighter’ teams

After Microsoft reported quarterly results on Wednesday, CFO Amy Hood sent an internal memo to employees highlighting “increased pace” and “tighter, more accountable squads.” Loading audio narration… “Thank you for the way you showed up this quarter — with focused execution and increased pace as the opportunity ahead of us…