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British AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman joins Microsoft — BBC

Microsoft has announced British Artificial Intelligence pioneer Mustafa Suleyman will lead its newly-formed division, Microsoft AI, according to the BBC report. 

Nvidia launches Blackwell Platform for generative AI

Nvidia has launched the Blackwell platform, a new computing architecture designed to support the development and execution of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on large language models.

LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform — TC

TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that LinkedIn is working on a new games experience. It will be doing so by tapping into the same wave of puzzle-mania that helped simple games like Wordle find viral success and millions of players, writes Ingrid Lunden. 

The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman – explained — The Guardian

When OpenAI launched, Sam Altman touted his close relationship with Tesla’s CEO. A decade later, they’re at each other’s throats, writes Nick Robins-Early. 

Figure raises $675M

Sunnyvale, CA-based Figure, an AI robotics company developing general purpose humanoid robots, has raised $675 million in a Series B funding round.