Culture
Co-Production Boost and Sturdy Funding System Fuel a Healthy Crop of Swiss Films at Visions du Réel
Those looking for homegrown talent and stories at the largest documentary film festival in Switzerland, Visions du Réel, will be spoiled…
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Business
An AI 'gold rush.' What to know about OpenAI's record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI…
Business
OpenAI finalizes a record $40-billion funding round
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, said it has finalized a funding round that will bring in $40 billion from…
Business
OpenAI to raise US$40 billion in SoftBank-led new funding
OPENAI said on Monday it would raise US$40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a US$300 billion valuation to advance…
Business
OpenAI finalises US$40 billion funding at US$300 billion value
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, said it has finalised a funding round that will bring in US$40 billion from…
Business
BBC Outlines Transformation Strategy Amid Budget Constraints: ‘We Face an Unprecedented Content Funding Challenge’
The BBC unveiled its annual plan for 2025/26 on Monday, mapping out an ambitious transformation agenda while acknowledging significant…
News
Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost
The government has agreed a new funding package with pharmacy negotiators in England, leading some pharmacies to call off protests that…
News
Katrina Armstrong: Columbia University's Interim President Resigns Amid Clashes With Trump Admin Over Federal Funding
Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, stepped down from her role on Friday night, following controversy over her…
Business
OpenAI nears record US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank
OpenAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group – with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
Business
SpangleAI Secures $6M Seed Funding to Improve AI-powered Shopping Journeys
SpangleAI has revealed $6 million in seed funding from Madrona Ventures and Streamlined Ventures “to launch an AI-powered commerce…
News
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order to Cut Funding for Diversity Programs, Citing Free Speech Violations
A federal judge has halted an executive order by former President Donald Trump that aimed to end government support for diversity, equity,…
Culture
Crumbling English museums get £270m funding from government
Museums, galleries and other cultural venues in England are to receive £270m funding to stay afloat and fix their crumbling buildings, the…
Culture
Iran’s Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Could Miss Ceremony as Government Pulls Campaign Funding: ‘We Are More Than Furious Towards Our Country’
Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, the creative duo behind the Oscar-nominated animated short “In the Shadow of the…
Celebrity
Europe’s Top TV Execs to Discuss AI, Funding and Audience Shifts at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues
Senior executives from France Télévisions, ITV, M6, Warner Bros. Discovery and ARTE are among the speakers at the 7th edition of the Lille…
Fashion
Naomi Campbell Can Appeal Charity Trustee Ban in Fashion For Relief Funding Scandal
Naomi Campbell is hoping to clear her name and work as a high-powered fundraiser once again after a U.K. tribunal gave her the green light…
Business
SoftBank in talks to lead OpenAI funding round at US$300 billion valuation, sources say
SOFTBANK is in talks to lead a funding round of up to US$40 billion in OpenAI at a post-money valuation of US$300 billion, sources told…
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White House orders freeze on 'financial assistance,' unleashing anger, confusion, lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration caused a rush of confusion and anger Tuesday among Democratic leaders, state officials and federal…
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Justice Dept. halts legal programs for detained immigrants, cuts off advocates' access to facilities
Lawyers providing detainees with basic legal information in federal immigration detention centers were shut out of facilities last week…
Fashion
Karen Bass: LA Mayor Drastically Cut Fire Department Funding and Handed Out Rich Contracts to City Workers Months before Catastrophic Wildfires
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding at a major scale for its fire department after Mayor Karen Bass approved a number of lucrative…
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Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy…
Fashion
Karen Bass: LA Mayor Cut Fire Department Funding by Nearly $18M and Diverted It to Homeless Spending Months Before Wildfires Wiped Out Cities
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came under intense criticism on Wednesday after it was revealed that she cut the city's Fire Department…
Culture
Hong Kong dollar strongest since 2021 on record funding costs
THE Hong Kong dollar climbed to its strongest level in three and a half years, thanks to a year-end surge in demand that pushed the…
News
Newsom's plan to support immigrants doesn't do enough to shield them from Trump deportations, advocates say
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation…
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Taiwan’s science ministry warns spending cuts could hit chips, AI funding
TAIWAN’S science ministry warned on Friday (Dec 27) that funding for areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and…