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...Since then, Silver Lake has agreed deals to take private US software group Qualtrics, German technology pioneer Software AG and sports and talent agency Endeavor....
...The company also once hired Ian Goodfellow, another deep learning pioneer, but he returned to Google in 2022, protesting against Apple’s return to work policy....
...Goldman Sachs and Citadel Securities are among a group of 10 large trading groups backing bond pioneer Howard Lutnick’s renewed tilt on CME’s monopoly on the US Treasury futures market....
...There were grounds for further scrutiny of the £600mn takeover because of “the need for accurate presentation of news and free expression of newspapers”, Frazer said in a written statement to parliament....
...Australia has also been a pioneer in tech regulation, introducing legislation to crack down on multinational tax avoidance, online safety and measures to push large digital companies to pay media companies...
...For further reading: Are hedge fund pioneers facing the end of a golden era?...
...Meta and Google struck deals in 2021 to pay Australian media companies, including News Corp, newspaper publisher Nine Entertainment and a host of smaller websites, broadcasters and regional newspapers, an...
...Downing Street is facing increasing calls from Conservative MPs to intervene in the £600mn takeover of Telegraph Media Group by RedBird IMI, because of the close links between the newspaper and the Tories...
...Over the past few months ExxonMobil agreed to acquire shale group Pioneer Natural Resources for $60bn, Chevron reached a deal to buy Hess for $53bn and chip design toolmaker Synopsys announced the takeover...
...Bezos, who owns The Washington Post newspaper and runs the Bezos Earth Fund philanthropic group, has also recently drawn attention for reportedly relocating from Seattle to Miami, and for a luxurious lifestyle...
...The Barclay family has regained legal ownership of the Telegraph for the next few months, as the newspaper’s prospective Abu Dhabi-backed owner awaits the outcome of a UK government probe into its takeover...
...One of the highest profile suits was filed by the New York Times, in which the newspaper behemoth accused both OpenAI and Microsoft, which has a multi-billion dollar investment in it, of unlawfully using...
...One good read Negativity bias in newspapers has become much worse over the past 50 years....
...Veteran British media executive Sir Will Lewis has been named as the new publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, as the newspaper group owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos looks to revive its...
...With the three “flavours” of Gemini announced this week, Google is finally stamping its mark on a technology that its own researchers did much to pioneer, but which OpenAI’s ChatGPT carried into the mainstream...
...“[Scott] is one of the true pioneers of the crossover investing model [which mixes public and private stakes] and his passion, drive, and commitment have led to many highly profitable investments for the...
...At the same time, the industry is grappling with a decline in traditional advertising on TV or in newspapers in favour of the big tech platforms that are siphoning off parts of their business....
...About 2,250 people attended the Saturday evening party at a cruise terminal, said organiser Yuga Labs, one of the pioneers in this market....
...In it, everyone has a computer (a “logic”) connected to a global network that does everything from banking to newspapers and video calls....
...The sale of a newspaper with such importance for the Conservative party will also be closely watched in Whitehall....
...Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton has left Google after more than a decade at the US search giant, citing fears about the rapid development of generative AI....
...Basically, you feed it all of the text, say from the internet, books, blogs, newspapers and so on, and then you ask it questions and see what comes out....
...investors after Liontrust bid fails (FT) Serious Fraud Office drops ENRC case after 10-year investigation (FT) Engie strikes $1.6bn US battery deal with Apollo, EnCap (Bloomberg) Women’s multiclub football pioneer...
...Analysts predict that the back-to-back deals — ExxonMobil’s $60bn purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources and Chevron’s $53bn takeover of US oil and gas producer Hess — could be just the beginning....
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