Robo-umps step up to the plate

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Microsoft’s new sales strategy: The company is now charging for its Copilot AI tools rather than offering them for free as part of an office software bundle.

OpenAI’s surprise purchase: The leading AI company has acquired online technology talk show TBPN, an unusual acquisition aimed at promoting its views about artificial intelligence. It also announced a series of executive shuffles with two key people stepping away to address health issues.

Big money in China: Shenzhen-based UBTech, one of the earliest humanoid robot developers, is hiring a chief AI scientist with an advertised salary of as much as $18 million.

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Meet the New AI Coworker Who Won’t Stop Snitching to Your Boss

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Sarvam AI, India’s homegrown artificial intelligence startup, is close to raising $300 million to $350 million as it seeks to build a domestic player that can compete with leaders from the US and China. The fundraising round is likely to value the Bangalore-based company at $1.5 billion.

Must Read

Major League Baseball’s robo-umpires, known as the Automated Ball-Strike System, has been a hit with fans thus far in the early season, Austin Carr writes in today’s Tech In Depth. And, in a surprise twist, the machines have shown just how good the human umpire are at their jobs, he writes.

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This Week in Soundbite

The podcast industry is changing as video becomes a priority and networks compete for deals with the biggest shows, Ashley Carman writes in this week’s Soundbite. She sits down with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, now a part of Fox, to discuss the industry’s trends and his company’s role in it.

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