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From accounting to design to market research and product development, a breathtaking range of skills is required for the management of a company. Large companies can hire experts for these tasks, but small businesses cannot always afford this luxury. This is where AI comes in. Today's models can already take over a number of basic administrative tasks, from the organization of notes and the summary of meetings to the accounting, objective and social media planning. Find out how small entrepreneurs can use AI. —Peter Hall

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I've searched the internet to find the funniest, most important, scariest and most fascinating stories about technology for you. 1 Anthropic we have OpenAI confidentially requesting an exchange

The stock exchange is scheduled to take place in the autumn of this year. (CNN)

+ The company did not announce its target assessment. [groans]

+ The stock exchange listing is expected shortly after the trillion dollar exchange SpaceX are carried out. (BBC)

+ To beat OpenAI in the IPO race could have great impact. (WSJ $)

2 The EU can exclude US cloud giants from critical contracts

Companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google could be excluded. (Reuters $)

+ The EU wants to reduce its dependence on US technology. (FT $)

+ Trump has accelerated this sovereignty advance. [Politico $]

3 Florida is the first state to sue OpenAI

The action aims at the alleged safety risks of ChatGPT off. (NPR)

+ According to Florida, OpenAI introduces the profit to security. (Reuters $)

+ Chatbots now begin to check the age of users. (MIT Technology Review)

4 hackers have stolen Instagram accounts by simply Metamorphology AI have asked for them

They were easily able to penetrate into a variety of celebrity profiles. (404 media)

+ The exploit shows the risk of shifting support to AI. (TechCrunch)

+ AI facilitates online crimes. (MIT Technology Review)

Five Chinese universities seeking military connections Nvidia- Chips

Two of them are on the black list of the US Department of Commerce. (Bloomberg $)

+ The Chinese military has been looking for restricted Nvidia chips for years. (NYT $)

+ US senators have closed a gap in the chip export rules. (Reuters $)

6 Blue Origin and NASA are not agreed on the next flight of a decisive rocket

+ Blue Origin says the rocket will fly again this year. (Engadget)+ But NASA is less optimistic. (CNBC)+ The failure of the rocket poses doubts about NASA's lunar plans. (BBC)

7 Moderna has received funding for the development of an Ebola-mRNA vaccine

The CEPI has promised over $60 million for these efforts. (Ars Technica)

+ To fight an outbreak. (MIT Technology Review)

8 China uses AI to predict future political differences

A company called Geedge Networks develops technology. (NYT $)

9 Geoengineering can thicken the Arctic ice, but the melt results are mixed

Experiments show that the technology had only limited effects. (New scientist $)

10 leading AI laboratories extend the research into the “consciousness” of machines

Meta, Anthropic and DeepMind increase their investment. (FT $)

+ A new tool could show how consciousness works. (MIT Technology Review)

Quote of the day

“Sam Altman and ChatGPT have preferred the AI competition to the safety of our children. They preferred the profit of public security and we will not tolerate this here in Florida.”

– Florida's General Attorney James Uthmeier explains reporters why his state sues OpenAI, reports the LA Times. Another

Why the science fiction dream of Kryonik has never died

Cryonics is known for his performance in science fiction films such as 2001: Odyssee in space. But his followers adhere to the dream that progress in medicine will allow a revival and additional years on earth. Around 500 people are preserved in liquid nitrogen around the world, another 4,000 are waiting lists. Although there is hardly any evidence that Kryonik can work, believers remain optimistic that future science could eventually revive them. –Laurie Clarke

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