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• Elon Musk Aims for Orbital Data Centers After Record-Setting Merger

  03-02-2026 21:25 via eweek.com
  In what is officially the largest merger in history, SpaceX has acquired artificial intelligence startup xAI. The deal, confirmed Monday in a statement by SpaceX, creates a $1.25 trillion “innovation engine” that effectively fuses the world’s most successful rocket company with its fastest-burning AI lab.According to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg, the breakdown values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion. The transaction was structured as an a
  
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• 5 Best ChatGPT Resume Prompts in 2026 for Job Seekers

  03-02-2026 21:08 via eweek.com
  Job searching in 2026 can feel like its own full-time job. Between tailoring applications, getting past applicant tracking systems, and trying to sound confident, even experienced professionals struggle with resumes. Writing a strong resume isn’t just about listing job titles and responsibilities. Employers want clarity, measurable impact, and skills that match what they’re looking for. ChatGPT has become a valuable tool for job seekers, but the quality of results depends on you
  
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• 7 Best ChatGPT Writing Prompts in 2026: How to Get Better Outputs

  03-02-2026 20:15 via eweek.com
  In 2026, the gap between passable AI-written text and genuinely strong writing usually comes down to one thing: how the prompt is framed.ChatGPT is no longer the novelty it once was. Most people know how to ask it to “rewrite this” or “write a blog post about that.” What fewer people realize is that vague instructions can hold the model back. The strongest results come from prompts that read less like requests and more like professional briefs.Writers who get consistent v
  
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• xAI Launches Grok Imagine 1.0 Video Generator Amid Ongoing Safety Controversies

  03-02-2026 18:43 via eweek.com
  Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grok Imagine 1.0, a major upgrade to its AI video generator. It’s a leap in capability that arrives wrapped in a storm of controversy.The company announced the update on X, calling it its “biggest leap yet.” The technical specs are a clear shot at competitors like OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo.“Grok 1.0 unlocks 10-second videos, 720p resolution, and dramatically better audio,” xAI stated in its announcement post. The m
  
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• 6 Best Gemini Photo Editing Prompts in 2026: How to Get Better AI Images

  03-02-2026 18:21 via eweek.com
  Getting your photos to look exactly how you imagined doesn’t require expensive software anymore. It requires the right words. Google’s Gemini AI has become one of the most versatile photo editing tools available, capable of understanding complex creative instructions and delivering surprisingly polished results. The secret is knowing how to ask.Whether you’re fixing a casual selfie or prepping product shots for your online store, the quality of your edit comes down to how
  
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• Intel Teams Up With SoftBank Subsidiary on Next-Gen AI Memory

  03-02-2026 15:29 via eweek.com
  Hello Saimemory. It may be a name worth remembering.
  Saimemory, a subsidiary of multinational investment giant SoftBank, has signed a collaboration agreement with US chipmaker Intel Corp. to advance the commercialization of memory technology.
  The partnership, announced today (Feb. 3), underscores intensifying global efforts to address some of AI’s biggest bottlenecks: memory performance, power consumption, and supply constraints.
  As AI models grow larger and more complex, conventional memo
  
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• AI Startups Raise Billions for Blue-Collar Robot Brains

  03-02-2026 13:49 via eweek.com
  AI job anxiety has mostly lived in the office so far, with people worrying about what happens to analysts, support teams, and other technical roles. Now, automation may be moving into workplaces that rely on physical labor and unpredictable conditions. Startups are raising billions of dollars to build AI “brains” for robots that can operate in settings such as construction sites, warehouses, and energy facilities. If these systems work as intended, automation could expand into w
  
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• OpenAI Unleashes Codex macOS App for Multi-Agent Coding

  03-02-2026 12:37 via eweek.com
  An AI just wrote a complete user authentication system in under a minute—a task that typically consumes three hours of careful developer work.
  That’s not a futuristic demo. That’s what’s happening with OpenAI’s new Codex app for macOS.
  According to the announcement, OpenAI has built an agentic system that actually completes entire coding projects—no hand-holding required. While you’re in meetings or grabbing coffee, it analyzes problems, writes solutions
  
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• Building a Complete Tax Compliance Architecture for Global Scale

  03-02-2026 11:34 via eweek.com
  Global indirect tax compliance is increasingly defined by three requirements that run on different timelines but rely on the same transaction data: real-time CTC e-invoicing, periodic VAT reporting, and granular SAF-T audit files.As tax authorities digitize enforcement across the full transaction lifecycle, these obligations are no longer isolated checkpoints. They are interconnected controls, and inconsistencies between them now represent one of the biggest sources of compliance risk for multin
  
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• Firefox to Give Users Full Control Over AI Features

  03-02-2026 10:57 via eweek.com
  Set the controls for the heart of Firefox.
  Mozilla is preparing to give Firefox users more direct control over how AI appears in their browser, responding to growing divisions over AI’s role in everyday web use.
  Beginning later this month, Firefox will introduce a centralized set of AI controls that allow people to manage, limit, or fully block AI-powered features across the browser.
  The update reflects Mozilla’s broader positioning as a user-first alternative in a browser market inc
  
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• Snowflake and OpenAI Unveil $200M AI Partnership

  03-02-2026 08:59 via eweek.com
  Snowflake and OpenAI have revealed a $200 million partnership that brings AI capabilities directly into a data platform.
  By embedding OpenAI’s models inside Snowflake’s data infrastructure, organizations can now run AI on proprietary information without the traditional risks of exposure or compliance violations.
  Snowflake says the agreement also makes OpenAI models natively available to Snowflake’s 12,600 global customers within Snowflake Cortex AI across all three major clouds
  
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