OpenAI will remain under the control of the group’s non-profit arm, US stocks have wiped out the steep losses that followed US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, and the Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates on Tuesday. Plus, Meta’s AI ambitions face a legal test in one of the first trials over copyright infringement.
Mentioned in this podcast:
OpenAI ditches plan to convert to for-profit business
Meta lawsuit poses first big test of AI copyright battle
Bank of England expected to cut rates as US trade war hits growth
US stocks wipe out steep losses that followed Trump’s ‘liberation day’
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