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  Elon Musk, a well-known entrepreneur and the founder of companies like Tesla and SpaceX, launched a new artificial intelligence company called xAI.  This company aims to create AI technology as an alternative to OpenAI, another AI company that Musk helped to start but later left due to disagreements about how the company should make money. Recently, there have been reports that xAI has secured $500 million from investors as part of a larger goal to raise $1 billion. According to these reports, the company is being discussed as having a potential value of $15 to $20 billion.  This large sum of money and high valuation indicate that investors believe xAI has a lot of potential in the AI industry. However, Musk has publicly denied these reports, calling them "fake news." He made this statement on X (the social media platform previously known as Twitter, which he also owns). Despite Musk’s denial, the fact that his company is being linked to such significant investment efforts

Vantage Discovery is a company that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to improve search features on online shopping websites (e-commerce). They created a tool that works with Salesforce’s Commerce Cloud, which helps online stores offer better and more personalized search results to customers. Instead of just relying on keywords, Vantage’s AI can understand complex searches like looking for a dress for a specific event or style. This AI tool also allows people to search for products based on pictures they upload, offering more tailored results. The startup was founded by former Pinterest employees, and they are using their experience to make search results more personalized and better suited to shoppers’ tastes. Cooklist, a grocery app, is already using Vantage’s tool to give better results, such as suggesting recipes based on ingredients users buy. Investors such as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have supported the company, raising over $16 million so