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Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Monday, April 7th. I'm Victoria Craig for The Wall Street Journal.

Tara fears that have ripped through global markets are punishing one of the world's biggest

investors in artificial intelligence. We'll examine the implications that could have for the future of AI funding.

Then the inside scoop behind OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman's tumultuous relationship with the company's

board that led to his very brief ouster.

First, investors aren't so sure about SoftB banks' all-in approach to artificial intelligence.

Shares of the Tokyo-based tech conglomerate have shed about 20% of their value in the last

roughly two weeks.

First, there were doubts over a $30 billion commitment to Open AI.

Then the Trump administration announced a sweeping

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