SoftBank Vision Fund co-CEO Misra to leave firm
SoftBank said the co-CEO of Vision Fund, Rajeev Misra, will soon step down from his leadership roles at the firm's flagship technology investment Rajeev Misra is to step down from his leadership roles at SoftBank's flagship technology investment vehicles.
The company said on Tuesday that Misra, who helped steer the $100 billion Vision Fund through both its explosive rise and subsequent challenges, will relinquish his positions as co-head of SoftBank Investment Advisers and SoftBank Global Advisers. Alex Clavel will assume sole leadership as chief executive of both units.
AI 'paradigm shift' in search
Part of Ecosia and Qwant's push to build a search engine from scratch will be to offer a "transparent and secure data pool" for new AI technologies, according to the companies.
Search providers may get "more restrictive" in future, given the shift toward generative AI, Ecosia's Kroll told CNBC.
"They know they're sitting on a very important resource for this paradigm shift," he said. "Yes, you need large language models to have good chatbots. But you also need access to a good index."
The rise of OpenAI's ChatGPT has put pressure on incumbent search giant Google, as people increasingly turn to the viral chatbot to search for information.
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but he was succeeding what could have made him decide this. Maybe he would want to start his own company soon having all that experience and achievements