New York State chosen as national center for chip manufacturing research
The Biden administration will locate a hub of a newly established national semiconductor technology center in New York State.
Meta's next Llama AI models train on a GPU cluster 'bigger than anything'
Managing such a massive array of chips to develop Llama 4 will likely pose unique technical challenges and require enormous amounts of energy. Meta executives… Read More »Meta's next Llama AI models train on a GPU cluster 'bigger than anything'
Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments
Microsoft reported quarterly results that impressed investors and showed how resilient the company is even as it spends heavily on AI. Some investors were concerned… Read More »Microsoft reports big profits amid massive AI investments
Starbucks' CEO steps in to address a long list of issues
Customers are turning away from the coffee giant and the new CEO, Brian Niccol, must figure out how to get them back.
Meta's profits increase by 35 percent even when a lot of money is spent
The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it has no plans to slow its investments anytime soon.
Elon Musk's criticism of 'Woke AI' suggests ChatGPT could be a target of the Trump administration
Mittelsteadt adds that Trump could punish companies in several ways. For example, he cites the way the Trump administration canceled a major federal contract with… Read More »Elon Musk's criticism of 'Woke AI' suggests ChatGPT could be a target of the Trump administration
Google's CEO says more than 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
On Tuesday, Google's CEO revealed that AI systems now generate more than a quarter of the new code for its products, with human programmers overseeing… Read More »Google's CEO says more than 25% of new Google code is generated by AI
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and the billions of ways to influence elections
The richest men in the world have their own missile fleet, their own media and their own plans to succeed with Donald J. Trump.
OpenAI's transcription tool is hallucinating. Hospitals use it anyway
Saturday one An Associated Press investigation has found that OpenAI's Whisper transcription tool is creating fabricated text in medical and business settings, despite warnings against… Read More »OpenAI's transcription tool is hallucinating. Hospitals use it anyway
How FTX's young executives shattered their parents
As their children face fraud charges, the parents of FTX's top leaders have described their disbelief at how the crypto exchange turned their lives upside… Read More »How FTX's young executives shattered their parents
Europe imposes higher tariffs on electric vehicles made in China
The tariffs, some as high as 45 percent, are aimed at protecting Europe's auto sector, but they could escalate a trade war with China.
GitHub Copilot goes beyond OpenAI models and supports Claude 3.5, Gemini
Large language model-based coding assistant GitHub Copilot will transition from using only OpenAI's GPT models to a multi-model approach in the coming weeks, GitHub CEO… Read More »GitHub Copilot goes beyond OpenAI models and supports Claude 3.5, Gemini
How TikTok partnered with Tokopedia to deliver packages in Indonesia
When TikTok needed an e-commerce partner in Indonesia, Tokopedia was an obvious candidate because of the vast network of warehouses, motorcycles and 'sprinters' it taps… Read More »How TikTok partnered with Tokopedia to deliver packages in Indonesia
Despite American controls, TSMC chips ended up in devices from China's Huawei
The US government has tried to stop Chinese companies from acquiring certain advanced technologies, but concerns are growing that some products may have been routed… Read More »Despite American controls, TSMC chips ended up in devices from China's Huawei
Spain opens its doors to China as a European trade war looms
Spain is making its way as a 'connector country' and attracting Chinese investments because the country refrained from taking a position on European tariffs for… Read More »Spain opens its doors to China as a European trade war looms
