Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made a grand entrance to court in San Francisco on June 28, 2023, where he and the CEO of Activision Blizzard are expected to provide testimony to convince a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block their $69 billion deal. Photograph by Shelby Knowles | …
In Taipei, Taiwan, at the showroom of Nvidia Corp.’s offices, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence supercomputing graphics processing unit (GPU) called HGX H100 is on display. This powerful GPU is crucial for developing AI software like ChatGPT. The future of exporting these AI chips to China may face new restrictions from the US, according to a …
In a recent interview, Nvidia’s president and CEO, Jensen Huang, discussed the increasing importance of the company’s powerful semiconductors in fueling artificial intelligence (AI). However, concerns have been raised about the potential risks associated with these advanced chips falling into the wrong hands. U.S. China hawks fear that this technology could be used to spread …
Carl Pei, co-founder of smartphone and hardware startup Nothing. Nothing Nothing, the hardware startup founded by Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, has secured $96 million in a new funding round to expand its operations in the U.S. market and launch its upcoming smartphone. In this investment round, led by European venture capital firm Highland Europe, …
China’s artificial intelligence stocks experienced a decline on Wednesday following the news report by the Wall Street Journal stating that the U.S. plans to impose restrictions on the export of AI chips to China. The Journal highlighted that prominent U.S. chip makers like Nvidia may be affected, and these restrictions could be implemented as early …
The Endurance electric pickup truck by Lordstown Motors Corp. was unveiled in Lordstown, Ohio on June 25, 2020. Image Source: Bloomberg Lordstown Motors, a struggling electric-truck manufacturer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company also announced its intention to sell itself amidst an ongoing dispute with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn over promised investments. …
LONDON — Google is engaged in productive early discussions with regulators in the European Union regarding the EU’s groundbreaking regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and the responsible development of AI technologies. Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, revealed in an exclusive interview with CNBC that the company is actively working on addressing the EU’s concerns …
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has experienced a massive surge following the viral success of the ChatGPT chatbot, which amazed both researchers and the general public with its ability to generate humanlike responses. According to Dan Ives from Wedbush Securities, this AI boom is not just hype, but rather the unfolding of the “fourth …
Google Maps’ Go tab. Todd Haselton | CNBC Google is streamlining operations at Waze, its mapping service, by merging it with its own map products. An email from Chris Phillips, the head of Google’s maps division called Geo, revealed that the company is integrating Waze’s ads into the Google ad system, resulting in layoffs. The …
A sign for Microsoft Corp. at the company’s office in the central business district of Lisbon, Portugal, on December 27, 2022. Zed Jameson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft’s subsidiary Nuance Communications, known for its expertise in speech recognition, announced on Tuesday that it is bringing its artificial intelligence-powered clinical notes application to Epic Systems. …