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Jensen Huang, AI visionary in a leather jacketUnknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world as head of chip giant Nvidia.... Read more
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Microsoft halts China-based tech support for Pentagon systemsMicrosoft said Friday it is making sure that personnel based in China are not providing technical support for US Defense Department systems, after investigative news site ProPublica revealed the practice earlier this week.... Read more
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US House passes landmark crypto measures in win for TrumpThe US House of Representatives on Thursday passed three landmark cryptocurrency bills, fulfilling the Trump administration's commitment to the once-controversial industry.... Read more
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Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription pricesNetflix reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45% year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business.... Read more
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OpenAI's advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversightOpenAI should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is "too consequential" to be governed by a corporation alone.... Read more
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Amazon's carbon emissions jump as AI push tests company's climate pledgeAmazon's greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6% last year, due mostly to pollution generated by the company's delivery fleet and increased data center construction.... Read more
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Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandalMeta chief Mark Zuckerberg and other company board members settled a shareholder lawsuit on Thursday concerning decisions made in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.... Read more
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Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workersA coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools for public defenders, parole officers, social workers and others who help Americans in precarious situations.... Read more
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AI could make these common jobs more productive without sacrificing qualityA study of Chile's workforce finds that AI could "accelerate" nearly half of the tasks performed by the country's 100 most common jobs.... Read more
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Generative AI models streamline fashion design with new text and image creationGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize fashion design. By recognizing patterns in data and generating new text and images, AI models powered by deep learning algorithms can help fashion designers develop new catalogs, expanding their creativity, with added efficiency, helping to bring products to the market faster.... Read more
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California tech hubs are set to dominate the AI economy, report suggestsDespite suggestions it has been losing its edge, California is way ahead of others when it comes to the hottest technology right now: artificial intelligence.... Read more
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SpaceX launches competitor Amazon's Project Kuiper satellitesJust because Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos aren't the best of friends, and Amazon's Project Kuiper will directly compete with SpaceX's Starlink satellites for broadband internet, doesn't mean everyone can't still get along.... Read more
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Taiwan's TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a forecast-beating 60% rise in net profit for the second quarter on sustained demand for artificial intelligence technology.... Read more
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California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar powerImagine that you own a small, 20-acre farm in California's Central Valley. You and your family have cultivated this land for decades, but drought, increasing costs and decreasing water availability are making each year more difficult.... Read more
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Huawei reclaims top spot in China's phone market: dataTech giant Huawei topped China's smartphone market for the first time in over four years, outflanking US tech giant Apple as well as local competitors including Xiaomi, according to the US-based International Data Corporation.... Read more