NVIDIA

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Downloaded a ‘Human Lifetime’ Amount of Video Daily to Train Chips

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To compile training data for AI chips, Nvidia was downloading 80 years’ worth of video daily off of YouTube, Netflix, and academic databases.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chipmakers Reaffirm Winner Status in the AI Economy

Investors are showing a lot of love to the computer chip supply chain. Nvidia, Samsung, and TSMC are all clawing back gains this week.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Advisor Upside

Goldman’s $1T AI Problem

For all the money flooding into AI, it could tackle more pressing issues than teaching robots to flip burgers.

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Patent Drop

Nvidia AI Watermarking Patent Could Help Separate Real from Fake

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The benefits of watermarking AI are clear: “It’s preventing fraud, preventing misinformation and disinformation.

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Regulation

AI Enters its Antitrust Era

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According to reports, the DOJ will take the lead on chipmaker Nvidia, while the FTC will run point on OpenAI.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Is On its Way to the Top of the Market-Cap Leaderboard — Then What?

Despite the stock’s recent run, the chipmaker’s revenue and profit growth make talk of a bubble sound premature.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Catch Your Breath

After a runup of nearly 8% in the past six weeks, the market and its Big Tech drivers appear to be taking a break.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Big Tech Takes Over

Nvidia is back to its winning ways, lifting tech stocks and pushing the broader S&P 500 index to another all-time high.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Hiring Freeze

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The job openings report for April fell to its lowest level in about three years, giving investors pause about the impact on profits.

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