Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Can $2 Billion Startup Generalist AI Solve the Robot Training Conundrum?

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Training the AI robots that can interact in the physical world requires a gargantuan set of relevant training data that doesn’t yet exist.

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Markets

Wall Street HALO Beckons Investors Trying to Ward Off AI-Driven Losses

As the AI bull run threatens formerly high-growth sectors like software, investors seek safety in HALO companies out of the tech’s reach.

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Energy

Regulator Helps Constellation Energy Fast-Track Three Mile Island Revival

The plan is to bring the infamous power plant back online sometime next year to service a nearby glut of power-hungry Microsoft data centers.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Sinks to Four-Month Lows as Investors Eye Sparkly IPOs

Wolfe Research wrote in a note that bitcoin’s four-year cycle could see the token dip below $40,000 this fall before picking back up.

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Semiconductors

Broadcom Selloff Shows Breaking Records Doesn’t Satisfy ‘Perfection’-Seeking AI Investors

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Broadcom expects AI-related chip revenue to climb 200% to $16 billion in the current quarter, short of Wall Street’s most bullish forecasts.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Introduces PCs Made for Agentic AI Power-Users

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Running AI agents around the clock can consume hundreds of millions, or even billions, of tokens (units of data) a week.

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Technology

Salesforce Delivers a SaaSpocalypse Reality Check

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Salesforce points to record revenue of $11.1 billion and its own embrace of artificial intelligence to dispel SaaSpocalypse worries.

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