Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia 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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Patent Drop

Salesforce’s Model Tester Adds to Firm’s DIY AI Toolkit

Salesforce wants chatbots to expect the unexpected with the latest patent for it’s DIY AI toolkit.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Turns to an Old Strategy to Boost New AI Business

Meta debuted the latest version of Llama, its large-language model. Unlike rival ChatGPT, Llama is open source.

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Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

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Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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Patent Drop

Boeing Seeks Fault-Tracking Patent Amid Safety Backlash

Though AI has the potential to make troubleshooting issues a much more streamlined process, models still often face accuracy issues.

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Patent Drop

Google Patent Could Help Robots Have Better Memories

Google’s patent to give robots a long-term memory could signal the next frontier in AI-based robotics.

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Artificial Intelligence

Europe is Hot on AI Regulation, Less So on Startup Policy

The EU’s landmark AI Act is due to come into force next month, and founders and lawmakers are fretting over whether it’s fit for its purpose.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google AI-ngst: Apple Deal May Disintegrate Even Without Court Intervention

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The future of traditional search engines got a rude awakening last week as an Apple executive predicted their eventual demise.

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CIO Upside

DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise

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Small and energy-efficient models have garnered growing attention in recent months.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech Wants to Settle the ‘Fair Use’ AI Question Once and For All

Several years into the great AI revolution, it still remains an unsettled question whether firms are committing mass copyright infringement.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Are Betting Billions on AI Smartphones. But Consumers Aren’t Sold

Big Tech is hoping AI-powered smartphones will be the first of many great returns on its eye-popping AI investments.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Fights to Stay One Step Ahead of AI’s Many Evolutions

This year’s Nvidia GTC event comes after the bombshell DeepSeek moment, the acceleration of a global trade war, and a broader market rout.

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