SpaceX Has $30 Billion Deal to Provide Google With A.I. Computing Power
Elon Musk’s rocket company said Google would pay it $920 million a month, as it prepared for its initial public offering.
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Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoft’s Board of Directors
The LinkedIn co-founder was a key bridge to Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, but he also came with some baggage.
Broadcom set to shed $300 billion in value as AI results fail to impress
A Broadcom logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration. PHOTO: REUTERS Broadcom shares slumped more than 14% on Thursday, dragging chip peers lower, after the company’s results fell short of lofty expectations around demand for its custom AI chips business. The losses, if sustained, will erase more than $315 billion from the company’s … Read more
Nvidia CEO says robotics is South Korea’s next big sector
Country is key Asian manufacturing powerhouse, home to major manufacturers of chips, electronics, cars, ships Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang greets fans during his visit to a PC cafe in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Friday said robotics will be South Korea’s next major sector, as he arrived for his second … Read more
US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases
Federal agency, Texas officials halt animal movement in 20-km area to stop parasite spread A herd of cattle graze a pasture, a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that New World screwworm was detected in a Texas calf, near Zavala County, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating … Read more
Hot I.P.O. Summer + What Is A.I. Doing to Math? + HatGPT
“We are on track to see what might be the three biggest I.P.O.s of all time.”
Wind from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole is finally discovered
Galaxies typically have supermassive black hole at core that pulls in gas and other material in surroundings An artist’s concept of a tidal disruption event that happens when a star passes fatally close to a supermassive black hole. PHOTO: REUTERS After five decades of trying, astronomers have finally discovered the wind emanating from the supermassive … Read more
From Cow-Milking Robots to Weed-Zapping Lasers, Farmers Are Embracing A.I.
We asked three farmers to tell us how new technology is revolutionizing the way they work.
What Are A.I. Agents Actually Doing?
A San Francisco start-up called Arena found that people are most likely to use A.I. agents on the job, particularly if they are in the tech industry.
Who’s Excited for SpaceX’s I.P.O.? Space Nerds.
Few are as delighted by the pending market debut as the vibrant community of space enthusiasts who want to push discovery of the final frontier.