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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Makes Surprise Visit To China
After Nvidia admits it will take $5.5 billion charge as Trump export limits of slower AI chip, Jensen Huang makes surprise visit to Beijing
Nvidia And Partners To Build $500 Billion Of AI Infrastructure In US
Nvidia to partner with TSMC, Foxconn, Wistron, Amkor and SPIL to build $500 billion (£377 billion) worth of AI infrastructure in US
Nvidia Expects $5.5 Billion Hit As US Tightens Export Controls
H20 chip designed for Chinese market now requires special export licence, as Trump Administration tightens AI chip exports
OpenAI Releases GPT-4.1 With Improved Coding
OpenAI says GPT-4.1 model family can understand prompts with up to 1 million tokens, features improved coding over GPT-4o
Meta Begins Using EU Users’ Data To Train AI
Meta to use public posts from EU users on Facebook, Instagram to train AI models after delayed rollout in bloc last month
Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending
Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy defends billions in spending on AI infrastructure, saying 'aggressive' expenditure needed
US Regulator Rejects Appeal Over Amazon Nuclear Deal
US energy regulator rejects request for rehearing after it rejected plan for Amazon to buy power directly from nuclear reactor
Ireland Data Regulator Opens X Probe Over Grok AI Training
Ireland data protection commission investigates X, formerly Twitter, over use of EU users' data for training AI chatbot Grok
OpenAI Countersues Elon Musk, Citing Interference
Escalation of feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk, after OpenAI confirms it is now suing Musk who sued OpenAI twice last year
AI To Drive Data Centre Energy Demand
Report from International Energy Agency (IEA) warns AI is set to drive surging electricity demand from data centres
Musk’s DOGE Uses AI To Detect Anti-Trump Sentiment In Federal...
Loose lips sink...your job. Federal communications reportedly being spied upon by Musk's DOGE, using AI to detect anti-Trump sentiment
Silicon In Focus Podcast: From Hype to Reality – The Real ROI of AI...
Discover how businesses can cut through the AI hype, set realistic goals, and achieve real ROI. Insights on strategy, metrics, success factors, and trends.
US Power Utilities Receive Massive AI Data Centre Requests
US power companies say in some cases data centre requests exceed their peak demand or their existing generation capacity
OpenAI Secures $40 Billion Funding Deal With SoftBank, Others
SoftBank has agreed a funding deal that will see OpenAI being provided with up to $40 billion in funding, upon certain conditions
Amazon Launches Nova AI Agent To Perform Browser Actions
New addition. Next generation foundation model, as Amazon Nova model launches to perform actions within web browser
Meta AI Head Announces Departure
Head of artificial intelligence research at Meta Platforms has announced she is leaving the social networking giant
OpenAI To Release Open-Weight AI Model
OpenAI to release customisable open-weight model in coming months as it faces pressure from open-source rivals DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen
Samsung AI Fridge Creates Shopping Lists, Adjusts AC
Samsung's Bespoke AI-powered fridge monitors food to create shopping lists, displays TikTok videos, locates misplaced phones
Microsoft Shutters Shanghai Lab In Latest China Pullback
Microsoft closes down IoT and AI lab it operated in Shanghai tech district in latest move to pull back from China investments
Elon Musk’s xAI Buys Social Media Platform X
Elon Musk sells social media platform X to his AI start-up xAI in a move to combine resources, share AI-fuelled market value with X investors
Microsoft Drops AI Data Centre Projects
Microsoft drops data centre projects amounting to 2 gigawatts of power consumption as investors question massive AI capital expenditures
EU To Invest €1.3bn in AI, Cybersecurity, Digital Skills
As UK and Europe develop closer military ties, European Commission says it will invest €1.3 billion in AI and cybersecurity
Newspaper Lawsuit Against OpenAI Can Proceed Says Judge
Copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft from The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed, judge rules
Napster Sold And Will Return As Interactive Streaming Service
New chapter for famous name from Internet's early days, Napster, has been acquired and will return as social and interactive music platform
US Adds 50 Chinese Firms To AI, Chip Blacklist
Dozens of Chinese firms added to US export blacklist, in order to hamper Beijing's AI and computing initiatives
OpenAI’s Lightcap To Take On Expanded Role
OpenAI chief operating officer Brad Lightcap to oversee international expansion as company consolidates lead in AI industry
Pat Gelsinger Joins Faith-Based Tech Company Gloo
Former Intel chief Gelsinger expands role at Gloo, becoming executive chairman and head of technology amidst move into AI
Nvidia, xAI Join BlackRock AI Infrastructure Project
Nvidia, xAI to participate in project backed by BlackRock, Microsoft to invest $100bn in AI data centres amidst heated competition
Tencent Capex Triples As It Invests In AI
Chinese social media giant Tencent triples capital expenditure on AI data centres and other areas in 2024, sees continued rise this year