AI

Amazon Chief Jassy Defends AI Spending

Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy defends billions in spending on AI infrastructure, saying 'aggressive' expenditure needed

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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

50 mins ago

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

1 hour ago

Microsoft Pushes Ahead With Launch Of ‘Recall’ AI Snapshots

Microsoft moves step closer to general release of controversial AI Recall feature that stores comprehensive history of users' activities

3 hours ago

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…

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

Musk’s DOGE Uses AI To Detect Anti-Trump Sentiment In Federal Workers

Loose lips sink...your job. Federal communications reportedly being spied upon by Musk's DOGE, using AI to detect anti-Trump sentiment

5 days ago

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

6 days ago

Google AI Presents April Fool’s Joke As True

Google AI Overview wrongly says Welsh town has won Guinness World Record for roundabouts in latest artificial intelligence gaffe

1 week ago

The Microsoft Milestone: 50 Years On, It’s Personal

Marking 50 years of Microsoft, this editorial reflects on its evolution from startup to tech giant—and how it quietly shaped…

1 week ago

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

2 weeks ago

Meta AI Head Announces Departure

Head of artificial intelligence research at Meta Platforms has announced she is leaving the social networking giant

2 weeks ago

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

2 weeks ago

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

2 weeks ago

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…

2 weeks ago

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…

2 weeks ago

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

2 weeks ago

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

2 weeks ago

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…

3 weeks ago

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

3 weeks ago

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

3 weeks ago

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

3 weeks ago

MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

MEPs add to Commission pressure for second EU Chips Act amidst industry calls for renewed support for European semiconductor sector

3 weeks ago

Ex-Cruise Chief Vogt Raises $150m For Robotics Start-Up

Former Cruise chief executive Kyle Vogt reportedly raises $150m for The Bot Company at $2bn valuation, as investors rush to…

3 weeks ago

Apple Reshuffles Executives As AI Plans Struggle

Apple reportedly reassigns Siri development to executive behind Vision Pro after acknowledging delays to much-hyped AI features

3 weeks ago

ByteDance Researchers Publish High-Performance AI Training Method

TikTok parent ByteDance, a major AI player in China, releases open technique for training LLMs that it says outperforms DeepSeek

3 weeks ago

Norwegian Man Files Complaint After ChatGPT Claims He Murdered Children

Norwegian man files data-protection complaint after ChatGPT falsely states he murdered two of his sons, was imprisoned for 21 years

3 weeks ago

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

4 weeks ago

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…

4 weeks ago

Adobe Launches AI Agents To Enhance Online Marketing

Adobe announces range of AI-based tools for engaging with users as they navigate websites and improving productivity for marketers

4 weeks ago