Spending on lobbying to shape AI policy in Washington is soaring—and tech
Alphabet and Microsoft ignited a rally in technology stocks on Friday with earnings that showed big AI investments were driving growth, allaying doubts that their costly bets would take time to pay off after a soft forecast from Meta Platforms. Alphabet rose 10%, crossing $2 trillion in market value with a gain of about $180 billion as it sweetened the pot for investors with its maiden dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback. The world's fourth most valuable firm flirted with the milestone on...
Apple has recently made an aggressive play to expand operations on both the manufacturing and sales front in India.
The guidance for owners and operators in the 16 critical infrastructure sectors cover the opportunities and threats AI might pose.
If anyone had any doubts about Meta’s long-term commitment to artificial intelligence (AI), they were erased in the first minute of the company’s earnings call on Wednesday (April 24). While analysts were waiting to hear about the return on investment in the technology would bring, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that AI is on a two-to-three-year development roadmap. AI […]
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The more I read and write about AI, the firmer I get in my conviction that Big Tech incumbents absolutely must strangle the decentralized AI in its cradle before it wrecks everything.Take a look at this interview Ben Thompson did with OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott. I call your attention to this part in particular:From Microsoft’s perspective, is this going to be a funnel into new products or do you see it as an end goal in and of itself, winning search?KS: So I think you hit...
(Bloomberg) -- Super Micro Computer Inc. reported quarterly sales that tripled from the same period last year but fell slightly short of estimates, disappointing investors who had sky-high expectations that the server maker’s business would benefit from AI-related demand.Most Read from BloombergHSBC CEO Quinn Unexpectedly Steps Down After Almost 5 YearsBinance and CZ’s Fortunes Are Set to Grow, Even in JailWall Street Hit by Fed Jitters to Close Wild April: Markets WrapTesla Soars on Tentative...
If 2023 was the tech industry's year of the artificial intelligence chatbot, 2024 is turning out to be the year of AI plumbing. It may not sound as exciting, but tens of billions of dollars are quickly being spent on behind-the-scenes technology for the industry's AI boom. Companies from Amazon to Meta are revamping their data centers to support AI. They are investing in huge new facilities, while even places like Saudi Arabia are racing to build supercomputers to handle AI. Nearly everyone with...
Chris Pine isn’t method acting. He’s method dressing. In the run-up to his directorial debut Poolman, the people’s favorite Hollywood Chris has been piggybacking off of his recent style metamorphosis by blurring the line between his character’s wardrobe and his own. During his recent visit to beloved Los Angeles deli Langer’s, the actor sported a Big Boy Burgers tank top, red corduroy short shorts, and a big salt-and-pepper beard. It was plausible that he was just stopping by for a pastrami on...
The North London derby takes place on Sunday afternoon at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a title chasing Arsenal side make the short trip across town to take on a Champions League chasing Tottenh