Cerebras scoops $1bn to take on Nvidia
Silicon Valley start-up wants to crash the AI chip party
Chipmaker Cerebras Systems has bagged more than $1 billion from backers including Fidelity and Donald Trump Jr’s 1789 Capital as it tries to peel customers away from Nvidia.
Musk empire losing talent
Executives flee as xAI chaos and politics drive departures
Elon Musk is burning through top lieutenants at a pace that makes even the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street look stable.
Nvidia throws $100 bn at OpenAI
Chipmaker plans to bank roll a glut of AI data centres
Nvidia has decided to fling up to $100 billion at OpenAI in what is being dressed up as a grand AI infrastructure partnership.
AI doctors hate women and minorities
Bias baked into medical models
Artificial intelligence tools touted as the saviours of overstretched hospitals could end up doing the opposite for women and ethnic minorities, according to new research.
Zuckerberg’s new Ray-Ban specs flop on stage
Meta boss bets on ‘superintelligence’ while glasses can’t even take a call
Mark Zuckerberg has shown off Meta’s first smart glasses with a built-in screen, insisting that wearables capable of replacing smartphones are the future of computing, however they did not work very well on their first outing.
Microsoft forks out $30 billion on UK
Trump’s visit coincides with Nvidia, Google and others throwing cash at Britain
Software King of the World, Microsoft has promised to dump $30 billion (€28 billion) into the UK by 2028 as it tries to beef up its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Microsoft and OpenAI patch things up for profit push
Tentative deal clears a path for OpenAI’s restructuring
Software King of the World, Microsoft and ChatGPT maker OpenAI have agreed to extend their partnership in a move that could smooth the startup’s shift to a for-profit structure.
Gartner claims all IT will involve AI by 2030
Analyst outfit says OpenAI not fit for enterprise
Number crunchers at Gartner have declared that by 2030, every IT department task will be touched by AI in some form, though the firm is adamant this will not trigger mass job losses.
Big Tech bosses bow before Trump’s AI circus
Kissing the ring while Musk is left out in the cold
The biggest names in US tech have lined up at the White House to show how much they adore Donald and Melania Trump, apparently believing fawning public displays will save their companies from regulators.
OpenAI jumps into chipmaking with Broadcom
ChatGPT outfit wants to ditch Nvidia addiction
OpenAI is moving into chip manufacturing next year in a bid to feed its AI addiction and loosen its ties with Nvidia’s pricey silicon.