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Cerebras says it worked with Mistral to help its Le Chat app respond to user questions with 1,000 words per second, making it the world's fastest AI assistant
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Feb 07, 2025 - techmeme.com
Acing The Super Bowl And Taylor Swift Mania Chitter-Chatter Via Generative AI
"Football fans and Swifties are set to converge at Super Bowl LIX, where generative AI can facilitate engaging conversations between the two groups, ensuring a harmonious and enjoyable party experience."
Feb 07, 2025 - forbes.com
Capitaland Investment commits over US$700 million to build its first data centre in Japan
Land for data centres in Osaka, Japan, is becoming highly valuable as the Temasek-backed real estate asset manager secures a land parcel and 50 MW of power capacity, marking a significant entry into Asia's rapidly growing data centre market amid increasing demand for high-performance computing facilities.
Feb 07, 2025 - eliteagent.com
Strong retail performance highlight of Amazon results
Amazon's retail business saw a significant boost in online sales, offsetting weaknesses in its AWS cloud division, which underperformed market expectations, leading to a temporary decline in share price; the company is increasing capital expenditure to develop artificial intelligence software amidst industry-wide challenges.
Feb 07, 2025 - internetretailing.com.au
Amazon expects to boost its capex to $100B in 2025, largely driven by AI and up from 2024's ~$83B, on what Andy Jassy calls a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity
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Feb 07, 2025 - techmeme.com
OpenAI Considering 16 States For Data Center Campuses - Slashdot
OpenAI, in collaboration with Oracle and SoftBank, is planning to develop large-scale data center campuses across 16 states as part of the $100 billion Stargate initiative to enhance U.S. AI infrastructure, with construction already underway in Abilene, Texas. The project aims to create thousands of jobs, though initial reports suggest the first data center may only generate 57 jobs.
Feb 07, 2025 - slashdot.org
Energy, Defense Stocks in Focus in Tokyo as Ishiba to Meet Trump
"A heightened sense of risk and opportunity is emerging in Japanese markets as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba prepares for his first meeting with President Donald Trump, with defense, energy, and AI-related stocks in focus amid speculation of potential gains and concerns over tariffs."
Feb 07, 2025 - financialpost.com
Amazon CEO says cloud capacity issues affected growth
Amazon Web Services' growth is being limited by capacity constraints due to AI chip shortages, server component issues, and energy supply challenges, with plans for significant capital expenditures in 2025 to address these issues and capitalize on AI demand. CEO Andy Jassy anticipates these constraints will ease in the latter half of 2025, as AWS continues to see strong signals of demand for its AI services.
Feb 07, 2025 - businessinsider.com
Amazon beats quarterly revenue estimates
Amazon's fourth-quarter sales exceeded Wall Street estimates, but shares fell due to weaker-than-expected cloud computing revenue and a lower revenue forecast for the first quarter, while the company's retail and advertising sectors showed growth.
Feb 06, 2025 - us.fashionnetwork.com
Boston Dynamics Joins Forces With Its Former CEO - Slashdot
Boston Dynamics has partnered with the Robotics & AI Institute to enhance reinforcement learning for its Atlas humanoid robot, focusing on transferring simulation-based learning to real-world applications and improving dynamic movement and manipulation capabilities. The collaboration aims to advance the robot's ability to perform complex tasks by leveraging trial-and-error learning methods.
Feb 06, 2025 - hardware.slashdot.org
Upcoming Amazon event invite teases a new AI-powered Alexa
Amazon is set to unveil a new generative AI-powered Alexa at an event in New York City, with speculation about a potential subscription fee, while the current Classic Alexa will remain available without charge but without new feature development.
Feb 06, 2025 - digitaltrends.com
OpenAI picks Texas for 'flagship' data center in Stargate project
OpenAI, in collaboration with SoftBank, is developing the Stargate project with Texas as the flagship data center site, aiming to invest up to $500 billion to bolster U.S. AI infrastructure and create over 100,000 jobs, as part of an initiative announced by President Donald Trump.
Feb 06, 2025 - fastcompany.com
Pour one out for Cruise and why autonomous vehicle test miles dropped 50% | TechCrunch
"TechCrunch Mobility discusses the end of Cruise as a robotaxi company following its acquisition by General Motors, explores various industry deals and developments, and provides insights into the challenges and innovations in autonomous and electric vehicles."
Feb 06, 2025 - techcrunch.com
ChatGPT comes to 500,000 new users in OpenAI’s largest AI education deal yet
OpenAI plans to introduce ChatGPT to California State University's students and faculty, aiming to enhance personalized tutoring and administrative tasks, despite ongoing concerns about AI accuracy and potential academic misuse.
Feb 06, 2025 - arstechnica.com
Like TikTok, lawmakers want to ban DeepSeek from government devices
A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. House seeks to ban the Chinese AI app DeepSeek from federal devices due to concerns over surveillance and misinformation, mirroring existing restrictions on TikTok. The move highlights ongoing U.S.-China tensions in technological innovation and national security.
Feb 06, 2025 - fastcompany.com
OpenAI eyes the wearables business: Robots, headsets, watches and a whole lot more
OpenAI has filed a trademark application suggesting potential expansion into hardware products, including wearables and humanoid robots, while continuing to enhance its AI software offerings like ChatGPT.
Feb 06, 2025 - zdnet.com
Amazon Alexa is getting a generative AI upgrade later this month
Amazon plans to enhance Alexa using generative AI in collaboration with Anthropic, aiming to introduce features like multi-prompt handling and user preference memory, with potential subscription pricing to address profitability challenges.
Feb 06, 2025 - gsmarena.com
New LLM developed for under $50 outperforms OpenAI’s o1-preview - SiliconANGLE
Researchers from Stanford and the University of Washington have developed a large language model named s1-32B that outperforms OpenAI’s o1-preview in certain tasks, utilizing a cost-effective approach involving test-time scaling and a novel method called budget forcing. The model, which was trained using a dataset of challenging questions and AI-generated answers, demonstrates improved reasoning capabilities and efficiency, achieving higher scores on math benchmarks at a fraction of the development cost.
Feb 06, 2025 - siliconangle.com
French AI startup Mistral launches Le Chat mobile app for iPhone, Android — can it take enterprise eyes off DeepSeek?
Mistral AI, a French startup, has launched its mobile chatbot Le Chat, offering a competitive alternative to OpenAI and DeepSeek with a focus on data privacy, fast performance, and flexible deployment options, targeting both consumer and enterprise markets.
Feb 06, 2025 - venturebeat.com
Snapchat+ subscribers can now create custom AI-generated stickers | TechCrunch
"Snapchat is enhancing its Snapchat+ subscription service by introducing features like AI-generated stickers and self-destructing Snaps, aiming to attract more paying users and boost revenue."
Feb 06, 2025 - techcrunch.com
CTOs: New And Growing Responsibilities (And How To Prepare)
"{description} CTOs are expected to take on expanded roles in the coming years, integrating product management, fostering innovation, aligning technology with business goals, and ensuring ethical AI practices, all while managing cybersecurity and driving strategic business outcomes."
Feb 06, 2025 - forbes.com
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Running Highly Sensitive Government Data Through AI: Report
Elon Musk's team at DOGE is reportedly using AI tools and Microsoft's Azure to process sensitive Department of Education data, raising security concerns and sparking controversy over the Trump administration's handling of federal agency information. Despite legal challenges and restrictions, DOGE continues its efforts to reform the federal civil service, with critics questioning the implications for data privacy and agency integrity.
Feb 06, 2025 - gizmodo.com
Principal, Pimco See High-Grade Bonds, MBS as Top Bets for 2025
{Principal Asset Management and Pimco identify high-grade bonds and mortgage-backed securities as top investment opportunities for 2025, focusing on shorter-duration bonds and sectors benefiting from artificial intelligence, while remaining cautious of interest-rate risks and potential disruptions from AI.}
Feb 06, 2025 - financialpost.com
Brand Love
"Brand Love" explores the concept of brand love, emphasizing its importance as an emotional connection beyond consumer preference, and provides strategies for brands to achieve it through empathy, storytelling, and community engagement.
Feb 06, 2025 - ana.net
When Tech Bans Stimulate More Than Stymie China | NOEMA
The debut of China's DeepSeek chatbot highlights the paradox of Western tech restrictions inadvertently spurring Chinese innovation, while also raising concerns about the dual-use nature of open-source AI models and the need for regulation to prevent misuse.
Feb 06, 2025 - noemamag.com
Sources: DOGE is processing sensitive data from across the Education Department with AI tools in Microsoft's Azure to look for potential spending cuts
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Feb 06, 2025 - techmeme.com
Exclusive: Model LM, a financial research startup automating Wall Street’s grunt work, emerges from stealth
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Feb 06, 2025 - fortune.com
Amazon's Alexa Set for Major AI Upgrade: Here's What to Expect
"Amazon is set to unveil a major AI upgrade for Alexa, potentially introducing generative AI capabilities for more natural interactions and considering a paid tier, while Apple plans to enhance its smart home presence with a new Siri-powered device."
Feb 06, 2025 - cnet.com
OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has left Anthropic after less than a year
{John Schulman, a co-founder of OpenAI and one of the original architects of ChatGPT, is leaving Anthropic less than a year after joining to focus on AI alignment, with no public statement on his future plans.}
Feb 06, 2025 - engadget.com
GitHub announces updates for Copilot, including Vision for Copilot to generate interfaces, code, and alt text from a screenshot, photo, or a diagram
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Feb 06, 2025 - techmeme.com
New AI Reasoning Model Rivaling OpenAI Trained on Less Than $50 in Compute
AI language models are becoming commoditized tools, as demonstrated by the emergence of open-source models like S1, which was developed with minimal resources by leveraging existing models, highlighting the ongoing debate about the future of AI and its impact on the technology industry.
Feb 06, 2025 - gizmodo.com
OpenAI Eyeing More Data Centers in Texas, Other States For Stargate
OpenAI, in collaboration with SoftBank and Oracle, is planning to establish data center campuses in Texas and other states as part of a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure, with the first site already underway in Abilene, Texas. The project, named Stargate, aims to create significant job opportunities and establish AI hubs across the U.S., while also evaluating potential sites in 13 additional states.
Feb 06, 2025 - financialpost.com
Mistral releases iOS and Android apps and unveils several updates to its AI assistant Le Chat, including a $14.99 per month Pro tier
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Feb 06, 2025 - techmeme.com
Meet the online tool that plans content and conducts SEO research
{SEMAI is an AI-powered platform that simplifies SEO and content creation by automating keyword research, competitor analysis, and content optimization, offering tools like Keyword Wizard and Ranking Drop Predictor to enhance search rankings and content strategies.}
Feb 06, 2025 - financialpost.com
RPLY is a new AI assistant that responds to missed texts | TechCrunch
A new Mac app called RPLY, created by Molly Cantillon, uses AI to help users achieve "inbox zero" on iMessage by identifying missed texts and suggesting responses, while raising privacy concerns due to its access to personal messages and contacts.
Feb 06, 2025 - techcrunch.com
DeepSeek’s R1 and OpenAI’s Deep Research just redefined AI — RAG, distillation, and custom models will never be the same
"DeepSeek's R1 model release and OpenAI's Deep Research are transforming AI by making reasoning models more affordable and accessible, encouraging enterprises to adopt techniques like distillation, SFT, RL, and RAG for specialized AI applications, while emphasizing the critical importance of clean, curated data."
Feb 06, 2025 - venturebeat.com
AFB Report Spotlights Impact of AI for Disabled People
The American Foundation for the Blind released a study highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence on people with disabilities, emphasizing the need for inclusive AI development and identifying key principles to guide industry, advocates, and policymakers in expanding access and inclusion while mitigating risks.
Feb 06, 2025 - financialpost.com
Tech Teams Promote Profit—Here’s How To Convince The C-Suite
"{description} Tech and IT teams are essential profit centers that drive business growth by safeguarding assets, optimizing processes, and enabling innovation, with strategies to demonstrate their value to C-suite leaders."
Feb 06, 2025 - forbes.com
A legendary short-seller says speculation in markets is nearing historic extremes
Jim Chanos warns that the market is nearing speculative extremes reminiscent of 2021, highlighting risks such as US political developments and disruptive technologies like DeepSeek, while emphasizing the potential for unforeseen market shocks.
Feb 06, 2025 - markets.businessinsider.com
Researchers trained an OpenAI rival in half an hour for less than $50
Researchers at Stanford and the University of Washington developed a low-cost AI reasoning model, s1, using distillation and test-time scaling techniques, achieving performance rivaling OpenAI's models with minimal resources, potentially challenging the industry's reliance on expensive, large-scale AI models.
Feb 06, 2025 - theverge.com
Lawmakers say they plan to introduce bill to ban DeepSeek from US government devices
Lawmakers are set to introduce a bill banning Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI chatbot from government devices due to concerns over data privacy and potential access by the Chinese Communist Party, echoing previous efforts to restrict TikTok in the US.
Feb 06, 2025 - businessinsider.com
Mistral launches revamped AI tool le Chat for consumers and enterprise
Mistral has launched a new version of its AI assistant "le Chat," available on app stores, offering features like news access, document uploads, and project tracking, with a focus on privacy and enterprise use, and has raised over $1 billion in funding.
Feb 06, 2025 - businessinsider.com