Artificial intelligence

What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?

In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.

Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?

OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’

Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair

Apple’s latest iPhones get the gift of more AI as holiday shopping season heats up

Security analyst: NYC’s thousands of cameras made UHC suspect arrest just a matter of time

The New York Police Department had tens of thousands of cameras, security and personal, at its disposal when trying track down the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. Security analyst, Adam Scott Wandt, said it is nearly impossible to commit a crime in Manhattan and get away with it. (AP Video: Ted Shaffrey, David R. Martin)

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Retail giants harness AI chatbots to personalize holiday gift recommendations

London’s Heathrow Airport trials AI technology to enhance air traffic control operations

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Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat

Google has unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence. It’s designed to tackle more of the work and thinking done by humans as it tries to stay on technology’s cutting edge while also trying to fend off regulatory threats to it internet empire.

OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people

OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but won’t let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuse.

Nvidia’s stock dips after China opens probe of the AI chip company for violating anti-monopoly laws

Shares of Nvidia have slipped after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws.

Wall Street parties like it’s 1998 as AI fuels gains unmatched since dot-com era

The S&P 500 is on track to close 2024 with a gain of nearly 27%, after setting 50 record highs this year.

Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana.

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 12/4/2024

U.S. stock indexes reached more records after tech companies talked up how much artificial intelligence is boosting their results.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman ‘not that worried’ about rival Elon Musk’s influence in the Trump administration

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk. But he says he is not that worried about Musk’s influence in the incoming Trump administration.

Stock market today: Tech stocks and AI pull Wall Street to more records

U.S. stock indexes rose to more records after tech companies talked up how much artificial intelligence is boosting their results.

Better drugs through AI? Insitro CEO on what machine learning can teach Big Pharma

Artificial intelligence is changing the way industries do business. But executives in the pharmaceutical industry are still waiting to see whether AI can tackle their biggest challenge: finding faster, cheaper ways to develop new drugs.

Can AI chatbots make your holiday shopping easier?

Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help, but don’t expect them to always give you the right answers.

The outlook is uncertain for AI regulations as the US government pivots to full Republican control

The federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tape.

‘AI Jesus’ avatar tests man’s faith in machines and the divine

Researchers and religious leaders have released findings from an intriguing two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland.

Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump’s promised crackdown on immigration

President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses to

US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford’s new ranking

The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index.

Nvidia beats earnings expectations as investors eye demand for Blackwell AI chips

Nvidia has reported a surge in third-quarter profit and sales as demand for its specialized computer chips that power artificial intelligence systems remains robust.

US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump’s vow to undo Biden’s AI policy overshadows their work

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term.

Deepfake nudes of female students trigger uproar at private Pennsylvania school

Images that depict the faces of girls with nude bodies have led to the departure of leaders from a private school in Pennsylvania, prompted a student protest and triggered a criminal investigation.

Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products

Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom.

Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told customers at a conference in Chicago on Tuesday that the company is teaching a new set of artificial intelligence tools how to “act on our behalf across our work and life.”

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure

The Biden administration has released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure.

AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides

The refugee organization, the International Rescue Committee, is testing some artificial intelligence tools to try to increase the number of displaced people they can reach with critical information.

Vatican and Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage

A digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica has been created using artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s.

Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump

Apple snapped out of a recent iPhone sales slump during its summertime quarter. That’s an early sign its recent efforts to revive demand for its marquee product with an infusion of artificial intelligence are paying off.

ChatGPT will now work as a search engine as OpenAI partners with some news outlets

OpenAI is launching a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information.

Amazon reports boost in quarterly profits, exceeds revenue estimates as it invests in AI

Amazon reported a boost in its quarterly profits Thursday and exceeded revenue estimates. The report sent the company’s stock up in after-hours trading.

Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish

With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Spanish about voting rights.

Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them

Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the widely used digital maps service that the internet company launched ne

Samsung reports ‘major’ progress in supply deal for AI chips

Samsung Electronics has reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter.

Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it

Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off.

Reddit’s explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company. The social platform claimed a profit of $29.9 million for the period ending in September, and reported sales of $348.4 million, an amount surpassing the $312.8 million analysts had projected.