Fei-Fei Li is a computer scientist who created a massive database, ImageNet, that laid the foundation for modern artificial intelligence, earning her the nickname “godmother of AI.” Now, she’s an AI policy adviser to the Biden Administration and the co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute. And she thinks the widespread “doom and gloom” about generative …
In March, a software bug threatened to derail large swaths of the web. XZ utils, an open-source compression tool embedded in myriad software products and operating systems, was found to have been implanted with a backdoor. The backdoor—a surreptitious entry point into the software—would have allowed a person with the requisite code to hijack the …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reported strong first-quarter earnings as the conglomerate kicked off its annual shareholder conference. Wegovy and Ozempic: Are we ready for weight loss drugs? Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire added $21 billion in cash and Treasuries to its pile, bringing it to a record $189 billion last quarter — a 13% increase in just …
A visitors tests Meta Quest Pro goggles at the booth of Meta Platforms at the Hanover technology Fair on April 22, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany, with Norway as partner country. Photo: RONNY HARTMANN/AFP (Getty Images) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple chief Tim Cook are still hyped up on virtual reality, even if consumers …
Starlink satellite internet terminals are reportedly still operating in unlicensed places, despite the company’s warning last month that the service would be shut down by May 1 in those areas. Wegovy and Ozempic: Are we ready for weight loss drugs? A resident of Al-Fashir in North Darfur, Sudan was able to conduct an interview with …
Software maker Microsoft reported strong third-quarter earnings on Thursday, led in part by its AI technology and cloud businesses, it said in a statement. Are self-driving cars safe enough yet? Microsoft’s chief financial officer Amy Hood said that for the quarter Microsoft Cloud revenue, which includes commercial and consumer products, was “driven by strong execution …
Meta said the AI tool can be used on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.Image: Bloomberg (Getty Images) Meta wants to be a player in the AI space, but its efforts to do so have some users annoyed. Are we ready for Nvidia’s Blackwell chip? The tech giant said in a blog post on Thursday (Apr. …
After successfully completing its “halving,” Bitcoin is sitting strongly at $66,000, and crypto stocks are in celebration mode. TSMC beat on Q2 sales expectations driven by AI boom, Nvidia, and Apple Now people are wondering what will happen to Bitcoin miners given that the reward has decreased from 6.25 Bitcoin to 3.125 Bitcoin. Some are saying …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) An energy startup aimed at cleaning up artificial intelligence’s massive use of electricity is getting a multi-million dollar boost from investors, including the AI industry’s top leader. TSMC beat on Q2 sales expectations …
Nvidia is the Taylor Swift of tech companies. Its AI customers shell out $40,000 for advanced chips and sometimes wait months for the company’s tech, remaining loyal even as competing alternatives debut. That devotion comes from Nvidia being the biggest AI chipmaker game in town. But there are also major technical reasons that keep users …