Microsoft rejects tax breaks for datacenters as backlash grows. Trump partners with tech firms to ensure energy-efficient AI infrastructure.
The UK government considers banning Elon Musk's X over AI tool misuse to manipulate images. Ofcom investigates, government supports potential ban.
NVIDIA and Lilly collaborate on AI co-innovation lab, investing $1 billion to revolutionize drug discovery at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The lab aims to combine Lilly's expertise in pharmaceuticals with NVIDIA's AI leadership to model biological complexities and transform drug invention.
Amazon Bedrock offers cross-Region inference profiles to help organizations scale their generative AI applications efficiently. These profiles ensure secure routing of inference requests globally while keeping customer data exclusively within the source Region.
US military to integrate Elon Musk's AI tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks this month, enhancing AI capabilities. Defense secretary announces deployment of Grok at SpaceX headquarters, emphasizing world-leading AI models on all department networks.
Malaysia blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok following global outcry over AI tool's production of fake, sexualized images. Indonesia also restricts access, prompting concerns over the need for effective safeguards.
New study finds Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max camera outperforms Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra in low-light conditions, showcasing superior night photography capabilities. The research highlights Apple's advancements in smartphone camera technology, positioning them as a leader in the industry.
Sociologist James Muldoon explores emotional entanglements with AI, warns of tech companies exploiting them. Muldoon challenges stigma around human-AI relationships, advocating for understanding and empathy towards those seeking intimacy with AI.
Gradient boosting regression (GBR) uses decision trees to predict numeric values. A Python demo of GBR from scratch achieves high accuracy compared to scikit's implementation.
Alphabet surpasses Apple as second-most valuable company after Apple selects Gemini for Siri, reaching $4tn valuation. Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple also hit $4tn milestone.
UK government supports Ofcom intervention on X as scrutiny of AI tool intensifies over safety concerns. Business secretary backs possible action, including blocking X in the UK.
As synthetic personas become normal, some turn to AI companions after human betrayal, finding simplicity and predictability. Lamar's story of betrayal by his girlfriend and best friend drives him towards AI companionship for emotional ease and trust.
Google's AI Overviews removed for providing false info on blood tests, risking harm. The company defends AI as "helpful" and "reliable."
Media companies anticipate a decline in web traffic from online searches due to AI summaries and chatbots. Majority plan to have journalists create short-form video and audio content akin to YouTube and TikTok.
Foundation models and large language models have rapidly scaled, with models like DeepSeek-V3 boasting 671 billion parameters. Deploying these models at scale is costly, but post-training quantization offers a practical solution to make large models more efficient for real-world applications.