The US labour market in August awakened from its early summer slumber by adding 162,000 jobs, exceeding economists’ expectations by more than double, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, according to new data from the Bureau of Labour Read More …
Source reported on Wednesday that Nvidia had agreed to purchase Hugging Face, a repository of open-source AI models, for $12.9 billion. This would be one of the biggest purchases ever made by Nvidia, the company at the heart of the Read More …
Even prior to Nvidia Corp.’s significant $500 billion financing partnership this week, investors were beginning to express concerns regarding the approximately $70 billion in phantom liabilities that are absent from the balance sheets of major AI companies, yet could emerge Read More …
Artificial intelligence represents a transformative technology that is currently reshaping the dynamics of daily life and labour across the globe. Yet AI can also precipitate a market meltdown, a recession – or both. Timing is paramount. Capital is flooding into Read More …
Taiwan’s Foxconn, the largest contract electronics manufacturer globally, announced on Wednesday a 35 percent increase in second-quarter profit, surpassing analyst expectations, attributed to sustained robust demand for AI, which it anticipates will propel growth throughout the year. Net profit Read More …
BlackRock Inc. has entered into an agreement with organised labour aimed at mobilising construction workers for upcoming data centers and energy projects. This initiative represents a continued effort by major investors to highlight the jobs generated, rather than those displaced, Read More …
In the fight for artificial intelligence, the biggest IT corporations are changing from software-centric businesses to major global infrastructure owners. There has been a claimed 140 percent increase in the value of Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta’s combined property, plant, Read More …
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a profit increase in its chip division exceeding 250 times and revealed multi-year supply agreements with prominent data center operators. The company anticipates that global chip shortages will intensify and persist until 2028. The optimistic Read More …
Several of the world’s biggest technology companies are facing a new financial challenge: competing to be the AI industry leader. The aggregate off-balance-sheet debt of Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle has increased eightfold in around four years to almost Read More …
Plans for blockbuster initial public offerings by AI companies are capturing the attention of Wall Street. Anthropic on Monday made a significant move towards its initial public offering. Rival OpenAI is anticipated to submit its application for an initial public Read More …
