Big Tech Invests Billions to Expand AI Infrastructure

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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 …

SpaceX Faces Selling Pressure as 900 Million Shares Unlock

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More than 900 million SpaceX shares are scheduled to unlock Thursday, resulting in a more than twofold increase in the publicly available stock of Elon Musk’s space and AI enterprise, which has faced challenges since its record-setting IPO just weeks Read More …

Geoffrey Hinton Warns Smarter AI Could Become Harder to Control

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The increasing intelligence of artificial intelligence poses greater challenges for humanity in terms of control, as noted by Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist often referred to as the “godfather of AI.” Even Hinton expressed concern regarding the advanced Read More …

Warsh Sees AI Productivity as Potential Path to Fed Rate Cuts

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Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has expressed strong views regarding AI and its prospective economic advantages. His perspective on the trajectory of interest rates, however, is more elusive to ascertain. In the nine weeks since assuming leadership at the central Read More …

White House and AI Leaders to Discuss Cybersecurity Testing

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Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are set to convene with White House officials on Tuesday to deliberate on the implementation of voluntary government safety testing for the most advanced AI models developed in the United States, as reported by sources. Read More …

Samsung Chip Profit Soars as AI Demand Drives Growth

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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 …

Azure sales reaches $100 billion as cloud growth hits 4-year high

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Microsoft’s cloud unit, Azure, experienced its most rapid growth in four years, with an accelerating pace indicating that the company’s AI and computing services are gaining traction among customers. Azure cloud revenue increased by 43 percent in the fiscal fourth Read More …

AI is driving up your costs

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Major technological innovations possess the capacity to reshape economies by generating opportunities, employment, and even entirely new industries, while significantly enhancing productivity and growth. However, the expectation of longer-term gains frequently comes at the cost of short- and medium-term discomfort. Read More …

Not even Kevin Warsh can unlock the Strait of Hormuz

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The public is increasingly discontent with the elevated cost of living, placing renewed pressure on the Federal Reserve to take action. Kevin Warsh, the new Fed chairman, has committed to restoring inflation to the target rate of 2%. Some investors Read More …

AI Race Leaves Big Tech With Massive Hidden Liabilities

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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 …