On Wednesday, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and IBM signed onto a pledge sponsored by the Vatican to ensure ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) development called the Rome call. The pledge, …
Nvidia announces $700 million acquisition of Run:ai
Nvidia has officially announced its intent to acquire AI infrastructure orchestration and management platform Run:ai. The value of the deal was not revealed, but is estimated at around $700 million. …
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OpenAI shrugs off Meta’s Llama 3 ascent with new enterprise AI features
Even as Meta’s new Llama 3 has quickly rocketed up the charts of most-used and most customized large language models (LLMs), the rival company that ushered in the generative AI era, OpenAI, is …
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Tesla could start selling Optimus robots by the end of next year, Musk says
Tesla's, opens new tab humanoid robot is still in the lab, but it may be ready to sell as soon as the end of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Several companies have been betting …
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Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it
President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year. The divest-or-ban bill is now …
Generative AI is still a solution in search of a problem
The gigantic and costly industry Silicon Valley is building around generative AI is still struggling to explain the technology's utility. AI chatbots and image generators are making headlines and …
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Seven teens with alleged ‘extremist ideology’ arrested in Sydney raids
Australian police have arrested seven teenagers in Sydney following a series of counter-terrorism raids, suspecting their involvement in a potential attack. The youths, aged between 15 and 17, are …
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Kenya: Floods cause widespread devastation in Nairobi
Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding in Nairobi, Kenya, turning roads into rivers and forcing residents to seek refuge on rooftops. Nairobi county official Edwin Sifuna described the situation as …
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Greece: Orange Sahara dust haze descends over Athens
Athens is enveloped in a dramatic orange haze as clouds of dust from the Sahara desert sweep over Greece, causing one of the worst episodes since 2018. The dust, which also affected Switzerland and …
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Russian deputy defence minister Timur Ivanov accused of taking bribes
Russian Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov, accused of accepting large-scale bribes, has been remanded in custody by a Moscow court, denying the charges against him. Ivanov, responsible for Russia's …
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