Google’s Gemini AI caught scanning Google Drive hosted PDF files without permission — user complains feature can’t be disabled
As part of the wider tech industry’s wider push for AI, whether we want it or not, it seems that Google‘s Gemini […]
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Goldman Sachs says AI is too expensive and unreliable — firm asks if ‘overhyped’ AI processing will ever pay off massive investments
Corporations and investors have been spending billions of dollars on building AI. The current LLM models we use today, like GPT-4o, already […]
US government announces first CHIPS Act research and development beneficiaries — $300 million awarded to three R&D facilities
The White House announced on Friday the selection process for the first three CHIPS and Science Act research and development (R&D) facilities. […]
Former Tesla AI Director reproduces GPT-2 in 24 hours for only $672 — GPT-4 costs $100 million to train
OpenAI launched GPT-2 in 2019, reportedly costing $256 per hour to train. However, it’s been five years since then, and we’re already […]
Softbank takes over AI processor designer Graphcore
SoftBank Group has acquired Graphcore, an AI processor designer from the U.K., for an undisclosed amount. Graphcore, which has been looking for a buyer for a […]
Months after completing a major project, leading Chinese chip development software firm cuts half of workforce: Report
X-Epic, a leading Chinese chip design software developer, is cutting its workforce by up to 50%, reports the South China Morning Post. Just […]
Arm’s new ASR game upscaling tech is based on AMD’s FSR2 — this open-source solution is optimized for lower-power devices
Arm just introduced its own upscaling technology, based on AMD’s FSR2, called Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (Arm ASR). Unlike the AMD upscaler, […]
AMD acquires Silo AI in $665 million deal to boost its AI solutions pedigree — deal should be wrapped up later this year
AMD has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silo AI for $665 million in cash. Silo AI specializes in the integration of AI capabilities […]
Benchmarked: How Copilot+ PCs Handle Local AI Workloads
It’s been weeks since Copilot+ PCs, the new generation of Windows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors, hit store shelves. We’ve had […]
Samsung Foundry to build 2nm processors with HBM for Japanese AI firm
Samsung Electronics has announced a partnership with Japanese AI company Preferred Networks to supply advanced processors made on its 2nm-class process technology (which is presumably […]