Artificial Intelligence

CNBC
CNBC Daily Open: AI still under pressure — but some analysts see a year-end rally
Despite the recent sell-off in tech over concerns about high valuations and capital expenditure, some analysts think we could still end the year with a rally.
The Verge
Google's AI Mode can now help you visualize your travel plans - The Verge
... news for other travel companies like Kayak and Expedia, which are also building their own AI-powered features. Google is also expanding the types...
TechCrunch
Google rolls out its AI 'Flight Deals' tool globally, adds new travel features in Search
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Bloomberg.com
One Way to Hedge Against the AI Bubble Bursting - Bloomberg
The AI chatbot that replaces all your call centre employees might drive down other costs, but it's only going to be good news for the profits of...
CNBC
Arm custom chips get a boost with Nvidia partnership
Arm doesn't make CPUs but it licenses its instruction set technology and sells designs that customers can build their chips on top of.
NBC News
Studio behind 'AI actor' Tilly Norwood teams with History Channel on AI time travel series
"AI will help Mol step back in time and join the action in a cameo role," the companies said in a news release. "Each immersive historical scene will...
TechCrunch
Jeff Bezos reportedly returns to the trenches as co-CEO of new AI startup, Project Prometheus
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CNBC
AI industry-backed super PAC targets New York Democrat in opening shot of midterms
The AI-friendly Trump administration was reportedly frustrated with the super PAC, Leading the Future, over its affiliation with Democratic operatives.
CNBC
10 cybersecurity terms investors should know, and 2 industry-leading stocks to buy
2025 is proving to be a defining year for cybersecurity, with the rise of artificial intelligence that can both defend and attack computer networks.
PYMNTS.com
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Launches AI Startup Project Prometheus | PYMNTS.com
That project produced Wing, a drone delivery service, and the self-driving vehicle that became Waymo. In other AI news, PYMNTS spoke recently with...
Bloomberg
DeepMind’s Latest AI Weather Model Targets Energy Traders
Google DeepMind has released a new artificial intelligence weather model that it says is faster and more accurate than anything it’s built before, while providing additional tools for energy traders.
DeepMind’s Latest AI Weather Model Targets Energy Traders
Reuters
GMI Cloud to build $500 million AI data centre in Taiwan with Nvidia chips - Reuters
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Reuters
Jeff Bezos to co-lead AI startup in first operational role since Amazon, NYT reports | Reuters
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Bloomberg
Amazon Attracts About $80 Billion of Orders for US Bond Sale
Amazon.com Inc.’s first US dollar bond offering in three years has drawn about $80 billion of orders, underscoring investors’ seemingly endless appetite for technology debt as companies race to fund artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
Amazon Attracts About $80 Billion of Orders for US Bond Sale
Reuters
Saudi crown prince visits US with security, AI and nuclear on the agenda | Reuters
AI, civilian nuclear energy also top Saudi priorities ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world's largest multimedia...
The Verge
Jeff Bezos will be co-CEO of AI startup Project Prometheus | The Verge
is a news editor with over a decade's experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Jeff Bezos is getting a...
CNBC
AI fuels memory chip shortage that could hit phones and cars - CNBC
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SCMP
China’s Xpeng posts record revenue as robotaxi and humanoid ambitions take shape
Leading Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng reported record quarterly revenue and sharply narrowed losses in the third quarter, even as its Hong Kong-listed shares fell on Monday after investors shrugged off a bullish call from JPMorgan. The Guangzhou-based firm’s net loss narrowed by nearly 80 per cent to 380.9 million yuan (US$53.6 million) in the third quarter from 1.81 billion yuan a year earlier, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Revenue surged 101.8 per cent year...
Bloomberg
CoreWeave’s Worst-Ever Week Shows AI Traders Are Getting Picky
Money is still pouring in from the race to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure, but traders are suddenly getting more selective about who the beneficiaries will be.
CoreWeave’s Worst-Ever Week Shows AI Traders Are Getting Picky
CNBC
AI boom is fueling a memory chip shortage that could hit cars and phones
Chipmakers and analysts are warning of a memory chip shortage that could accelerate next year, hitting consumer electronics and automotives.
ARPU
Samsung's Pricing Power
The "Boring" Memory ChipJust a few months ago, the story of the AI memory market was simple: SK Hynix was the new king, and Samsung, the long-reigning monarch, had been humbled. Having masterfully aligned itself with Nvidia, SK Hynix became the dominant supplier of High Bandwidth Memory
SCMP
AI puts wind in the sales of Singles’ Day as Alibaba and JD.com hit retail records
China’s e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com reported record-breaking sales for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the companies looked to artificial intelligence to help boost sales and traffic amid a sluggish economy. During the event, which ran for almost a month from mid-October, Alibaba’s online retail platforms Taobao and Tmall saw more than 34,000 brands double their sales from a year ago, the company said on Saturday. More than 18,000 brands recorded sales growth...
Bloomberg
Peter Thiel’s Fund Sold Off Entire Nvidia Stake Last Quarter
Peter Thiel’s hedge fund Thiel Macro LLC sold its stake in Nvidia Corp. during the third quarter, marking yet another retreat from investments in the world’s leading provider of artificial-intelligence chips.
Peter Thiel’s Fund Sold Off Entire Nvidia Stake Last Quarter
The Verge
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI | The Verge
... AI slop and music streaming algorithms ... “I have never used it for anything creative and none of our writers use it in terms of like news...
SCMP
Alibaba’s Qwen app challenges AI subscription models with free access
Alibaba Group Holding has officially launched its multipurpose artificial intelligence app, Qwen, promising a “free-for-all” gateway for consumers to access a variety of AI-powered services, from mapping to shopping. Qwen, powered by Alibaba Cloud’s open-source model series of the same name and marketed as “the best personal AI assistant”, serves not only as a chatbot but also as a comprehensive AI tool designed to meet user needs in both professional and personal contexts, the company said on...
SCMP
Tech war: Huawei bets on AI tech to squeeze more performance from GPUs
Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies is expected to unveil a new artificial intelligence infrastructure technology on Friday that could double the utilisation efficiency of graphic processing units (GPUs), according to the state-owned Shanghai Securities News. The report said the technology would be able to lift the utilisation rate of AI chips – including GPUs and neural processing units (NPUs) – to 70 per cent, up from the current 30 to 40 per cent, in another major advance in “using...
Nikkei Asia
Sakana AI takes crown as Japan's most valuable unicorn - Nikkei Asia
... News Roundup · Artificial intelligence. Sakana AI takes crown as Japan's most valuable unicorn. AI developer valued at $2.63bn in latest funding round.
ARPU
Is AI About to Hit a 'Memory Wall'?
The semiconductor industry has officially entered a new "supercycle," and the evidence is in the numbers. Recent third-quarter earnings reports from memory chip giants Samsung and SK Hynix show their inventories have fallen to record lows, causing prices for both specialized and general-purpose memory to surge. The driving
Bloomberg
AI Startups Sakana, Turing Get Funds as Japan’s Attraction Grows
Two of Japan’s most promising tech firms together secured more than ¥35 billion ($230 million) of financing this week, underscoring growing investor interest in the country’s burgeoning AI scene.
AI Startups Sakana, Turing Get Funds as Japan’s Attraction Grows
Bloomberg.com
US Sanctions Propel Chinese AI Prodigy to $23 Billion Fortune - Bloomberg.com
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