Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which cornered the market and made itself the poster…
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Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024
CHICAGO — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artificial intelligence business. AI developers…
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4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound
YEMASSEE, S.C. — Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research, authorities said. Two…
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Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
HENNIKER, N.H. — When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights…
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Company affiliated with Alex Jones seeks to disqualify The Onion’s auction bid on Infowars
A company affiliated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a federal judge on Monday to disqualify a bid by the satirical news outlet The Onion to buy Jones’ Infowars at…
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About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found…
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6 monkeys are still on the loose from a South Carolina compound after dozens escaped
YEMASSEE, S.C. — Six monkeys were still on the loose early Monday after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research,…
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A data cable across Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause is unknown
HELSINKI — A submarine data communications cable across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany has broken and the cause for the disruption is being investigated, Finnish authorities said Monday….
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Swiss esports event canceled after 3 squads pull out over host team founder’s anti-abortion comment
GENEVA — An event billed as Switzerland’s biggest esports competition has been canceled after the host team’s founder posted an anti-abortion comment on social media, triggering outrage that led three…
Read moreTrump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
President-elect Donald Trump has named the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband WEST PALM BEACH,…
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