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Sources: Microsoft and OpenAl are planing a $100B data center project with a US-based supercomputer dubbed “Stargate” to power OpenAl's products — Executives at Microsoft and OpenAI have been drawing up plans for a data center project that would contain a supercomputer with millions … | Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the MGM hack, carried out by Star Fraud group, part of the Com online community of teenagers from English-speaking countries that also spawned Lapsus$ — A gang of young criminals. A more than $30 million ransom. Casinos in disarray. Six days inside the cyberattack that put corporate America on notice.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI debuts Voice Engine, which lets users generate synthetic copy of a voice from a 15-second sample, available to around 100 partners, including HeyGen — As deepfakes proliferate, OpenAI is refining the tech used to clone voices — but the company insists it's doing so responsibly.
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NYC launches a 90-day pilot to test Evolv's AI-based gun detectors on the subway; Evolv is facing two government probes and scrutiny over its machines' accuracy — Evolv, the company supplying the scanners, is being investigated by both the FTC and SEC.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
An inside look at the Windows and Surface leadership changes that could help Microsoft capitalize on AI PCs and transition Surface consumer devices to ARM chips — After Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay departed Microsoft last year, the software giant quickly split his two divisions into two different teams.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
X plans to soon filter all NSFW content in Communities by default and says admins can set an “Adult Content” label to avoid their content getting auto-filtered — A day after researchers surfaced X's plans to test NSFW adult communities on the platform formerly known as Twitter …
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How the chip industry can build a multichiplet GPU with 1T+ transistors, which will be needed within a decade if the AI revolution continues at its current pace — Advances in semiconductors are feeding the AI boom — In 1997 the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov.| The Information: |
Sources: Accel is in talks to lead a round in Scale AI at a ~$13B valuation, up from $7.3B in 2021; Scale AI generated $675M+ in revenue in 2023, up ~150% YoY — Venture capital firm Accel, an early investor in the data labeling startup Scale AI, is in talks to lead a new round of funding … | Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project: |
Signal's president says the TikTok bill won't offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but will further entrench the dominance of US social networks — Earlier this month, the United States House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act …
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Experts and documents: the US is years from having a reliable alternative source for time and navigation services if adversaries were to interrupt GPS signals — GPS has become essential for modern life, but its satellites and signals are vulnerable to attack. China is years ahead in developing alternatives.
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A profile of DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, who was just knighted, as some wonder if he can navigate Google's bureaucracy and turn AI research into great products — The DeepMind founder has a track record of insane AI breakthroughs. Can he do it within the Google mothership?
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Blue Yonder, a provider of supply chain planning software, plans to acquire rival One Network Enterprises for approximately $839M — The supply chain software landscape is changing rapidly. Today, Blue Yonder, a leading provider of supply chain planning and today execution solutions … | Sam Kim / Bloomberg: |
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth — - Chip exports continue to grow, boosting optimism for economy — High-performance memory chips supplied to Nvidia among drivers
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In a lawsuit, four Canadian school boards seek damages of CA$4B+ from Meta, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly causing learning and mental health crises in students — Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms …
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