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Meta and AMD are vying to meet the demand for AI

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Meta and AMD are vying to meet the demand for AI

Tech giants are pouring unprecedented resources into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with Meta planning to spend up to $40 billion in 2024 and AMD riding the wave with $6.8 billion in revenue. The industry-wide investment push comes as companies struggle to meet rising demand, with Meta's AI capabilities increasing engagement by 6% to 8% across […]

Microsoft and Meta's profits are rising rapidly, but their stocks are falling because both companies aren't building data centers fast enough

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Microsoft and Meta's profits are rising rapidly, but their stocks are falling because both companies aren't building data centers fast enough

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street felt the downside of high expectations Thursday as Microsoft and Meta Platforms pushed U.S. stock indexes lower despite posting big gains over the summer. The S&P 500 lost 1.6% in midday trading and was on track for its worst day in nearly eight weeks, falling further from its record […]

GitHub Spark lets you build web apps in plain English

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GitHub Spark lets you build web apps in plain English

When GitHub launched Copilot and began automatically completing lines of code – and later entire code snippets – many people asked the question: How long before we can simply describe an app in natural language and Copilot creates it for us? We've seen some experimentation in this area in recent months, but now GitHub itself […]

“Strong Moves” – Dana White Hires Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI to Save UFC Rankings from Scandalous Media

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“Strong Moves” – Dana White Hires Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI to Save UFC Rankings from Scandalous Media

UFC CEO Dana White is taking a series of “strong steps” heading into 2025. Chief among them is his decision to overhaul the UFC rankings, poisoned by the scandalous, clueless media he originally hired to handle the voting process. Part of the rankings revolution is being led by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who may turn […]

Florida mother files lawsuit against AI company over death of teenage son: 'addictive and manipulative'

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Florida mother files lawsuit against AI company over death of teenage son: 'addictive and manipulative'

A Florida mother filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Character.AI and Google, claiming that the chatbot Character.AI encouraged her son to take his own life. In February, Megan Garcia's 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, died by suicide. She said her son had a months-long virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a chatbot named “Dany.” […]

The Ameircan Airlines test helps enforce boarding groups

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The Ameircan Airlines test helps enforce boarding groups

Travel tips: A hasty departure is unsafe and pointless Unplanning doesn’t have to be chaotic. Here's why patience makes for a smoother exit. American Airlines is testing a new boarding system to ensure passengers board in their assigned groups. The system is currently being tested in Albuquerque and Tucson and will soon be expanded to […]

Teen commits suicide for AI friend, mother sues company

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Teen commits suicide for AI friend, mother sues company

According to multiple media reports last week, Megan Garcia has filed a lawsuit against Google and Character.AI following the suicide of her 14-year-old son. According to CBS News, Sewell Setzer, Garcia's son, had entered into a months-long emotional and sexual relationship with Dany, Character.AI's chatbot. He killed himself in February at his family's Florida […]

The Wall Street Journal and NY Post are suing Bezos-backed AI startup Perplexity

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The Wall Street Journal and NY Post are suing Bezos-backed AI startup Perplexity

Dow Jones & Co., parent company of Wall Street Journaland the New York Postboth owned by News Corp., Jeff Bezos-backed generative AI startup Perplexity has sued for copyright infringement, the latest in a series of artificial intelligence-related lawsuits that have met with varying degrees of success. Perplexity “purports to provide its users with accurate and […]

Should I buy Nvidia shares? It is a “generational opportunity”

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Should I buy Nvidia shares? It is a “generational opportunity”

Nvidia has been one of the most hyped and followed stocks of late as the broader market's fortunes increasingly depend on the AI ​​chip leader. At one point this year, the stock accounted for more than a third of the S&P 500's gains, and some investors even threw parties to watch Nvidia's earnings release. Nvidia's […]

TSMC becomes a $1 trillion company thanks to “insane” AI demand

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TSMC becomes a trillion company thanks to “insane” AI demand

Topline Chip stocks rallied on Thursday as American AI star Nvidia's Taiwanese manufacturing partner reported stunning profits, giving the Asian company a trillion-dollar valuation, as the generative AI boom continues to set new records on Wall Street. The lobby of the TSMC facility in Phoenix last year. The Washington Post via Getty Images Important facts […]