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DeepSeek open-sources new AI model with 671B parameters
Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek today open-sourced DeepSeek-V3, a new large language model with 671 billion parameters. The LLM can generate text, craft software code and perform related tasks. DeepSeek says it outperforms two of the most advanced open-source LLMs on the market across more than a half-dozen benchmark tests. DeepSeek-V3 is based on a ...
Outage takes ChatGPT, Sora and OpenAI’s APIs offline for many users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora video generator are currently experiencing an outage that has made them inaccessible for many users. The issue also affects the application programming interfaces that developers use to integrate the company’s technology into their software. According to the outage tracking service Down Detector, the issue emerged around 1:30 p.m. ET. The Verge ...
Japan Airlines delays, cancels some flights following cyberattack
Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. had to cancel or delay dozens of flights today because of a cyberattack against its network infrastructure. The New York Times reported that the company delayed more than 40 domestic flights. Two more were canceled. Additionally, Japan Airlines briefly suspended ticket sales for Thursday flights to both domestic and international destinations. ...
Apple asks to participate in Google’s upcoming antitrust trial
Apple Inc. has asked to participate in an upcoming antitrust trial that will focus on Google LLC’s practices in the search market. Reuters reported the request today, citing a court document filed on Monday. In August, a federal judge found that Google maintains an illegal monopoly across the search engine and search text advertising segments. ...
Report: OpenAI has considered developing a humanoid robot
OpenAI staffers have recently floated the possibility of developing a humanoid robot, The Information reported today. The publication learned of the discussions from two people with “direct knowledge” of the matter. Details about the potential project are scant. It’s unclear when OpenAI might be hoping to introduce the robot or what use cases it would ...
EU reportedly set to sign off on Synopsys’ $35B Ansys acquisition
The European Union is expected to greenlight Synopsys Inc.’s blockbuster $35 billion acquisition of Ansys Inc., a fellow provider of software for chip engineers. Reuters reported the development on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Synopsys is one of the world’s largest providers of electronic design automation, or EDA, applications. Those are the programs ...
Microsoft reportedly integrating non-OpenAI models into Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft Corp. is working to reduce its reliance on OpenAI in the productivity software market, Reuters reported today. The effort is said to focus on the tech giant’s Microsoft 365 Copilot product. It’s an artificial intelligence assistant that ships with the eponymous productivity suite. Microsoft is reportedly working to integrate custom and open-source artificial intelligence ...
Report: Apple’s M5 chips will use TSMC’s N3P process and 2.5D packaging technologies
Apple Inc.’s upcoming M5 line of Mac chips will be made using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s three-nanometer N3P process, 9to5Mac reported today. The publication attributed the information to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a track record of successfully predicting product launches from the company. It’s believed some of the upcoming M5 chips will also use ...
Xerox to acquire rival printer maker Lexmark for $1.53B
Xerox Holdings Corp. today announced plans to buy Lexmark International Inc., one of its main competitors in the printer market, for $1.53 billion. The company plans to finance the deal with a combination of cash and debt financing. It’s buying Lexmark from Ninestar Corp., PAG Asia Capital and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre. Founded more than a ...
Researchers open-source Genesis simulation platform for training robots
A research group on Thursday released Genesis, an artificial intelligence simulation engine designed to ease robot development. The group included more than 50 researchers from about a dozen universities. Nvidia Corp. contributed as well along with the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, an industrial-academic AI institute staffed by MIT and IBM Corp. experts. Robots often rely ...