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More than a dozen countries have signed a treaty designed to ensure that artificial intelligence models are used in a safe manner. The development was announced today at an event in Vilnius, Lithuania. The treaty in question is known as the Council …
Nvidia joins $160M investment into data center builder Applied Digital
Applied Digital Corp., a Nasdaq-listed company that builds data centers for cloud providers and other organizations, has raised $160 million through a private placement. A private placement is a transaction in which shares are issued directly to investors rather than via a …
New Intel chip production process reportedly underperformed in Broadcom test as next-gen process shelved
Updated with Intel statement on process nodes: A new chip manufacturing process from Intel Corp. failed to meet Broadcom Inc.’s expectations in a recent evaluation, Reuters reported today. The development may mark a setback for Intel’s foundry business. The unit uses the …
AI nonprofit Cosmos Institute launches new research initiatives, venture arm
The Cosmos Institute, a new philanthropic organization, today detailed four initiatives through which it hopes to advance artificial intelligence research. The Cosmos Institute is a nonprofit focused on exploring how AI and philosophy can be combined in positive ways. Its founding fellows …
The never-ending AI funding boom: Ilya Sutskever’s SSI raises $1B+ as Nvidia invests in two startups
SSI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist, has raised more than $1 billion in funding to support its research. The company disclosed the investment today. The announcement came against the backdrop of funding milestones from two other generative …
Root Signals raises $2.8M for its AI reliability monitoring platform
Root Signals Inc., a startup that helps companies monitor the reliability of their artificial intelligence models, has closed a $2.8 million investment to advance its growth plans. The funding round was announced today. Root Signal, which maintains offices in Palo Alto and …
Clearview AI fined €30.5M in the Netherlands over its facial recognition database
The Netherlands’ privacy watchdog today fined Clearview AI Inc. €30.5 million, or about $33.7 million, over its controversial facial recognition database. The penalty is the latest in a series issued to the company by data protection regulators. Moreover, Clearview AI’s business practices …
Intel debuts efficiency-optimized Core Ultra 200V processors for laptops
Intel Corp. today introduced a new line of laptop processors touted as its most power-efficient to date. The Core Ultra 200V series, as the product family is called, comprises nine chips on launch. The flagship Core Ultra 9 288V can perform as …
Elon Musk’s xAI launches ‘Colossus’ AI training system with 100,000 Nvidia chips
Elon Musk’s xAI Corp. has completed the assembly of an artificial intelligence training system that features 100,000 graphics cards. Musk announced the milestone in a Monday post on X. The system, which xAI calls Colossus, came online over the weekend. The CEO …
Amazon hires founders of AI robotics startup Covariant
Amazon.com Inc. is hiring the three founders of Covariant, a well-funded startup that develops artificial intelligence software for warehouse robots. The company announced the move late Friday. Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen and Rocky Duan, who worked at OpenAI before launching Covariant, are …