Nvidia Corp. and Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek Inc. today signed a new partnership to “bring drivers and passengers new experiences inside the car.” Announced at the COMPUTEX 2023 Expo in Taipei, the deal sees the two companies working together to bring advanced technology to automotive applications. MediaTek will develop automotive systems-on-chip that integrate Nvidia’s graphics ...

A growing number of Facebook users are reporting an issue in which their Facebook accounts are being disabled because of violations attributed to linked Instagram accounts that the Facebook users themselves do not own. The issue, which was first reported weeks ago on the subreddit r/facebookdisableme and reported by ReviewGeek May 16, starts with the affected user receiving ...

A New York lawyer has found himself in trouble in a lawsuit between a man and the airline Avianca Holding S.A. after presenting nonexistent citations in the case generated by ChatGPT. The case involved a man named Roberto Mata suing Avianca, claiming he was injured when a metal service cart struck his knee during a ...

Autonomous vehicle software development company Applied Intuition Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire self-driving truck software company Embark Technology Inc. in an all-cash transaction for $71 million. Founded in 2016, Embark designs automotive-grade self-driving software that uses machine learning for perception while relying on a safety-redundant computing system. The company’s custom-built hardware platform, pitched as ...

OpenAI Inc., the nonprofit arm of artificial intelligence company OpenAI LP, today launched a new program that will award grants to fund experiments in setting up a democratic process to devise what rules AI systems should follow. The “Democratic Inputs to AI” program is launching with 10 $100,000 grants to any organization or individuals aiming ...

The popular short video service TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., is reportedly jumping on the artificial intelligence bandwagon and testing a new AI-powered chatbot. First reported on by Bloomberg, the chatbot is named Tako and, in its current form, is described as an “experimental chatbot” that can answer questions and have conversations with users. The early ...

Shares in Autodesk Inc. rose slightly in late trading after the computer-aided design software company reported earnings and revenue in line with predictions. For its fiscal first quarter that ended April 30, Autodesk reported earnings before certain costs of $1.55 per share, up from $1.43 per share in the same quarter of last year. Revenue rose 8% from ...

Researchers at Microsoft Corp. today detailed a sophisticated cyberattack aimed at critical U.S. infrastructure, orchestrated by an alleged China-based state-sponsored actor. The hacking group, known as Volt Typhoon, has been active since mid-2021 and is suspected of preparing to disrupt U.S.-Asia communication networks in potential future crises. The sectors affected by the campaign include communications, manufacturing, utilities, ...

Shares in Nutanix Inc. surged in late trading after the cloud-computing company reported earnings and revenue beats in its fiscal third quarter and gave an upbeat outlook. Nutanix reported adjusted earnings per share of four cents on revenue of $448.6 million, the latter up 11% year-over-year. Analysts had expected earnings of three cents per share ...

Shares in Splunk Inc. rose in after-hours trading today after the big data company surprised investors with stronger-than-expected earnings and revenue in its fiscal first quarter. For its fiscal first quarter that ended April 30, Splunk reported adjusted earnings of 18 cents per share, up from a loss of 32 cents per share in the ...