Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
Category: Artificial Intelligence
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Trump Has Made Himself Commander in Chief of the Chip Industry
President Trump has become the semiconductor sector’s leading decision maker, from new fees on exports to China to a brief demand for a C.E.O.’s firing.
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What to Know About Trump’s Deal With A.I. Chipmakers
Nvidia and AMD will give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China in a deal that raises questions about national security and trade policy goals. Tripp Mickle explains.
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Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
Corporate spending on artificial intelligence is surging as executives bank on major efficiency gains. So far, they report little effect to the bottom line.
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Gaming Out the Price of a Trump Trade Deal With China
President Trump again delayed higher tariffs on Chinese goods. But his recent moves on computer chips have stoked fears he’s willing to give too much to reach an accord.
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Who is Lip-Bu Tan, the Intel CEO in Trump’s Cross Hairs?
Lip-Bu Tan took the reins of Intel in March. On Thursday, President Trump called for his resignation.
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What the Nvidia Chip Payoff Deal Says About Trump’s Trade War
A deal for Nvidia and AMD to give the Trump administration a cut of chip sales to China raises questions about national security and trade policy goals.
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U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China
In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.
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Computer Science Grads Struggle to Find Jobs in the A.I. Age
As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs.
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Alexa Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. How Smart Is It Now?
It took Amazon several years to overcome technical hurdles as it remade its voice assistant with new artificial intelligence technology.
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Clay, a Sales Tool for the A.I. Era, Raises $100 Million
Investors valued the company, which describes its core user as a kind of marketing engineer, at $3.1 billion.
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Swarming to San Francisco’s A.I. Boom: a New Crop of 20-Something CEOs
Some dropped out of M.I.T., Georgetown and Stanford. Others decided not to go to college. They all say they could not afford to wait to build their own artificial intelligence start-ups.
