Category: Artificial Intelligence

Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom

Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.
Nvidia C.E.O. Treads Carefully in Beijing

Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.
China Is Spending Billions to Become an A.I. Superpower

Beijing is taking an industrial policy approach to help its A.I. companies close the gap with those in the United States.
Nvidia Says U.S. Has Lifted Restrictions on A.I. Chip Sales to China

The Silicon Valley chip giant said the Trump administration, which had shut down its sales to China three months ago, had assured it that licenses for the sales would now be granted.
Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab Is Discussing Major A.I. Strategy Changes

Members of the lab, including the new chief A.I. officer, Alexandr Wang, have talked about abandoning Meta’s most powerful open source A.I. model in favor of developing a closed one.
Cognition AI Buys Windsurf as A.I. Frenzy Escalates

The deal follows Google’s $2.4 billion investment in Windsurf, an A.I. start-up, as companies race to gain technological talent and provide A.I. tools.
Meta Built a Data Center Next Door. The Neighbors’ Water Taps Went Dry.

In the race to develop artificial intelligence, tech giants are building data centers that guzzle up water. That has led to problems for people who live nearby.
The Future of Weather Prediction Is Here. Maybe.

Thanks to A.I., companies like WindBorne hope to usher in a golden age of forecasting. But they rely in part on government data — and the agency that provides it is in turmoil.
Google Hires Top A.I. Leaders From Windsurf, Which OpenAI Was Courting

In a $2.4 billion deal, Google recruited the chief executive and a co-founder of Windsurf, which OpenAI had been in talks to buy, as the battle to dominate artificial intelligence escalates.
Video Game Actors End Contract Dispute Over A.I.

The actors went on an 11-month strike against the studios behind Call of Duty and other games because of concerns that visual and voice replicas would reduce their work.
European Union Unveils Rules for Powerful A.I. Systems

Makers of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems will face new obligations for transparency, copyright protection and public safety. The rules are voluntary to start.
Microsoft Pledges $4 Billion Toward A.I. Education

Microsoft said it would provide cash, artificial intelligence tools and computing services to schools, colleges and nonprofit groups.