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Category: Computers and the Internet
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The Former Coal Miner in the Middle of the A.I. Data Center Boom
The New York Times – Business:Josh Payne, the chief executive of Nscale, raised $2 billion from investors. Sheryl Sandberg, the former Facebook executive, is joining his board.
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Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles
The New York Times – Business:General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
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Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War
The New York Times – Business:The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
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OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Fuel Growth, Extending A.I. Boom
The New York Times – Business:Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.
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India Built the World’s Back Office. A.I. Is Starting to Shrink It.
The New York Times – Business:Artificial intelligence promises to automate the white-collar work that made India a tech powerhouse. The country is racing to adapt before it’s too late.
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Block Cuts 40% of Its Work Force Because of Its Embrace of A.I.
The New York Times – Business:About 4,000 workers will lose their jobs as the payments company does more work with new artificial intelligence tools, its top executive said.
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Wayve, an A.I. Driverless Car Start-Up in Europe, Raises $1.2 Billion
The New York Times – Business:The London-based company is building a system that uses artificial intelligence to power autonomous vehicles.