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Biden Announces $3.3 Billion Microsoft AI Center at Trump’s Failed Foxconn Site

May 8, 2024

Erica L. Green

The president’s visit to Wisconsin celebrated the investment by Microsoft in a center to be built on the site of a failed Foxconn project negotiated by his predecessor.
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Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion

May 6, 2024

Adam Satariano

The London-based developer of artificial intelligence systems for self-driving vehicles raised the funding from SoftBank, Nvidia, Microsoft and others.
Read more: Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion
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Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion

May 6, 2024

Adam Satariano

The London-based developer of artificial intelligence systems for self-driving vehicles raised the funding from SoftBank, Nvidia, Microsoft and others.
Read more: Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion
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8 Daily Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.

April 30, 2024

Katie Robertson

The suit, which accuses the tech companies of copyright infringement, adds to the fight over the online data used to power artificial intelligence.
Read more: 8 Daily Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.
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Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

April 28, 2024

Cade Metz and Nico Grant

Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft.
Read more: Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race
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Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

April 28, 2024

Cade Metz and Nico Grant

Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft.
Read more: Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race
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In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

April 27, 2024

Karen Weise

The spending that the industry’s giants expect artificial intelligence to require is starting to come into focus — and it is jarringly large.
Read more: In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade
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Microsoft Reports Rising Revenues as A.I. Investments Bear Fruit

April 25, 2024

Karen Weise

The tech giant’s quarterly results included strong growth in cloud computing, fueled by its services in generative artificial intelligence.
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Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems

April 22, 2024

Karen Weise and Cade Metz

The company that has invested billions in generative A.I. pioneers like OpenAI says giant systems aren’t necessarily what everyone needs.
Read more: Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems
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Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal

April 15, 2024

Paul Mozur and David E. Sanger

Microsoft said it would invest $1.5 billion in G42, an Emirati company with ties to China, as Washington and Beijing maneuver to secure tech influence in the Persian Gulf.
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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)

In this episode of This Week in Tech, the panel tackles the "biggest hack in US history," the future of AI, and the role of government in tech. From the Chinese hack's implications to Microsoft's AI-powered Recall, the Supreme Court's tech-related cases, and the push for social media age verification, Leo Laporte, Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm provide insightful analysis and lively discussion on the most pressing issues facing the industry today. China's "Salt Typhoon" hack, dubbed the "worst hack in our nation's history," which compromised US telecommunications infrastructure and allowed surveillance of high-profile individuals The panel debates the challenges of securing outdated infrastructure and the role of government in regulating tech companies DOJ's push for Google to sell off Chrome to break its search monopoly, and the potential implications for competition and innovation Alex Wilhelm's article "If you like startups, you should love anti-trust" and the importance of fostering competition in the tech industry Microsoft's Windows 365 Link, a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud, and the potential for thin client computing Microsoft's Recall AI feature, which records and indexes users' screen activity, raising security concerns but offering potential benefits for users The Supreme Court's involvement in cases related to Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data breach and the fate of America's low-income broadband fund The panel also discusses their personal experiences with parenting in the digital age and the challenges of balancing screen time, privacy, and education for children Meta's push for Apple and Google to verify users' ages on social media platforms, and the challenges of implementing effective age verification while protecting user privacy Amazon's talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others to enhance its AI-powered Alexa assistant Spirit Airlines filing for bankruptcy amidst financial losses and mounting debt payments Alex laments the addition of ads to Amazon Prime Video and the panel debates the tradeoffs of bundled subscription services Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Patrick Beja, Wesley Faulkner, and Alex Wilhelm Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit shopify.com/twit veeam.com lookout.com bitwarden.com/twit

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Biden Announces $3.3 Billion Microsoft AI Center at Trump’s Failed Foxconn Site

Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion

Wayve, an A.I. Start-Up for Autonomous Driving, Raises $1 Billion

8 Daily Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

Microsoft Reports Rising Revenues as A.I. Investments Bear Fruit

Microsoft Makes a New Push Into Smaller A.I. Systems

Microsoft Makes High-Stakes Play in Tech Cold War With Emirati A.I. Deal

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TWiT 1007: All the Hotdogs in the World – China's 'Salt Typhoon' Hack, Google on the Chopping Block, Recall AI – This Week in Tech (Audio)