Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with tech giants
On Tuesday, Trump said that ChatGPT creator OpenAI, SoftBank , Oracle and others will pour up to $500 billion in private capital into a joint venture called Stargate, which he said will build data ...
OpenAI introduces Operator to automate tasks like vacation planning, restaurant reservations
It can also ask follow-up questions to further personalize the tasks it completes, such as login information for other websites. Users can take control of the screen at any time.
Pipeshift cuts GPU usage for AI inferences 75% with modular interface engine
Pipeshift has a Lego-like system that allows teams to configure the right inference stack for their AI workloads, without extensive engineering.
AI could surpass “almost all humans" by 2027, Anthropic chief says
Anthropic chief says AI capabilities could surpass “almost all humans at almost everything" by 2027. More details here.
OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously
OpenAI announced that it is launching a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can take control of a browser and perform tasks.
Ad industry foresees another publisher traffic hit as OpenAI’s AI agent, Operator, arrives
While OpenAI’s new agent program, Operator, promises operational efficiencies and personalized marketing opportunities, it also raises concerns, as advertisers and publishers navigate web traffic ...
Business leaders have thrown money at presidents before, but not like this
There’s no official ruling on the collective noun for a group of billionaires, but if ever we needed one it was this week, writes Ange Lavoipierre.
Perplexity debuts AI assistant on Android to challenge Alexa, ChatGPT
Perplexity AI launched an agent-based assistant for Android, competing with ChatGPT, Siri, and Alexa. This assistant can perform tasks like booking reservations and hailing rides. Perplexity aims for ...
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Armed With $770 Million, a Seattle VC Firm Hunts for AI Apps
Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Ventures, an early backer of Amazon and Snowflake, has some strong takes on where artificial intelligence is going next—and fresh capital to back them up.The ...
Focus: Behind $500 billion AI data center plan, US startups jockey with tech giants
This week's announcement by President Donald Trump of a massive private-sector investment to build more AI data centers casts a spotlight on a relatively small and nimble class of cloud computing ...
Meet Masayoshi Son, the billionaire SoftBank founder helping fund the Stargate AI joint venture
Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.
AI startup Perplexity launches assistant-like feature for Android devices
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity launched an agent-based assistant for Android devices on Thursday as it looks to take on larger rival OpenAI's ChatGPT and incumbent assistants such as Apple ...