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Nvidia’s OpenAI investment may not be as big as once hoped
Nvidia in September announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, though the company subsequently noted that it hadn’t struck “definitive agreements” around that money. Investors in artificial-intelligence stocks may be getting a lesson about the difference between press-release hype and reality.In September, Nvidia announced, to some fanfare, its intention to make an
Artemis II simulated launch window opens tonight
NASA is gearing up for a simulated launch of the Artemis II mega moon rocket tonight after cold weather pushed back the mission’s earliest potential lift-off to later this week. Artemis II and its four-person crew will now leave Earth for the moon as early as Sunday (Feb. 8), two days later than the previous
Google Gemini tests new chatbot test tool
Switching between AI chatbots is difficult if you’ve been building a history of conversations, preferences, and other customizations that have learned about your everyday activity. Google may be working on a way to make switching to its AI chatbot easier than starting from scratch.The idea is that you’ll be able to import previous conversations you’ve
TikTok services restored
TikTok, which is under new ownership in the U.S., said Sunday that it has restored service after outages last week that marred user experiences. The social network has over 220 million users in the U.S. The company blamed last week’s snowstorm, which caused an outage at an Oracle-operated data center responsible for TikTok operations. In
Crypto stocks slide in pre-market trading
Bitcoin is up around 1% on the day, trading near $77,000 after dipping as low as $74,500 on Saturday. Precious metals remain under pressure, with gold falling 4% to $4,700 per ounce and silver also sliding 4% to $82 per ounce. Oil is weaker as well. West Texas Intermediate futures fell 5% to $62 a
Nvidia’s plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI
Nvidia’s plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to help it train and run its latest artificial-intelligence models has stalled after some inside the chip giant expressed doubts about the deal. The chipmaker in September announced plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI in a deal that would have given the
New Instagram feature that can close friends updates
Instagram is testing a new feature that could help you cut down on unwanted updates in your feed—but you might need to be extra careful not to offend anyone in the process. The social network is reportedly experimenting with an option that would allow users to remove themselves from someone else’s Close Friends list. Close
Delcy Rodriguez under pressure from United States to release political prisoners
After the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration called on his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to release hundreds of political prisoners—a test of her willingness to break with Maduro’s repression.Nearly a month later, 303 political prisoners have been freed, according to a Venezuelan human-rights organization, while more than 700 remain behind
Apple’s bet on local AI
For the last decade, the technology industry has been obsessed with the cloud. The assumption was that the future of AI will also rely on massive data centers, infinite GPUs, and an always-on internet connection. Apple, however, took a different path. With Apple Silicon, they bet that the most important processing would happen locally on
Meta continued selling illegal online in India despite ban
Between 2021 and 2024, India saw a surge of popularity in online gambling, as increasingly cheap mobile data and expanded access to smartphones fueled use of the games. Driven by concerns around illegal operations, Indian authorities summoned Meta and Google last summer to discuss their role in promoting gambling sites. In August, the Indian government