New York partners with chipmakers
If they can make the tech there, they can make it anywhere
New York has partnered with chip firms to build a $10 billion semiconductor research site at the University at Albany, featuring cutting-edge ASML gear.
UK facial recognition gamekeeper turns poacher
Fraser Sampson resigns after controversial decision and joins “enemy”
The recently-departed watchdog in charge of monitoring technology in UK has joined the private firm he controversially approved.
Microsoft starts working with Trade Unions
Working out an AI plan and more recognition
In a surprising move, the software king of the world, Microsoft, is teaming up with trade unions to create "an open dialogue" on how AI will impact workers.
Nvidia chucking money at AI
Invests in 24 companies this year
Nvidia has become one of the most prolific investors in AI start-ups this year as it tries to capitalise on its position as the dominant provider of AI processors.
Huawei sets up mobile factory in France
France may stop surrendering to the US and surrender to China instead
China's Huawei will start building its mobile phone network equipment factory in France next year even though some European governments curb using the outfit’s 5G gear.
Google’s app store is a monopoly
Jury ruling might cause problems for Apple too
A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google violated California and federal antitrust laws through deals that stifled competition for its mobile app store.
Musk gutted when his AI turned out woke
Promises to lobotomise it to stop it from being intelligent
Elon [look at me] Musk was shocked to discover that his AI chatbot Grok was not churning out answers that would please his nutty right-wing target market.
Altman may not have been as beloved by staff as claimed
Don't cha know he's toxic
While history will paint Sam Altman as a victim after his firing and reinstatement at by the OpenAI board, there might have been a lot more going on behind the scenes.
Fired her because Facebook didn’t like what she wrote
A prominent disinformation scholar has accused Harvard University of firing her to butter up Facebook and its current and former executives.
IBM wants to use AI to upgrade COBOL
Before the COBOL cowboys die out
Biggish blue has a cunning plan to use AI to convert COBOL code into something a little more modern.