Rivian elects Cohere’s CEO to its board in latest signal the EV maker is bullish on AI

Aidan Gomez, the co-founder and CEO of generative AI startup Cohere, has joined the board of EV maker Rivian, according to a regulatory filing. The appointment is the latest sign that Rivian sees promises in applying AI to its own venture while positioning itself as a software leader — and even provider — within the […]

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Tomorrow: Join Ali Ghodsi and Dario Amodei for a fireside chat

Join this free virtual event, featuring Ali Ghodsi, the trailblazing co-founder and CEO of Databricks, alongside Dario Amodei, the pioneering co-founder and CEO of Anthropic. Uncover how their revolutionary collaboration is poised to fast-track the advancement of domain-specific AI agents. Not only will you experience an engaging exchange between the visionary leaders of two AI […]

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Columbia student suspended over interview cheating tool raises $5.3M to ‘cheat on everything’

On Sunday, 21-year-old Chungin “Roy” Lee announced he’s raised $5.3 million in seed funding from Abstract Ventures and Susa Ventures for his startup, Cluely, that offers an AI tool to “cheat on everything.” The startup was born after Lee posted in a viral X thread that he was suspended by Columbia University after he and […]

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Tesla shares tumble ahead of first-quarter earnings report

Tesla shares dropped almost 6% on Monday, a day before the company is scheduled to release first-quarter earnings.

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US-China Chips Saga: Huawei Readies Ascend 920 Chip to Replace Restricted NVIDIA H20

The release later this year is the latest maneuver between China and the U.S. as they try to control the flow of powerful AI chips.

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Google says DOJ’s proposal for breakup would harm U.S. in ‘global race with China’

As Google enters the court room for its antitrust remedies trial, the company is trying to position itself as a key piece of American innovation.

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Spotlight on AI This Earth Day: ‘AI Is Fundamentally Incompatible With Environmental Sustainability’

Inference, training, and everyday operations all contribute to the considerable water and power consumption required to run generative AI.

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Flipkart to relocate HQ to India ahead of IPO

Flipkart, the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce startup that closely fights Amazon in the South Asian market, is preparing to shift its headquarters back to India from Singapore as the company prepares to file for an IPO on Indian stock exchanges. On Monday, Flipkart said the move “represents a natural evolution, aligning our holding structure with our […]

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ChatGPT search is growing quickly in Europe, OpenAI data suggests

ChatGPT search, OpenAI’s feature within ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to access and incorporate up-to-date information from the web into its responses, is growing at a fast clip in Europe. A report filed by one of OpenAI’s EU corporate divisions, OpenAI Ireland Limited, reveals ChatGPT search had roughly 41.3 million average monthly active “recipients” for […]

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Amazon has paused some data center lease commitments, Wells Fargo says

Amazon and Microsoft both appear to be slowing down or holding off on early data center projects.

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