Once again, OpenAI shocked the world with an amazing AI announcement: Sora, an AI video generator that can make movies that look eerily real. Some of the examples that have already been shown look a lot like live camera footage. Sora is a diffusion model with a transformer design, which means that its neural network … Read more
Several prominent politicians and businesspeople have joined the chorus of voices demanding that global authorities do something about the climate catastrophe and the existential threats posed by artificial intelligence. An open letter calling for action against the growing threats of climate change, pandemics, nuclear weapons, and uncontrolled artificial intelligence was signed by Virgin Group founder … Read more
On Thursday, shares of Super Micro Computer (SMCI) surged 14% to a new all-time high on speculation that the computing, storage, and networking solutions provider would reap substantial profits from the anticipated uptick in demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The stock’s price objective was increased by 39% to $961 from $691 by Barclays analysts. The … Read more
On Wednesday, a police captain and the mayor of San Jose brought new equipment into a restaurant in the Edenvale neighbourhood. According to owner Licha Montez, her family has been in the cafe business since 1969, when it was in a different location. Criminal activity is now influencing her business. A lot of things have … Read more
The National Weather Service is predicting that the Portland area might receive up to three inches of snow overnight, prompting Multnomah County to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday. In addition to an existing all-year shelter that now has a restricted number of severe weather beds, the county has also opened four new shelters … Read more
The recently crowned Super Bowl champion may have found a surprising ally in the form of John Oliver, even though Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the reigning sweethearts of America. On Monday night, Oliver was Stephen Colbert’s featured guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. During their conversation, Colbert brought up the Super … Read more
Among cloud providers, Amazon Web Services is at the top. However, Microsoft is making great strides in catching up. Despite Microsoft’s silence on the matter, analyst estimates place Azure’s size at half that of AWS five years ago. Analysts now believe that it is approximately 75% smaller than its main competitor. Recent success for Microsoft … Read more
Via his afterlife, a notoriously tyrannical Indonesian general has a message for voters in the upcoming elections. He ruled the country with an iron fist for over 30 years. In a three-minute video that has gone viral on X and other platforms, the former general introduces himself as “Suharto, the second president of Indonesia.” The … Read more
A company that is helping the government’s AI Safety Institute believes that the UK should focus on creating international standards for AI testing rather than attempting to conduct all of the screening on its own. Faculty AI CEO Marc Warner warned that the government’s pioneering efforts in AI safety could put the recently formed institute … Read more
The Wall Street Journal stated that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking trillions of dollars in funding to restructure the global semiconductor business. Altman has long discussed the supply-and-demand issue with AI chips—many AI companies want them, but there aren’t enough to go around—and how that restricts OpenAI’s growth. According to a Thursday evening story … Read more