Artificial intelligence
Microsoft introduces GitHub AI agent that can code for you
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the company at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on , April 4, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft’s GitHub unit on Monday introduced a Copilot artificial intelligence agent that can take on specific programming work and inform people once […]
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Qualcomm to launch data center processors that link to Nvidia chips
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon speaks at Computex 2025 in Taipei on May 19, 2025. Cheng Yu-chen | Afp | Getty Images Qualcomm on Monday said it plans to launch processors designed for data centers to power artificial intelligence, which will link to Nvidia’s chips. Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) have become a critical component in […]
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Meet the sustainable fashion startup backed by H&M and Amazon
An H&M store in New York City on Nov. 19, 2024. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images When Gilberto Loureiro spent summers working in a textile factory as a teenager growing up in Portugal, he discovered that he felt “hate and love” for how clothes were produced. The work was tough: Loureiro’s job was […]
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Nvidia CEO: If I were a student today, here’s how I’d use AI to do my job better—it ‘doesn’t matter’ the profession
If Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang were a student again, he’d take advantage of generative AI to have a successful career. “The first thing I would do is to learn AI,” Huang said in a January episode of the “Huge Conversations” show with Cleo Abram, mentioning tools like ChatGPT, Gemini Pro and Grok. “Learning how to […]
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Anthropic closes $2.5 billion credit facility as Wall Street continues plunging money into AI boom
Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Earlier this week, Anthropic received a $2.5 billion, five-year revolving credit line to amp up its liquidity in an ever-expanding — and expensive — competition in the artificial intelligence industry. Anthropic, founded […]
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FBI warns of AI voice messages impersonating top U.S. officials
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the 2026 agency’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. Oliver Contreras | AFP | Getty Images The FBI on Thursday warned that “malicious actors” are impersonating senior U.S. officials in AI-generated voice […]
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Tencent bets on 1.4 billion user WeChat empire to get ahead in China’s AI race
China has not released specific regulation around non-fungible tokens. But technology platforms like Tencent’s WeChat are taking a cautious approach to prevent speculation with NFTs. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tencent‘s WeChat app is indispensable for people in China. It has 1.4 billion monthly users and is the main messaging service in the […]
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Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok keeps randomly responding about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Grok chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI startup is responding to user queries with unrelated comments about the controversial topic of “white genocide” and South Africa. CNBC on Wednesday found numerous instances of Grok discussing the topic in response to unrelated user prompts. Screenshots of examples were also […]
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YouTube announces Gemini AI feature to target ads when viewers are most engaged
People walk by a YouTube logo as Google celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first video uploaded to YouTube, at the company’s corporate headquarters in San Bruno, California, on April 23, 2025. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images YouTube on Wednesday announced a new tool that will allow advertisers to use Google’s Gemini AI […]
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AI research takes a backseat to profits as Silicon Valley prioritizes products over safety, experts say
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI and co-founder of Tools for Humanity, participates remotely in a discussion on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., April 24, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Not long ago, Silicon Valley was where the world’s leading artificial intelligence experts went to […]
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