Artificial intelligence
Rare earths are China’s bargaining chip in the trade war — the U.S. is trying to fix that
Rare earths refer to 17 elements on the periodic table whose atomic structure gives them special magnetic properties. They’re also the most important bargaining chip in the U.S. and China trade war. That’s because these rare earth magnets power everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to defense equipment, data centers and high-tech consumer electronics. […]
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Samsung backs South Korean AI chip startup Rebellions ahead of IPO
The Rebel-Quad is the second-generation product from Rebellions and is made up of four Rebel AI chips. Rebellions, a South Korean firm, is looking to rival companies like Nvidia in AI chips. Rebellions South Korean artificial intelligence chip startup Rebellions has raised money from tech giant Samsung and is targeting a funding round of up […]
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Alibaba to launch AI-powered glasses creating a Chinese rival to Meta
Alibaba announced plans to release a pair of smart glasses powered by its AI models. The Quark AI Glasses are Alibaba’s first foray into the smart glasses product category. Alibaba Alibaba on Monday unveiled a pair of smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence models, marking the Chinese firm’s first foray into the product category. […]
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‘This market is pricing in perfection,’ warns Verdence Capital CIO as tariff deadline looms
Fast Money ‘This market is pricing in perfection,’ warns Verdence Capital CIO as tariff deadline looms Published Sun, Jul 27 202511:00 AM EDT Alexa LoMonaco Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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Musk’s Grok AI is now on the Kalshi, Polymarket betting apps. What could go wrong?
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk is now a driving force in prediction markets. Musk’s xAI on Thursday announced a partnership to integrate its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok with Kalshi’s prediction markets service. In June, xAI announced a similar deal with Polymarket, a Kalshi rival. Kalshi, the company that turned heads with a made-with-AI […]
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Nvidia addresses AI chip smuggling, says bootleg data centers are a ‘losing proposition’
Nvidia said Thursday that data centers built with smuggled chips are a “losing proposition” and that it does not support unauthorized products. The statement came in response to a Financial Times report that at least $1 billion worth of its artificial intelligence chips illegally entered China. “Trying to cobble together datacenters from smuggled products is […]
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If AI attempts to take over world, don’t count on a ‘kill switch’ to save humanity
LEDs light up in a server rack in a data center. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images When it was reported last month that Anthropic’s Claude had resorted to blackmail and other self-preservation techniques to avoid being shut down, alarm bells went off in the AI community. Anthropic researchers say that making the […]
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ServiceNow lifts guidance on AI growth
Bill McDermott, Chairman, President & CEO ServiceNow, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 17th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC ServiceNow posted strong second-quarter results and lifted its guidance Wednesday. Shares climbed 7% following the report. Here’s how the company performed compared to LSEG estimates: […]
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From robotaxis to rockets: Morningstar rated these two ETFs as top performers. How they’re positioning right now
ETF Edge From robotaxis to rockets: Morningstar rated these two ETFs as top performers. How they’re positioning right now Published Wed, Jul 23 20257:00 AM EDT Siena Griffin@siena_griffin WATCH LIVE Source
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Amazon to buy AI company Bee that makes wearable listening device
Amazon logo on a brick building exterior in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2024. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon plans to acquire wearables startup Bee AI, the company confirmed, in the latest example of tech giants doubling down on generative artificial intelligence. Bee, based in San Francisco, makes a […]
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